ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT PALM SPRINGS HEAT
09/03/2026
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT PALM SPRINGS HEAT
GAME ID: 9248 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ann Arbor Z's (56-74) 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 0
Palm Springs Heat (51-79) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 1
Berger Socks Heat in 9-3 Z's Win
The Ann Arbor Z's beat the Palm Springs Heat, 9-3, at Heat Ballpark. Ann Arbor left fielder Sam Berger led the way. He went 4 for 4 with 2 home runs, a double, and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. The loss makes Palm Springs 51-79.

Ann Arbor used the hitting of Matt Strader to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Z's on top, 3-0. For the game, Strader had 2 home runs and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"I think it speaks for itself, I think we came out and we played our kind of baseball," said Strader.
ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE PALM SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Baggett RF 6 1 3 0 0 2 4 .269 17 51
D. Crawford 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .194 1 8
H. Schalow 1B 4 0 0 0 2 1 7 .272 16 60
M. Strader CF 5 2 3 5 1 2 1 .246 11 32
P. Watson DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .224 14 37
C. Ren SS 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 .227 4 32
S. Berger LF 4 2 4 3 1 0 0 .261 11 53
F. Radtke C 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .214 10 31
T. Steiner 2B 2 1 0 1 2 1 5 .203 5 32
Totals 37 9 11 9 9 11 28      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Berger (13, 4th Inning off J. Cochran, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Strader 2 (11, 1st Inning off C. Carachure, 2 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off J. Cochran, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Berger 2 (11, 1st Inning off C. Carachure, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Cochran, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Baggett 3 , D. Crawford , M. Strader 9 , S. Berger 11
2-out RBI: M. Strader , S. Berger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Baggett 2 , H. Schalow , P. Watson , T. Steiner
GIDP: P. Watson
Sac Fly: T. Steiner
Hit by Pitch: D. Crawford , P. Watson
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Watson (1) , S. Berger (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Steiner-Ren-Schalow, Steiner-Ren-Schalow, Steiner-Ren-Schalow)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hermann 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .266 3 13
J. Johnson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   b-J. Harding PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 1 2
   c-A. Barker 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 1 10
J. Guerrero DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .310 14 37
B. Roberts CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .257 20 52
S. Taylor RF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .213 8 15
   a-T. Klenke PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .251 5 23
C. Epstein LF 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 .227 11 38
   d-D. Roachell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 14 50
J. Avelar 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .257 4 19
T. Lovoi SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
R. Riemenschneider C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185 2 8
Totals 28 3 5 3 4 6 10      
a - T. Klenke pinch hit for S. Taylor in the 7th
b - J. Harding pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 8th
c - A. Barker substituted for J. Harding in the 9th
d - D. Roachell pinch hit for C. Epstein in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Taylor (4, 4th Inning off B. Purdy, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Klenke (10, 7th Inning off B. Purdy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Hermann (3, 3rd Inning off B. Purdy, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Guerrero (14, 9th Inning off B. Purdy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hermann 4 , J. Guerrero 5 , S. Taylor 2 , T. Klenke 2
2-out RBI: T. Hermann
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Avelar 2
GIDP: T. Klenke , C. Epstein , T. Lovoi
Sac Fly: C. Epstein
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: J. Avelar (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Hermann-Lovoi-Johnson)
ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE PALM SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Purdy W (8-8) 8.0 5 3 3 4 6 2 102 2.77   
T. Kraus 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Purdy 62
Batters Faced: B. Purdy 31, T. Kraus 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Purdy 10-6, T. Kraus 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Purdy 102-64, T. Kraus 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Kraus 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Carachure L (3-9) 1.1 5 6 6 2 1 2 44 4.25   
J. Cochran 5.0 5 3 3 6 3 2 94 5.49   
E. Sawyer 2.2 1 0 0 1 7 0 49 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Carachure 13
Batters Faced: C. Carachure 11, J. Cochran 27, E. Sawyer 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Carachure 1-2, J. Cochran 5-6, E. Sawyer 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Carachure 44-28, J. Cochran 94-50, E. Sawyer 49-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cochran 2-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Cochran , E. Sawyer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Berger
Ballpark: Heat Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 4743
Special Notes: SP Carlos Carachure was injured while pitching.
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