ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
FREMONT MARSHALLS AT ANN ARBOR Z'S
04/29/2023
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
FREMONT MARSHALLS AT ANN ARBOR Z'S
GAME ID: 2266 - SATURDAY, APRIL 29TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fremont Marshalls (10-8) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Ann Arbor Z's (7-11) 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 X 7 11 1
Ann Arbor Downs Fremont, 7-3
Despite a great performance by Fremont third baseman Jose Sanchez, the Ann Arbor Z's defeated the Marshalls by the score of 7-3 at Knights Ballpark. Sanchez was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Juan Martinez got the win, improving to 3-1. He worked 7.2 innings, giving up 3 runs on 9 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 1. The win gives the Z's a record of 7-11.

The Marshalls had been locked in a 3-3 tie with the Z's going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the 24-year old second baseman Nick Rucker came to the plate. Rucker hit a 2-run double on a 1-2 screwball from Fremont hurler Donnie Marcus. It was Rucker's 3rd double of the year.

"I liked our effort," said Z's manager Bryan Gallegos.
FREMONT BATTING LINESCORE ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sanchez 3B 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .262 1 9
T. Reese RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .164 2 3
D. Espinoza DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 1 4
C. Williams 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .290 3 10
P. Horne 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .254 3 8
J. Posadas C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .435 0 1
O. Perez LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .160 1 2
J. Meeker SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .300 0 7
M. Jarka CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .229 0 2
Totals 35 3 9 3 1 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Perez (3, 3rd Inning off J. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Meeker (6, 7th Inning off J. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Sanchez (1, 5th Inning off J. Martinez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sanchez 6 , C. Williams 2 , P. Horne , O. Perez 2 , J. Meeker 3
2-out RBI: J. Sanchez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sanchez , T. Reese , J. Posadas
GIDP: T. Reese , J. Posadas
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Horne-Meeker-Williams, Meeker-Horne-Williams, Sanchez-Horne-Williams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Letner RF 5 2 2 1 0 2 5 .400 0 1
N. Rucker 2B 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .243 3 9
M. Lawson 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .167 2 4
   a-J. Wise LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .344 5 8
P. Watson LF, 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .250 0 1
G. Clayton DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .212 2 5
J. Halliday 3B 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .220 0 5
R. Ruschak CF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .250 2 9
S. LaCroix C 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .192 1 3
B. LaFollett SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .259 0 4
Totals 32 7 11 7 5 8 22      
a - J. Wise substituted for M. Lawson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Halliday 2 (3, 5th Inning off D. Marcus, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Riese, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Rucker (3, 5th Inning off D. Marcus, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Letner (1, 1st Inning off D. Marcus, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Wise (5, 7th Inning off J. Riese, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Letner 4 , N. Rucker 2 , J. Wise 4 , P. Watson 2 , J. Halliday 4 , R. Ruschak 2 , S. LaCroix
2-out RBI: T. Letner , N. Rucker , P. Watson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Letner 2 , G. Clayton
GIDP: T. Letner , M. Lawson , G. Clayton
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: P. Watson (1)
Double Plays: 2 (LaFollett-Rucker-Lawson, Halliday-Rucker-Lawson)
FREMONT PITCHING LINESCORE ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Marcus L (1-2) 4.2 6 6 6 2 4 0 76 6.94   
J. Riese 2.1 4 1 1 2 2 1 38 6.23   
K. Acree 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Marcus 30
Batters Faced: D. Marcus 20, J. Riese 12, K. Acree 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Marcus 5-3, J. Riese 2-2, K. Acree 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Marcus 76-50, J. Riese 38-20, K. Acree 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Riese 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Martinez W (3-1) 7.2 9 3 3 1 5 1 101 4.56   
A. Valdes 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Martinez 53
Batters Faced: J. Martinez 31, A. Valdes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Martinez 6-10, A. Valdes 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Martinez 101-68, A. Valdes 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Valdes 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Sanchez
Ballpark: Knights Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 9903
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