ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
WESTWOOD BRUINS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
09/18/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
WESTWOOD BRUINS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 9307 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Westwood Bruins (80-64) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 8 0
Hickory Crawdads (85-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 2
Bruins Deal Crawdads 4-1 Defeat
Starting pitcher John Blackman was a major factor in the 4-1 Westwood Bruins triumph over the Hickory Crawdads. Blackman, the winner, moves to 6-5. He threw 5 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 7 and giving up 2 walks. Matt Williams earned the save, his 3rd.

Westwood used the hitting of Alec Pavelka to pick up the win. The second baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Bruins on top, 4-1. For the game, Pavelka had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Whenever we hold the other team to one run," said Bruins manager Hasan Raif, "I like our chances."

The win elevated the Bruins to 80-64.
WESTWOOD BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Tetzloff 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .230 13 50
J. Ciervo 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .231 27 65
T. Schellin RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .315 4 13
D. Hostetler SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .264 0 4
J. Wagner LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .245 11 38
J. Patrick CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .249 14 57
A. Pavelka 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .239 3 11
B. Massey DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264 15 35
U. Peurajärvi C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .180 2 31
Totals 36 4 8 4 2 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Schellin (3, 1st Inning off J. Howell, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Pavelka (3, 9th Inning off J. Reed, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Tetzloff , T. Schellin 2 , D. Hostetler , J. Patrick , A. Pavelka 5 , B. Massey , U. Peurajärvi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ciervo , T. Schellin , J. Patrick
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Baltzley RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .221 13 52
G. Ogata DH 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .221 5 27
C. Boyd 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .282 16 51
B. Totten 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .239 13 41
N. Roberts 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .241 11 35
I. Goulbourne CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .226 2 13
M. Maynard SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .188 8 31
P. Kincaid LF 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .180 7 26
M. D'Urso C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .225 3 11
Totals 34 1 7 1 4 11 17      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Goulbourne (11, 4th Inning off J. Blackman, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Totten (13, 8th Inning off A. Fields, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Ogata 2 , C. Boyd , B. Totten 3 , N. Roberts , I. Goulbourne 2
2-out RBI: N. Roberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Boyd , B. Totten , I. Goulbourne , M. Maynard
Hit by Pitch: P. Kincaid
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: C. Boyd 2 (6)
OF assists: 1 (Goulbourne(Massey at 2nd base))
WESTWOOD PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blackman W (6-5) 5.0 4 0 0 2 7 0 96 2.52   
J. Sims H (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 1.17   
A. Fields H (4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20 2.72   
M. Williams SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 27 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blackman 64
Batters Faced: J. Blackman 22, J. Sims 6, A. Fields 5, M. Williams 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blackman 2-6, J. Sims 2-1, A. Fields 2-1, M. Williams 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blackman 96-59, J. Sims 25-16, A. Fields 20-12, M. Williams 27-14
Hit Batsmen: J. Blackman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Howell L (7-5) 5.1 4 2 2 1 4 0 86 3.26   
K. Daniels 2.2 1 0 0 1 5 0 41 3.02   
J. Reed 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 17 1.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Howell 55
Batters Faced: J. Howell 22, K. Daniels 10, J. Reed 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Howell 6-6, K. Daniels 1-1, J. Reed 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Howell 86-55, K. Daniels 41-25, J. Reed 17-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Blackman
Ballpark: Crawdad Park
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 17605
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