ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
TUCSON RACCOONS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
08/31/2023
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
TUCSON RACCOONS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 9245 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tucson Raccoons (66-64) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 2
Hickory Crawdads (80-50) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
Raccoons Stymie Hickory, Take 3-0 Win
Tucson starter Ray Barone put a stranglehold on the Hickory offense. The right-hander had complete command of his fastball in leading the Raccoons to a 3-0 win. Barone yielded no runs over 6 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 1, and struck out 8. His record improves to 8-10. With the win, the Raccoons sit at 66-64.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Dan Wheeler? The Tucson catcher had a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth inning to put the Raccoons on top, 1-0. For the game, Wheeler had 1 double and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"I felt we were ready to go," said Tucson manager Bill Escobar. "Our pregame was pretty good."
TUCSON BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Roachell 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .262 13 39
C. Ramirez 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .263 22 64
A. Cooper LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 19 62
B. Roberts DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .217 11 34
J. Scafidi CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .226 9 45
S. Bingle RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .263 14 61
D. Castellani 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245 8 39
L. Peiffer SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .217 6 26
D. Wheeler C 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .233 3 38
Totals 32 3 7 3 2 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Wheeler (20, 9th Inning off C. Pardo, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Roachell (14, 9th Inning off C. Pardo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Roachell 3 , B. Roberts , L. Peiffer 2 , D. Wheeler 3
2-out RBI: D. Roachell , D. Wheeler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Ramirez 2 , B. Roberts , J. Scafidi
Sac Fly: D. Wheeler
Hit by Pitch: A. Cooper 3
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Cooper (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Roachell (7) , A. Cooper (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Peiffer-Castellani-Ramirez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Wisniewski CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 9 50
T. Beckford 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .285 23 48
J. Martin DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .280 5 12
J. Alfano 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .295 33 85
M. Villarreal RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .232 4 10
I. Goulbourne SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .333 0 3
J. Harris 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .242 13 37
J. Lopez LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .221 4 17
T. Gammill C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 5 25
   a-J. Waterman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209 1 6
Totals 35 0 8 0 1 12 15      
a - J. Waterman pinch hit for T. Gammill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lopez (3, 9th Inning off K. Thompson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Wisniewski , T. Beckford , J. Martin , J. Alfano , M. Villarreal , I. Goulbourne , J. Harris , J. Lopez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Goulbourne , J. Lopez , J. Waterman
GIDP: J. Martin
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Villarreal (1)
TUCSON PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Barone W (8-10) 6.0 7 0 0 1 8 0 98 4.23   
C. Rapson H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.14   
K. Thompson SV (34) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 29 1.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Barone 65
Batters Faced: R. Barone 26, C. Rapson 3, K. Thompson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Barone 2-7, C. Rapson 0-3, K. Thompson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Barone 98-69, C. Rapson 7-6, K. Thompson 29-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Casablanca L (4-2) 6.0 4 1 1 2 6 0 102 1.92   
C. Pardo 3.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 30 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Casablanca 64
Batters Faced: T. Casablanca 26, C. Pardo 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Casablanca 3-9, C. Pardo 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Casablanca 102-61, C. Pardo 30-22
Hit Batsmen: T. Casablanca 2 , C. Pardo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Barone
Ballpark: Crawdad Park
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 17433
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