ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT DENVER PILOTS
08/22/2023
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT DENVER PILOTS
GAME ID: 9186 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Hickory Crawdads (75-47) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 13 0
Denver Pilots (52-70) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Pilots in Free Fall, Lose 8th Straight
With designated hitter Joe Martin leading the charge, the Hickory Crawdads defeated the Denver Pilots, 5-3, at Pilots Ballpark. Martin hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Hickory reliever Jon Reynolds picked up the win, upping his record to 4-1. Billy Merner took the loss. This loss makes it 8 in a row for Denver.

Martin had a game-changing home run in the top of the 11th. On a 1-1 changeup from Billy Merner, he banged a 2-run home run to left-center, giving the Crawdads a 5-3 lead. It was the 3rd home run of the year for Martin.

"We just can't get over the hump," said losing manager Adrian Collins.
HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Villarreal LF 5 1 2 1 1 3 0 .208 3 7
T. Beckford 2B 6 2 2 0 0 1 3 .285 23 47
J. Martin DH 5 2 4 3 1 0 0 .293 3 9
J. Alfano 3B 6 0 2 1 0 2 0 .298 30 82
J. Harris 1B 5 0 3 0 0 1 4 .247 13 36
R. Bunn CF, RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 7 .182 4 17
B. Ryan RF 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .255 8 21
   a-J. Waterman PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .205 1 5
   c-N. Wisniewski RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 8 49
   e-J. Miller PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .233 2 9
   f-I. Goulbourne RF, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Hoover SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .172 4 20
   b-J. Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 3 13
   d-P. Kincaid SS, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
D. Guzman C 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .190 5 16
Totals 43 5 13 5 6 13 20      
a - J. Waterman pinch hit for B. Ryan in the 8th
b - J. Lopez pinch hit for J. Hoover in the 8th
c - N. Wisniewski substituted for J. Waterman in the 8th
d - P. Kincaid substituted for J. Lopez in the 8th
e - J. Miller pinch hit for N. Wisniewski in the 10th
f - I. Goulbourne substituted for J. Miller in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Harris 2 (17, 1st Inning off T. Capasso, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off C. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Alfano (14, 7th Inning off C. Martinez, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Villarreal (3, 1st Inning off T. Capasso, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Martin 2 (3, 1st Inning off T. Capasso, 0 on, 1 out; 11th Inning off B. Merner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Villarreal 5 , T. Beckford 2 , J. Martin 10 , J. Alfano 3 , J. Harris 5
2-out RBI: J. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Beckford , R. Bunn 3 , B. Ryan , P. Kincaid
GIDP: J. Hoover , J. Lopez
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Martin (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Harris-Goulbourne-Harris)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Diaz CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .237 8 29
A. Lowe SS 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .223 11 26
J. Green 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .302 7 20
F. Garcia RF 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .229 5 24
   a-B. Figueroa PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 14 42
   b-T. Villarreal RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
D. Douglas C 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .160 9 28
J. Anderson 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .187 7 17
J. Wachter DH 4 0 1 1 1 2 2 .249 15 49
R. Finkler 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .198 13 44
J. Mata LF 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .158 2 11
Totals 39 3 8 3 6 12 18      
a - B. Figueroa pinch hit for F. Garcia in the 7th
b - T. Villarreal substituted for B. Figueroa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Lowe (16, 7th Inning off C. Pardo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Diaz 2 , A. Lowe 2 , J. Green 2 , F. Garcia , J. Anderson , J. Wachter
2-out RBI: A. Lowe , J. Green , J. Wachter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Green , D. Douglas , R. Finkler , J. Mata 2
GIDP: R. Finkler
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Diaz 2 (19) , J. Anderson (7)
CS: A. Lowe (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Anderson-Lowe-Green, Anderson-Lowe-Green)
HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Outlaw 5.2 5 1 1 3 7 0 91 2.37   
C. Pardo BS (4) 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 31 2.25   
J. Reynolds W (4-1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 35 1.45   
J. Brey SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 16 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Outlaw 59
Batters Faced: C. Outlaw 24, C. Pardo 8, J. Reynolds 9, J. Brey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Outlaw 3-6, C. Pardo 0-2, J. Reynolds 4-3, J. Brey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Outlaw 91-53, C. Pardo 31-20, J. Reynolds 35-21, J. Brey 16-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Pardo 1-0
WP: C. Outlaw
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Capasso 4.2 7 2 2 2 4 2 83 3.43   
C. Martinez 2.1 3 1 1 2 3 0 44 4.59   
L. Diaz 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 3.13   
N. Kline 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.85   
B. Merner L (1-8) 2.0 3 2 2 1 5 1 39 3.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Capasso 44
Batters Faced: T. Capasso 22, C. Martinez 11, L. Diaz 1, N. Kline 5, B. Merner 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Capasso 5-4, C. Martinez 2-1, L. Diaz 0-0, N. Kline 1-3, B. Merner 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Capasso 83-50, C. Martinez 44-28, L. Diaz 7-3, N. Kline 17-13, B. Merner 39-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Kline 1-0
WP: B. Merner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Martin
Ballpark: Pilots Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 4:17
Attendance: 5657
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