ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
NASHVILLE LASERS AT LAREDO GHOSTS
08/27/2024
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
NASHVILLE LASERS AT LAREDO GHOSTS
GAME ID: 2067 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Nashville Lasers (66-62) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12 1
Laredo Ghosts (65-63) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Lasers Pull Out Late Win, 3-2
Starting pitcher Pat Higginbotham gave the Nashville Lasers a rock-solid performance, helping them defeat the Laredo Ghosts, 3-2, in 13 innings. Rodolfo Hernandez was the winner in relief. His record is now 4-5. The losing pitcher was John Bonnell. Nashville now owns a record of 66-62.

Nashville needed the clutch hitting of Jamie Bender to seal the deal. The third baseman swatted a solo home run in the top of the 13th inning to put the Lasers on top, 3-2. For the game, Bender had 1 home run and 2 singles in 6 at-bats.

"I tried to establish all my pitches early," said Higginbotham.
NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE LAREDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Peck CF, LF 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 .263 2 19
A. Tyndall SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .289 17 60
G. Carter 1B 6 1 1 0 0 2 2 .267 25 62
   c-C. Goldsmith 1B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 19 49
H. Long DH 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .283 11 32
   a-C. Charney DH 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .349 0 15
J. Bender 3B, 1B 6 1 3 1 0 1 2 .333 10 38
C. Harmon C 6 0 0 0 0 3 4 .230 6 29
A. Huey RF 6 0 2 0 0 2 2 .269 7 33
R. Joyce 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .211 7 27
D. Puente LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .261 3 19
   b-M. Campos LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 4 20
Totals 49 3 12 3 1 16 20      
a - C. Charney inserted as DH in the 8th
b - M. Campos substituted for D. Puente in the 13th
c - C. Goldsmith substituted for G. Carter in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Huey (17, 6th Inning off S. Spivey, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Long (11, 8th Inning off A. Appelbaum, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Puente (8, 9th Inning off E. Yarbrough, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Long (11, 6th Inning off D. Mitchell, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Bender (10, 13th Inning off J. Bonnell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Peck , G. Carter , H. Long 6 , C. Charney , J. Bender 6 , A. Huey 3 , R. Joyce , D. Puente 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Tyndall 2 , H. Long , A. Huey 2 , R. Joyce
GIDP: D. Puente
Sac Bunt: A. Tyndall
Hit by Pitch: A. Tyndall
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: P. Higginbotham (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Joyce-Tyndall-Carter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hund 3B 5 1 1 0 1 2 2 .283 16 63
T. Ivanez 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .265 9 26
M. Fishburn DH 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 .253 21 69
J. Chennault RF 5 0 1 0 1 2 2 .259 28 85
D. Marrin LF 6 0 1 0 0 1 6 .275 7 32
T. Matzen 1B 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 .224 3 8
C. McNicholas CF 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 .245 2 30
J. Voorhies C 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .221 1 6
   b-M. Tabarez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 1 3
M. Nelson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .161 1 8
   a-B. Baracco PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .262 12 47
Totals 46 2 8 1 6 13 22      
a - B. Baracco pinch hit for M. Nelson in the 9th
b - M. Tabarez pinch hit for J. Voorhies in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Marrin (10, 3rd Inning off P. Higginbotham, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Fishburn (21, 3rd Inning off P. Higginbotham, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Hund , T. Ivanez , M. Fishburn 4 , J. Chennault , D. Marrin 2 , T. Matzen , J. Voorhies 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hund , D. Marrin 3 , T. Matzen , M. Nelson
GIDP: M. Fishburn
Hit by Pitch: T. Ivanez
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hund (15) , T. Ivanez (5)

FIELDING
Errors: C. McNicholas (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Nelson-Ivanez-Matzen)
NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE LAREDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Higginbotham 5.1 4 2 2 4 4 1 93 2.49   
H. Bowman 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 28 3.38   
E. Ricci 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.02   
R. Beltran 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 37 5.06   
R. Hernandez W (4-5) 2.0 1 0 0 1 5 0 37 5.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Higginbotham 52
Batters Faced: P. Higginbotham 24, H. Bowman 8, E. Ricci 3, R. Beltran 10, R. Hernandez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Higginbotham 7-4, H. Bowman 3-2, E. Ricci 1-1, R. Beltran 3-3, R. Hernandez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Higginbotham 93-51, H. Bowman 28-16, E. Ricci 13-8, R. Beltran 37-24, R. Hernandez 37-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Bowman 1-0
WP: P. Higginbotham 2 , R. Hernandez
Hit Batsmen: P. Higginbotham
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Mitchell 5.0 7 2 2 1 4 1 86 4.08   
S. Spivey 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 18 1.09   
A. Appelbaum 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 32 3.59   
E. Yarbrough 3.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 35 3.50   
J. Bonnell L (8-6) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 24 4.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Mitchell 48
Batters Faced: D. Mitchell 22, S. Spivey 4, A. Appelbaum 8, E. Yarbrough 11, J. Bonnell 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Mitchell 5-5, S. Spivey 0-0, A. Appelbaum 2-2, E. Yarbrough 2-2, J. Bonnell 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Mitchell 86-55, S. Spivey 18-12, A. Appelbaum 32-20, E. Yarbrough 35-26, J. Bonnell 24-15
Hit Batsmen: A. Appelbaum
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pat Higginbotham
Ballpark: Ghosts Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 4:42
Attendance: 8970
Special Notes: LF Hunter Long was injured while running the bases.
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