ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT LAREDO GHOSTS
05/15/2026
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT LAREDO GHOSTS
GAME ID: 1477 - FRIDAY, MAY 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hartford Matadors (19-11) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 16 1
Laredo Ghosts (11-19) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 X 6 13 0
Ghosts Earn Late 6-5 Win
The Laredo Ghosts had to overcome a fine effort from Hartford pitcher Fernando Garcia to win, 6-5, at Ghosts Ballpark. Garcia went 6.2 innings and allowed 2 runs. The last-place Ghosts sport a record of 11-19.

An inflection point occurred with one out in the bottom of the eighth. That's when Ghosts catcher Justin Solid hit a slider from Glen Foster for a 2-run single. Just like that, Laredo was up, 6-5.

"Winning is hard sometimes," said Ghosts manager Josh Miller. "This one was nice to get."
HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE LAREDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Benson CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .241 1 3
A. Flynn SS, 1B 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .302 4 11
M. McKechnie LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .220 3 14
J. Pettit 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .273 4 21
B. MacNeil DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .197 2 6
T. Perez RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .193 1 6
B. Austin C 5 0 3 0 0 0 5 .241 1 8
M. Campbell 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 3 .300 0 4
C. Dobbs 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .100 0 1
   a-W. West SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 0 4
Totals 38 5 16 5 5 3 20      
a - W. West substituted for C. Dobbs in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Benson (3, 7th Inning off V. Vance, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. McKechnie (3, 1st Inning off V. Vance, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Benson 2 , A. Flynn 3 , M. McKechnie 5 , J. Pettit , B. MacNeil 2 , T. Perez , B. Austin 3 , M. Campbell 3
2-out RBI: , M. McKechnie 2 , T. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pettit , B. Austin , C. Dobbs 2
Sac Fly: M. Campbell
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Flynn (2) , M. Campbell (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Benson (1)
OF assists: 1 (Benson(Rodriguez at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fath RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .243 4 9
A. Rodriguez CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .195 1 5
   a-D. Grimm PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .391 0 2
   b-F. Halici CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 2 12
A. Baldwin 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .301 5 20
J. Morgan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .196 2 5
B. Largent 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .385 2 14
   c-M. Kopp 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 6
R. Maciejewski DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .333 0 5
J. Solid C 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .250 2 6
D. Marrin LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .154 0 0
M. Nelson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .191 1 8
Totals 36 6 13 5 1 8 12      
a - D. Grimm pinch hit for A. Rodriguez in the 6th
b - F. Halici substituted for D. Grimm in the 7th
c - M. Kopp substituted for B. Largent in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rodriguez (5, 1st Inning off F. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Maciejewski (2, 8th Inning off G. Foster, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Fath (4, 3rd Inning off F. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Fath 4 , A. Rodriguez 2 , D. Grimm , F. Halici , A. Baldwin 2 , J. Morgan , B. Largent 2 , R. Maciejewski 2 , J. Solid , D. Marrin , M. Nelson
2-out RBI: M. Fath , B. Largent
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Fath , R. Maciejewski
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Rodriguez(Austin at 3rd base), Fath(Dobbs at home))
HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE LAREDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Garcia 6.2 8 2 2 0 6 1 103 4.54   
G. Foster L (1-1), BS (2) 0.2 5 4 4 1 1 0 27 6.75   
J. Carter 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Garcia 56
Batters Faced: F. Garcia 27, G. Foster 8, J. Carter 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Garcia 4-9, G. Foster 1-0, J. Carter 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Garcia 103-75, G. Foster 27-18, J. Carter 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Foster 1-0 , J. Carter 2-0
WP: G. Foster
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Vance 6.2 11 4 4 2 2 1 91 5.49   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 2.1 5 1 1 3 1 0 53 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Vance 36
Batters Faced: V. Vance 31, J. Unknown 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Vance 8-8, J. Unknown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Vance 91-57, J. Unknown 53-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fernando Garcia
Ballpark: Ghosts Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (46 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 8091
Special Notes: CF Alex Rodriguez was injured while throwing the ball.
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