ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT WESTWOOD BRUINS
07/20/2024
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT WESTWOOD BRUINS
GAME ID: 7914 - SATURDAY, JULY 20TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ann Arbor Z's (18-75) 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 8 12 2
Westwood Bruins (55-38) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 7 11 0
Z's Get One-Run Win at Westwood
The inspired effort of Westwood catcher Jon Welsh was not enough to prevent a loss, 8-7, to the Ann Arbor Z's. Welsh went 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Jim Unknown picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-0. Jay Sikora was tagged with the loss. Ann Arbor, with the win, climbs to 18-75.

Sean Bacha drove in one run for Ann Arbor. The 23-year old catcher had a key at-bat in the top of the ninth. With no one out and a runner on 3rd, he broke a 7-7 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Jay Sikora. It was his 34th RBI of the season.

"It was a solid team effort," Bacha said. "That's usually what it takes to win."
ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE WESTWOOD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Ruschak CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .278 2 27
V. Medina 1B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .261 7 43
   a-S. Bacha 1B 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .241 8 34
J. Wise LF 5 3 3 0 0 0 1 .259 3 33
T. Letner RF 5 1 3 4 0 0 1 .254 11 58
M. Williams DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .276 10 39
R. Martinez 3B 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .248 6 41
L. Goldade 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .261 2 9
A. Vargas C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .174 1 12
C. Stubbs SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .308 10 30
Totals 37 8 12 8 2 9 9      
a - S. Bacha substituted for V. Medina in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Wise (9, 3rd Inning off B. Underwood, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Letner (12, 3rd Inning off B. Underwood, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Ruschak (17, 9th Inning off J. Sikora, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ruschak 2 , V. Medina 2 , J. Wise 4 , T. Letner 4 , R. Martinez 2 , C. Stubbs
2-out RBI: T. Letner , R. Martinez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Martinez , L. Goldade
Sac Fly: S. Bacha
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Ruschak (30) , J. Wise (13)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Letner (5) , R. Martinez (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Medina-Stubbs-Medina)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pavelka 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .208 5 28
P. Tetzloff 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .275 21 66
D. Espinoza DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280 6 39
J. Patrick RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .344 18 68
T. Thomas CF 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .295 13 78
S. Portillo 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .310 14 53
   a-J. Johnson 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 1
A. Gomez LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .222 0 0
B. Kretsch SS 5 2 3 2 0 1 5 .221 5 24
J. Welsh C 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .252 7 39
Totals 37 7 11 7 7 3 18      
a - J. Johnson substituted for S. Portillo in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Welsh (7, 5th Inning off T. Herrera, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Kretsch (5, 5th Inning off T. Herrera, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Patrick (18, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Tetzloff , D. Espinoza , J. Patrick 4 , T. Thomas , S. Portillo , A. Gomez , B. Kretsch 6 , J. Welsh 5
2-out RBI: P. Tetzloff , B. Kretsch 2 , J. Welsh 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Tetzloff , D. Espinoza , B. Kretsch
GIDP: B. Kretsch
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Thomas (12)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Patrick(Letner at 3rd base))
ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE WESTWOOD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Martinez 4.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 43 5.27   
T. Herrera 2.1 3 4 2 1 1 2 52 8.15   
J. Unknown W (1-0), BS (1) 2.1 5 3 3 6 1 1 76 11.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Martinez 58
Batters Faced: J. Martinez 15, T. Herrera 11, J. Unknown 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Martinez 6-5, T. Herrera 4-2, J. Unknown 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Martinez 43-30, T. Herrera 52-32, J. Unknown 76-35
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Underwood 4.2 8 6 6 1 4 0 77 3.52   
C. Har 2.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 49 2.59   
T. Espinoza 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 5.51   
J. Sikora L (4-6), BS (1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 21 5.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Underwood 27
Batters Faced: B. Underwood 22, C. Har 10, T. Espinoza 3, J. Sikora 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Underwood 4-5, C. Har 2-2, T. Espinoza 0-1, J. Sikora 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Underwood 77-50, C. Har 49-29, T. Espinoza 13-9, J. Sikora 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Har 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Welsh
Ballpark: Jackie Robinson Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 15650
Special Notes: SP Juan Martinez was injured while pitching.
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