ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PALM SPRINGS HEAT AT DENVER PILOTS
09/02/2026
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PALM SPRINGS HEAT AT DENVER PILOTS
GAME ID: 9223 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Palm Springs Heat (51-78) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 8 0
Denver Pilots (62-67) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 12 1
Heat Victorious at Denver, 4-2
Heat left fielder Chris Epstein left his imprint on his team's 4-2 win over the Denver Pilots. Epstein was 2-3 with 2 singles and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for Palm Springs in the contest. Ross Lefkowitz closed it out for his 23rd save. The victory puts Palm Springs at 51-78.

In the top of the seventh, with the game tied, the Pilots allowed the Heat to take a 3-2 lead on a base hit and Denver error.

Palm Springs manager Rogelio Sanchez praised his team's "energy."
PALM SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hermann SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .266 2 12
S. Taylor RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .207 8 15
D. Roachell 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .217 14 50
   c-J. Johnson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 0 2
J. Guerrero DH 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 .307 13 36
J. Tubman CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .229 8 23
C. Epstein LF 3 1 2 2 1 1 3 .228 11 37
J. Avelar 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .261 4 19
   a-B. Roberts PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 20 52
   b-T. Lovoi 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
M. Evert 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .220 9 28
C. Tucker C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229 5 23
Totals 32 4 8 3 6 7 17      
a - B. Roberts pinch hit for J. Avelar in the 7th
b - T. Lovoi substituted for B. Roberts in the 7th
c - J. Johnson substituted for D. Roachell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Tubman (7, 4th Inning off D. Fry, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Hermann (9, 5th Inning off D. Fry, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Evert (1, 9th Inning off J. Gangi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hermann 3 , D. Roachell , J. Tubman 2 , C. Epstein 2 , M. Evert 3 , C. Tucker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hermann , S. Taylor , D. Roachell , T. Lovoi , M. Evert
GIDP: J. Avelar
Sac Bunt: T. Hermann
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hermann (5)
CS: S. Taylor (3) , J. Tubman (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Roachell-Hermann-Roachell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franz 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .258 13 45
G. Marquez RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .257 12 37
M. DeLaet 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .300 12 39
A. Carr 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .254 18 66
   c-J. Pratt PR, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 6 29
J. Green DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .269 8 37
   e-T. Villarreal DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 2 17
D. Coffey SS, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 3 39
A. Bonneau LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 8 46
   d-M. Coker PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .169 5 18
D. Rodriquez CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 9 34
   a-F. Garcia PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 3
   b-E. Hansen CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .286 5 27
N. Richardson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .217 3 19
Totals 37 2 12 2 1 7 20      
a - F. Garcia pinch ran for D. Rodriquez in the 5th
b - E. Hansen substituted for F. Garcia in the 6th
c - J. Pratt pinch ran for A. Carr in the 8th
d - M. Coker pinch hit for A. Bonneau in the 8th
e - T. Villarreal inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Franz 2 (32, 3rd Inning off I. Robinson, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off I. Robinson, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Rodriquez (13, 5th Inning off I. Robinson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Franz 5 , G. Marquez , M. DeLaet 2 , A. Carr 2 , J. Green , A. Bonneau , D. Rodriquez 2 , N. Richardson
2-out RBI: M. DeLaet
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Carr , J. Green , E. Hansen , N. Richardson
GIDP: J. Green
Sac Bunt: D. Rodriquez
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: A. Bonneau (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Carr-Franz-DeLaet)
PALM SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Robinson W (5-7) 6.2 9 2 2 1 5 0 99 3.67   
I. Hamlin H (6) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 22 2.14   
R. Lefkowitz SV (23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Robinson 52
Batters Faced: I. Robinson 29, I. Hamlin 6, R. Lefkowitz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Robinson 6-8, I. Hamlin 1-1, R. Lefkowitz 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Robinson 99-62, I. Hamlin 22-16, R. Lefkowitz 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Hamlin 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fry L (4-14) 6.0 5 3 2 4 5 0 87 4.34   
B. Merner 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.55   
D. Pena 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.10   
C. Anderson 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 24 3.11   
J. Gangi 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fry 53
Batters Faced: D. Fry 24, B. Merner 1, D. Pena 3, C. Anderson 6, J. Gangi 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fry 5-5, B. Merner 0-1, D. Pena 0-1, C. Anderson 1-1, J. Gangi 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fry 87-55, B. Merner 7-4, D. Pena 14-10, C. Anderson 24-13, J. Gangi 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Merner 1-0 , D. Pena 1-1
WP: C. Anderson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Epstein
Ballpark: Pilots Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 5534
Special Notes: RF Dillon Rodriquez was injured while running the bases.
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