ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT DENVER PILOTS
09/17/2026
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT DENVER PILOTS
GAME ID: 9315 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ann Arbor Z's (61-82) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2
Denver Pilots (69-74) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 2 7 0
Bruce Leads Denver Past Ann Arbor
Denver turned a good performance from starting pitcher Dan Bruce into a 2-0 triumph over the Ann Arbor Z's at Pilots Ballpark. The Pilots improved their record to 69-74 with the win over Ann Arbor.

Ann Arbor had little success against Bruce and his fastball. Bruce tossed 93 pitches over 7.1 innings for the Pilots.

In postgame comments to the Denver Chronicle, Bruce said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Leith 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .259 5 22
S. Berger CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .283 14 62
M. Strader LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .235 11 36
M. DeRise 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .300 3 8
J. Dantzler RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 12 48
C. Ren DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 4 40
A. Vargas C 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .210 0 5
D. Crawford 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .198 2 13
T. Steiner SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .210 7 35
Totals 32 0 6 0 0 13 8      
BATTING
Total Bases: S. Berger , M. Strader , M. DeRise , D. Crawford 2 , T. Steiner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. DeRise , J. Dantzler , T. Steiner
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Berger (22) , D. Crawford (18)
CS: T. Steiner (9)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Finch (1) , D. Crawford (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Steiner-Leith-DeRise, Leith-Steiner-DeRise)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franz 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 15 50
G. Marquez RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .260 15 45
   a-T. Villarreal RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 5 27
M. DeLaet 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .304 13 41
A. Carr 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .262 19 74
J. Green DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 .262 10 42
A. Bonneau LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 13 58
D. Rodriquez CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 9 34
J. Pratt SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257 7 37
N. Richardson C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .232 5 26
Totals 29 2 7 2 1 4 12      
a - T. Villarreal substituted for G. Marquez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Franz (35, 1st Inning off S. Finch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Marquez (15, 3rd Inning off S. Finch, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Green (10, 7th Inning off S. Finch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Franz 2 , G. Marquez 4 , A. Carr , J. Green 4 , D. Rodriquez , J. Pratt , N. Richardson
2-out RBI: G. Marquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Carr
GIDP: J. Green 2
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Franz (16)
CS: J. Pratt (4) , N. Richardson (2)
ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Finch L (9-7) 6.2 7 2 2 1 3 2 103 3.94   
J. Sylvester 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Finch 54
Batters Faced: S. Finch 26, J. Sylvester 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Finch 7-6, J. Sylvester 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Finch 103-62, J. Sylvester 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sylvester 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Bruce W (7-10) 7.1 4 0 0 0 10 0 93 3.82   
J. Santana H (10) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 2.07   
J. Gangi SV (21) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Bruce 80
Batters Faced: D. Bruce 25, J. Santana 3, J. Gangi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Bruce 6-5, J. Santana 0-0, J. Gangi 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Bruce 93-64, J. Santana 12-7, J. Gangi 11-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Bruce
Ballpark: Pilots Ballpark
Weather: Rain (61 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 5559
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