ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PALM SPRINGS HEAT AT ORONO OAKS
09/17/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
PALM SPRINGS HEAT AT ORONO OAKS
GAME ID: 9318 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Palm Springs Heat (60-83) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0
Orono Oaks (96-47) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 9 0
Oaks 5-2 Victors Over Palm Springs
The Orono Oaks topped the Palm Springs Heat, 5-2, with first baseman John Cotton playing a big role. Cotton went 2-4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Oaks in the win. Orono goes to 96-47, Palm Springs to 60-83.

Early in the game, Cotton had a 3-run home run for Orono. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Oaks on top, 5-2.

Orono manager Mike Barriga called it "a pretty good win."
PALM SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE ORONO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Taylor RF 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .225 9 24
J. Johnson 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .247 2 5
D. Roachell 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .215 15 53
A. Barker DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .237 2 12
J. Tubman CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .218 8 23
C. Epstein LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 .231 11 42
J. Avelar 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .244 4 21
M. Evert SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .228 9 35
R. Riemenschneider C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .188 3 13
   a-J. Guerrero PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306 16 42
Totals 33 2 10 2 5 5 20      
a - J. Guerrero pinch hit for R. Riemenschneider in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (8, 1st Inning off C. Hawes, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Evert (16, 2nd Inning off C. Hawes, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Taylor (9, 1st Inning off C. Hawes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Taylor 4 , J. Johnson 3 , A. Barker , C. Epstein 3 , M. Evert 3 , R. Riemenschneider
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Tubman , J. Avelar 2
GIDP: J. Johnson , J. Avelar , J. Guerrero
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McBurney CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .227 11 44
   a-G. Flood PR, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 1
J. Cotton 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .342 9 42
M. Crawford DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .300 15 62
J. Negron RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 17 57
J. Hoffmann LF 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .276 3 13
C. Mena 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .256 3 32
R. Roper 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .228 20 67
C. Witt C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .216 3 14
C. Cooper SS 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 .221 2 30
Totals 33 5 9 5 0 7 8      
a - G. Flood pinch ran for J. McBurney in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hoffmann (11, 2nd Inning off A. Waring, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Cotton (9, 2nd Inning off A. Waring, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. McBurney 2 , J. Cotton 5 , J. Hoffmann 4 , R. Roper , C. Witt
2-out RBI: J. Cotton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Roper
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hoffmann (14) , R. Roper (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Mena-Cooper-Cotton, Roper-Mena-Cotton, Mena-Cooper-Cotton)
OF assists: 1 (McBurney(Johnson at 2nd base))
PALM SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE ORONO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Waring L (9-8) 5.0 9 5 5 0 4 1 89 4.12   
H. Saakadze 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 26 2.75   
R. Fluker 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Waring 33
Batters Faced: A. Waring 24, H. Saakadze 6, R. Fluker 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Waring 7-4, H. Saakadze 1-3, R. Fluker 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Waring 89-58, H. Saakadze 26-15, R. Fluker 11-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hawes 4.2 8 2 2 4 3 1 97 3.30   
M. Drayton W (2-0) 4.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 40 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hawes 39
Batters Faced: C. Hawes 24, M. Drayton 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hawes 3-6, M. Drayton 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hawes 97-61, M. Drayton 40-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Drayton 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Cotton
Ballpark: University of Maine Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 19207
Special Notes: CF Jay McBurney was injured while running the bases.
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