UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
RICHARDSON CITY THUNDERCATS AT NORTHERN VIRGINIA RETRIEVERS
07/19/2025
 
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
RICHARDSON CITY THUNDERCATS AT NORTHERN VIRGINIA RETRIEVERS
GAME ID: 304 - SATURDAY, JULY 19TH, 2025 - GAME LOG
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Richardson City Thundercats (41-20) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10 0
Northern Virginia Retrievers (21-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 3
Thundercats Sneak Past Retrievers, 3-1
The Richardson City Thundercats got a magnificent performance from pitcher Josef van der Poel, who muffled the Northern Virginia offense en route to a tight 3-1 Thundercats win at Ballpark of Northern Virginia. Earning his 17th save for Richardson City was Dave Reed. Richardson City is now 41-20, 4½ games up in the Division I.

Terrence Eler, who is tied for 6th in the PL with a .482 slugging percentage, aided the Richardson City cause with a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth. For the game, the designated hitter was 2-4 with 2 singles.

"It feels good to get this one," Eler told the Richardson City News.
RICHARDSON CITY BATTING LINESCORES NORTHERN VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Mann RF 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .259 2 18
J. Cabrera 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .302 1 20
T. Eler DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 6 .249 12 33
S. Nishimura 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 6 .280 11 45
M. Qualtrough SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .324 1 29
F. Ramírez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230 4 16
J. Jones LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202 6 22
E. Álvarez CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .206 6 26
N. Cates 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 .188 8 27
Totals 37 3 10 3 3 8 24      
BATTING
Total Bases: S. Nishimura 2 , M. Qualtrough , E. Álvarez , T. Eler 2 , C. Mann 2 , N. Cates 2
2-out RBI: S. Nishimura , M. Qualtrough
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nishimura , M. Qualtrough , F. Ramírez , N. Cates
Sac Fly: T. Eler
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Jones (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Callison 3B, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 2 16
R. Salazar RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .266 1 17
S. Kiyomizu CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .258 1 8
R. Sánchez 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .198 6 18
J. Pak C 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .211 2 9
F. Ornelas LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .209 1 13
M. Ohara 2B, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302 0 15
G. Fuentes SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 5
   a-B. Heller PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 8 13
M. Randall DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 4 10
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 4 8      
a - B. Heller pinch hit for G. Fuentes in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Callison , R. Sánchez , J. Pak 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Ornelas , R. Salazar , M. Ohara
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Sánchez (3)
CS: R. Salazar (8)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Callison (10) , M. Ohara 2 (7)
RICHARDSON CITY PITCHING LINESCORES NORTHERN VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. van der Poel W (6-2) 8.2 4 1 1 2 4 0 94 64 2.02
D. Reed SV (17) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3.38
PITCHING
Game Score: J. van der Poel 74
Batters Faced: J. van der Poel 31, D. Reed 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. van der Poel 10-11, D. Reed 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. van der Poel 94-64, D. Reed 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Reed 1-0
WP: J. van der Poel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
Á. Navarro 6.0 6 1 1 1 4 0 92 58 1.37
M. Rondeau 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 8.31
L. Gregory 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 2.97
I. Paunescu 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 26 17 2.76
H. Elkins L (2-4) 1.0 2 2 0 1 0 0 23 13 3.00
PITCHING
Game Score: Á. Navarro 59
Batters Faced: Á. Navarro 25, M. Rondeau 1, L. Gregory 2, I. Paunescu 6, H. Elkins 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Á. Navarro 4-8, M. Rondeau 0-0, L. Gregory 0-0, I. Paunescu 0-2, H. Elkins 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: Á. Navarro 92-58, M. Rondeau 5-3, L. Gregory 10-6, I. Paunescu 26-17, H. Elkins 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Paunescu 2-0
WP: I. Paunescu
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josef van der Poel
Ballpark: Ballpark of Northern Virginia
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 49726
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