ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
WESTWOOD BRUINS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
09/01/2024
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
WESTWOOD BRUINS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 9260 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Westwood Bruins (87-46) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 4 6 1
Hickory Crawdads (86-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 1
Hickory Upended, 4-2, by Westwood
The Westwood Bruins picked up a win at Crawdad Park, knocking off the Hickory Crawdads, 4-2. Starting pitcher Tom Balletta was a big reason why. The save went to Josh Kuhn, his 6th this season. Westwood now sits at 87-46, while Hickory falls to 86-47.

Bill Bridges had a direct impact on the outcome. Bridges contributed a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put Westwood up, 3-0.

"Getting ahead of the hitters was the key," said Balletta.
WESTWOOD BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gonzalez RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .306 6 31
P. Tetzloff 2B, 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .263 25 89
T. Thomas CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .272 15 96
J. Patrick LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .329 24 93
P. McComas 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .278 13 45
   a-A. Pavelka 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 7 36
B. Martinez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .389 2 9
B. Kretsch SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .230 6 30
B. Bridges C 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .286 3 22
J. Andrews 3B 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .250 5 17
   b-J. Johnson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 1 4
Totals 34 4 6 4 5 13 13      
a - A. Pavelka substituted for P. McComas in the 9th
b - J. Johnson substituted for J. Andrews in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. McComas (8, 4th Inning off D. Nelson, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Gonzalez (6, 3rd Inning off D. Nelson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Bridges (3, 6th Inning off F. Sarabia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gonzalez 3 , T. Thomas 2 , P. McComas 2 , B. Kretsch , B. Bridges 4
2-out RBI: B. Bridges
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gonzalez , P. Tetzloff , J. Patrick , B. Kretsch
Hit by Pitch: B. Kretsch
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gonzalez (22) , T. Thomas (14)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Andrews (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Miller CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .205 9 27
J. Hasiak RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .329 2 20
J. Botello LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .306 7 56
K. Deming 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .304 20 65
J. Seagle DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 12 88
C. Sperber 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .285 5 25
M. Hankins C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 4 29
I. Goulbourne 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .299 1 27
B. Dennis SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .225 6 43
   a-B. Blake PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 3 16
Totals 34 2 6 2 3 6 15      
a - B. Blake pinch hit for B. Dennis in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Deming (20, 8th Inning off C. Har, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Botello , K. Deming 4 , C. Sperber , I. Goulbourne , B. Dennis 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hasiak , J. Botello , J. Seagle
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Miller (45)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Dennis (14)
WESTWOOD PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Balletta W (12-4) 6.1 3 0 0 2 4 0 97 3.71   
C. Har 1.2 3 2 2 1 2 1 38 3.09   
J. Kuhn SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Balletta 69
Batters Faced: T. Balletta 25, C. Har 9, J. Kuhn 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Balletta 8-7, C. Har 1-2, J. Kuhn 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Balletta 97-55, C. Har 38-21, J. Kuhn 9-7
WP: C. Har
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Nelson L (12-7) 4.2 4 1 1 3 6 0 90 3.46   
F. Sarabia 1.2 2 3 2 1 1 1 26 10.80   
J. Reynolds 1.2 0 0 0 1 4 0 33 1.32   
T. Erb 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Nelson 55
Batters Faced: D. Nelson 21, F. Sarabia 9, J. Reynolds 7, T. Erb 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Nelson 4-4, F. Sarabia 4-0, J. Reynolds 1-0, T. Erb 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Nelson 90-53, F. Sarabia 26-16, J. Reynolds 33-20, T. Erb 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Sarabia 3-0 , J. Reynolds 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Reynolds
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Balletta
Ballpark: Crawdad Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 17661
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