ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT ANN ARBOR Z'S
08/28/2023
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT ANN ARBOR Z'S
GAME ID: 9224 - MONDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hickory Crawdads (78-49) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 10 1
Ann Arbor Z's (48-79) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1
Bendon, Crawdads School Ann Arbor, 4-1
Chad Bendon, who is tied for 4th in the StC with a 1.01 WHIP, was brilliant in helping Hickory beat the Ann Arbor Z's, 4-1. Earning his 24th save for Hickory was Dusty Nelson. Hickory is 78-49 and Ann Arbor, with the loss, 48-79.

Bendon allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 8 innings for the Crawdads. With the win, he is 9-7 with an ERA of 2.72.

"Chad pounded the strike zone and made good pitches when he needed to," said Hickory manager Ray Sanchez.
HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Wisniewski CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 7 .259 8 49
T. Beckford 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 5 .291 23 48
J. Alfano 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .297 33 85
M. Villarreal RF 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 .242 4 10
I. Goulbourne SS 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .364 0 3
J. Lopez LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .206 3 15
J. Waterman DH 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .200 1 5
J. Harris 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .243 13 37
T. Gammill C 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .232 4 23
Totals 36 4 10 4 6 11 29      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Beckford (19, 1st Inning off J. Gunter, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Villarreal (4, 1st Inning off J. Gunter, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Alfano (33, 5th Inning off J. Gunter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Beckford 3 , J. Alfano 4 , M. Villarreal 5 , I. Goulbourne 2 , J. Waterman , J. Harris 2
2-out RBI: J. Alfano , M. Villarreal , I. Goulbourne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Wisniewski , T. Beckford 2
GIDP: I. Goulbourne , T. Gammill
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Beckford (16)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Gammill (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Letner RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 10 33
V. Medina DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .346 1 7
P. Watson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 21 60
N. Rucker 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .237 12 53
R. Martinez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 1 5
R. Ruschak CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .283 12 42
D. Stallman C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 5 24
T. Robinson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .174 1 9
J. Unknown SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1 1 7 8      
BATTING
Doubles: V. Medina (5, 7th Inning off C. Bendon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Medina 2 , P. Watson , N. Rucker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Stallman
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Rucker (9)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Robinson (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Martinez-Robinson-Rucker, Unknown-Robinson-Rucker)
HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bendon W (9-7) 8.0 3 1 1 0 6 0 94 2.72   
D. Nelson SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 1.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bendon 78
Batters Faced: C. Bendon 27, D. Nelson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bendon 6-12, D. Nelson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bendon 94-62, D. Nelson 16-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gunter L (1-4) 5.1 8 3 3 2 4 2 91 3.30   
J. Mendoza 2.1 0 0 0 4 3 0 43 6.82   
M. Grotjohn 1.1 2 1 1 0 4 0 27 8.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gunter 42
Batters Faced: J. Gunter 26, J. Mendoza 10, M. Grotjohn 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gunter 6-5, J. Mendoza 1-2, M. Grotjohn 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gunter 91-57, J. Mendoza 43-21, M. Grotjohn 27-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mendoza 2-0 , M. Grotjohn 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chad Bendon
Ballpark: Knights Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 4410
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