ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
TUCSON RACCOONS AT DENVER PILOTS
05/18/2023
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
TUCSON RACCOONS AT DENVER PILOTS
GAME ID: 2368 - THURSDAY, MAY 18TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tucson Raccoons (20-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 11 1
Denver Pilots (18-18) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 0
Raccoons Beat Denver, 4-3
Baseball fans saw a good contest between the Tucson Raccoons and Denver Pilots.

The Tucson Raccoons took Denver pitcher Matt Dickson's best shot and still were able to claim a win at Pilots Ballpark. The final score had Tucson getting past the Pilots, 4-3. Dickson went 5 innings and allowed no runs, striking out 7. Logan Mayhew was the winning pitcher. Over 7 innings, he allowed 3 runs on 5 hits, with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts. Kyle Thompson earned the save for Tucson, his 9th.

Tucson used a timely hit from Dan Wheeler to get the win. The catcher stroked a 2-run double in the top of the eighth inning to put the Raccoons ahead, 4-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Tucson manager Bill Escobar.

The first-place Raccoons have a one-game lead in their division.
TUCSON BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Waddell 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .244 1 14
J. Scafidi SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .221 1 8
C. Ramirez 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .312 10 27
A. Cooper LF 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .276 5 15
J. Huenergardt DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
   a-J. Ortiz DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .074 1 1
   b-D. Perona DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 0 0
S. Bingle RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .300 5 16
D. Castellani 2B 5 1 1 1 0 4 6 .266 1 9
A. Wilson CF 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 .163 0 3
D. Wheeler C 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .219 0 10
Totals 38 4 11 4 4 11 26      
a - J. Ortiz inserted as DH in the 8th
b - D. Perona inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Wheeler (7, 8th Inning off B. Merner, 3 on, 1 out) , D. Castellani (13, 8th Inning off B. Merner, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Ramirez (10, 8th Inning off D. Ramos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Scafidi , C. Ramirez 4 , A. Cooper 3 , S. Bingle 3 , D. Castellani 2 , A. Wilson , D. Wheeler 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Ramirez , A. Wilson , D. Wheeler
Hit by Pitch: J. Scafidi
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: D. Castellani (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Diaz RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .271 3 13
   c-J. Wachter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242 5 13
A. Lowe SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .220 3 13
B. Figueroa LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 5 14
B. Brown 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .278 6 15
B. Kennedy DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .213 2 13
   a-J. Green DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .615 2 2
R. Finkler 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .187 3 14
L. Doll 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .163 2 8
J. Anderson CF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .286 0 3
J. Unknown C 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   b-S. Swan PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .228 5 15
Totals 32 3 6 2 4 8 17      
a - J. Green inserted as DH in the 8th
b - S. Swan pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th
c - J. Wachter pinch hit for J. Diaz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Finkler (3, 7th Inning off L. Mayhew, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Brown (6, 2nd Inning off L. Mayhew, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Lowe , B. Brown 5 , J. Green , R. Finkler 2 , J. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Lowe 2 , B. Kennedy , R. Finkler
Sac Bunt: J. Unknown
Sac Fly: J. Diaz
Team LOB: 8
TUCSON PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mayhew W (1-1) 7.0 5 3 3 2 5 1 89 5.59   
J. Philbrick H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13.50   
J. Clayton H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.68   
K. Thompson SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 28 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mayhew 58
Batters Faced: L. Mayhew 29, J. Philbrick 1, J. Clayton 3, K. Thompson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mayhew 7-9, J. Philbrick 1-0, J. Clayton 0-1, K. Thompson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mayhew 89-63, J. Philbrick 4-2, J. Clayton 10-7, K. Thompson 28-15
WP: L. Mayhew 2 , J. Clayton
Balk: J. Clayton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Dickson 5.0 4 0 0 2 7 0 84 3.35   
D. Ramos H (7) 2.1 4 3 3 1 1 1 42 2.45   
B. Merner L (0-4), BS (2) 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 26 4.87   
T. Capasso 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Dickson 64
Batters Faced: M. Dickson 21, D. Ramos 12, B. Merner 6, T. Capasso 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Dickson 3-5, D. Ramos 2-4, B. Merner 0-1, T. Capasso 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Dickson 84-51, D. Ramos 42-25, B. Merner 26-13, T. Capasso 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Merner 2-2
Hit Batsmen: B. Merner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Dickson
Ballpark: Pilots Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM MT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 7471
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