ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS
08/26/2024
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HARTFORD MATADORS AT CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS
GAME ID: 2063 - MONDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hartford Matadors (63-64) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 13 0
Chesapeake Tailgators (38-89) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Hartford Dismisses Chesapeake, 7-0
Chesapeake had no answer for 24-year old right-handed pitcher Nate Benson. The Hartford Matadors starter stymied Tailgators hitters, helping the Matadors cruise to victory, 7-0. The winner was Benson. He threw 6.0 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Matt Sandridge. The winning streak has now reached 4 games for the Matadors.

Steve Doyle, the Hartford second baseman, contributed a 2-run single in the top of the third inning to make the score 2-0, Matadors. For the game, Doyle went 2-5 with 2 singles. He drove in 4 runs.

Benson told the Hartford News: "I don't know which I enjoy more -- being a ballplayer or the perks that come with being a ballplayer."
HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE CHESAPEAKE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rick 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .252 3 16
P. Sunderland CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .251 9 31
J. Duenas DH 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .253 17 54
T. McLean LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .280 20 62
   a-J. Brosius LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .231 4 15
C. Scott 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 9 .254 10 53
S. Doyle 2B 5 0 2 4 0 2 1 .314 6 44
D. Aschenbrener SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .271 12 40
P. Simister C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .252 4 30
   b-S. Heichel PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .209 0 4
   c-G. Cheatham C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 2 7
A. Cook RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .280 0 8
Totals 38 7 13 7 3 9 30      
a - J. Brosius substituted for T. McLean in the 8th
b - S. Heichel pinch hit for P. Simister in the 9th
c - G. Cheatham substituted for S. Heichel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Scott (20, 5th Inning off M. Sandridge, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Rick (7, 9th Inning off F. Stroud, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rick 4 , P. Sunderland , J. Duenas 2 , T. McLean , J. Brosius , C. Scott 2 , S. Doyle 2 , P. Simister , A. Cook
2-out RBI: S. Doyle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Sunderland , C. Scott , D. Aschenbrener , S. Heichel , A. Cook
Sac Bunt: J. Rick
Sac Fly: P. Sunderland
Hit by Pitch: S. Heichel
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Heichel (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Massey 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .347 5 13
M. Johnson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .237 4 23
W. King RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .244 9 46
R. Ulmer 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .312 3 10
   f-S. Walton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 1 19
J. Arena SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 3
   a-T. Maughan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299 10 38
   d-K. Cimini SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 13 46
T. Appling CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 0 13
   g-R. Martinez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 1 4
R. Branson DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 5 35
   b-B. Raska DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 15 52
J. Romo 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188 0 7
   c-J. Leuci PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306 13 48
   e-A. Gatz 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 6 35
K. Wynn C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326 2 16
Totals 31 0 4 0 3 8 13      
a - T. Maughan pinch hit for J. Arena in the 7th
b - B. Raska inserted as DH in the 7th
c - J. Leuci pinch hit for J. Romo in the 7th
d - K. Cimini substituted for T. Maughan in the 8th
e - A. Gatz substituted for J. Leuci in the 8th
f - S. Walton pinch hit for R. Ulmer in the 9th
g - R. Martinez pinch hit for T. Appling in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Martinez (4, 9th Inning off E. Jackson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Massey , T. Appling , R. Martinez 2 , J. Romo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ulmer , B. Raska , J. Leuci
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Massey (2)
OF assists: 1 (Johnson(Scott at 3rd base))
HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE CHESAPEAKE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Benson W (10-11) 6.0 2 0 0 2 5 0 98 4.19   
E. Jackson H (4) 2.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 40 3.09   
M. Hatten 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Benson 71
Batters Faced: N. Benson 22, E. Jackson 11, M. Hatten 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Benson 4-9, E. Jackson 1-4, M. Hatten 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Benson 98-60, E. Jackson 40-24, M. Hatten 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Jackson 1-0 , M. Hatten 1-0
WP: N. Benson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sandridge L (2-5) 7.0 7 2 2 2 8 0 104 4.57   
F. Flores 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 17 2.59   
F. Stroud 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 0 18 7.02   
M. Wilken 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sandridge 61
Batters Faced: M. Sandridge 29, F. Flores 5, F. Stroud 6, M. Wilken 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sandridge 5-7, F. Flores 2-0, F. Stroud 0-1, M. Wilken 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sandridge 104-65, F. Flores 17-12, F. Stroud 18-10, M. Wilken 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Wilken 2-1
Hit Batsmen: F. Stroud
Balk: M. Sandridge
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Benson
Ballpark: Tailgators Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 3675
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