ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
TUCSON RACCOONS AT DENVER PILOTS
09/08/2024
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
TUCSON RACCOONS AT DENVER PILOTS
GAME ID: 9293 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tucson Raccoons (61-78) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Denver Pilots (71-68) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 2
Pilots Pin 5-3 Loss on Tucson
Dave Barncord propelled his team to victory over the Tucson Raccoons. The final score was 5-3, Denver. At 71-68, Denver is in 4th place in the Stripes Conference West Division.

The Pilots got a big at-bat from second baseman Jim Franz. For the game, Franz went 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the third, with the bases loaded, he stroked a grand slam home run. His 17th home run of the season gave Denver a 5-1 lead.

Franz said his team "played with determination."
TUCSON BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Duke LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .226 1 6
J. Tubman CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .281 2 6
J. Beck 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 4 10
   a-D. Wheeler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 2 36
   b-T. Walker 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Theodore 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .268 5 20
J. Martin C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .254 2 8
M. Evert SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .351 6 26
C. Ramirez DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .244 8 34
J. Jirkovsky 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .224 10 32
T. Letner RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .214 0 2
Totals 34 3 7 3 2 6 12      
a - D. Wheeler pinch hit for J. Beck in the 8th
b - T. Walker substituted for D. Wheeler in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Theodore (7, 8th Inning off B. Merner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Duke (1, 1st Inning off D. Barncord, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Theodore (5, 4th Inning off D. Barncord, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Duke 5 , J. Tubman , G. Theodore 7 , M. Evert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Beck , G. Theodore , J. Martin
GIDP: M. Evert , C. Ramirez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Duke (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Figueroa CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .247 14 54
J. Green DH 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .251 6 39
J. Franz 2B 4 1 1 4 0 1 1 .289 17 63
M. Gutierrez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 18 70
   a-S. Swan 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245 0 7
R. Finkler SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .208 11 35
J. Anderson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 20 62
D. Yeater C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .256 2 15
T. Villarreal RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 9 45
J. Mata LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .226 8 40
Totals 28 5 5 5 3 8 6      
a - S. Swan substituted for M. Gutierrez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mata (9, 3rd Inning off P. Benitez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Franz (17, 3rd Inning off P. Benitez, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Green , J. Franz 4 , D. Yeater , J. Mata 3
Sac Bunt: T. Villarreal
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: R. Finkler 2 (13)
Double Plays: 2 (Finkler-Franz-Gutierrez, Gutierrez-Finkler-Barncord)
TUCSON PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Benitez L (3-4) 2.1 4 5 5 1 4 1 50 4.31   
H. Hernandez 4.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 44 1.88   
E. Sawyer 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 22 3.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Benitez 28
Batters Faced: P. Benitez 12, H. Hernandez 16, E. Sawyer 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Benitez 2-1, H. Hernandez 7-6, E. Sawyer 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Benitez 50-32, H. Hernandez 44-27, E. Sawyer 22-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Barncord W (9-5) 6.1 6 3 2 1 4 2 91 3.33   
T. Hildebrand H (4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.54   
B. Merner H (6) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.17   
J. Gangi SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 2.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Barncord 54
Batters Faced: D. Barncord 26, T. Hildebrand 4, B. Merner 2, J. Gangi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Barncord 6-7, T. Hildebrand 1-3, B. Merner 0-0, J. Gangi 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Barncord 91-62, T. Hildebrand 9-7, B. Merner 12-7, J. Gangi 17-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Barncord
Ballpark: Pilots Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 9214
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