USSL SINGLE A
PHOENIX HOTSPUR U-21 AT LOUISIANA DRAGOONS
05/30/2025
 
USSL SINGLE A
PHOENIX HOTSPUR U-21 AT LOUISIANA DRAGOONS
GAME ID: 5680 - FRIDAY, MAY 30TH, 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Hotspur U-21 (8-15) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 13 0
Louisiana Dragoons (7-16) 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 6 X 12 21 1
Dragoons Topple Hotspur U-21 as Merlin Shines
Louisiana beat Phoenix at Dragoons War Memorial Stadium, escaping with a 12-3 win. The win in large part was due to shortstop Armond Merlin, who earned player of the game honors. He went 4 for 4 with a home run and 3 singles. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. Louisiana now sits at 7-16, while Phoenix falls to 8-15.

With Louisiana leading 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth, Merlin hit a fastball from Lorenzo Ventura for a 2-run home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Dragoons ahead, 4-1.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Merlin.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORES LOUISIANA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Norment 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .245 0 7
G. Alfaro C 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .284 0 11
R. Fierro CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .338 0 3
R. Andrada DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .268 1 8
H. Bosch LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .292 3 18
T. Miike SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .167 0 5
T. Kinjeketile RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 0 9
J. Negrete 1B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .277 0 3
B. Erickson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .096 0 4
Totals 40 3 13 3 0 3 25      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Bosch (6, 8th Inning off D. Sweet, 0 on, 1 out) J. Negrete (5, 9th Inning off D. Sweet, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Alfaro 2 , H. Bosch 2 , B. Erickson , S. Norment 2 , J. Negrete 4 , R. Andrada , R. Fierro 3
2-out RBI: G. Alfaro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kinjeketile , T. Miike , R. Andrada 2 , R. Fierro
GIDP: T. Miike
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Norment (2) , R. Andrada (5) , R. Fierro (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wemerman 1B 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 .350 0 1
A. Merlin SS 4 3 4 2 0 0 0 .348 2 11
H. Rampley DH 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 .231 1 4
C. Cavell CF 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .229 0 5
G. Suárez C 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .196 0 10
   b-E. Pampin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 2
E. Jozwiak RF 5 1 4 3 0 1 0 .318 1 11
J. Bennett 3B 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .281 0 8
K. Johnson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .300 1 5
   a-A. Carmona PH, 2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .325 0 4
S. Kerin LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .211 1 9
   c-K. Burton LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 43 12 21 12 2 6 16      
a - A. Carmona pinch hit for K. Johnson in the 8th
b - E. Pampin substituted for G. Suárez in the 9th
c - K. Burton substituted for S. Kerin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Suárez (3, 8th Inning off A. Alamini, 3 on, 1 out) K. Johnson (6, 4th Inning off L. Ventura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Cavell (1, 6th Inning off A. Alamini, 2 on, 2 outs) S. Kerin (1, 8th Inning off M. Torres, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Merlin (2, 4th Inning off L. Ventura, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Jozwiak 4 , H. Rampley 2 , J. Bennett , W. Wemerman 2 , C. Cavell 5 , S. Kerin 3 , G. Suárez 3 , K. Johnson 2 , A. Merlin 7 , A. Carmona
2-out RBI: E. Jozwiak , C. Cavell , S. Kerin , A. Merlin , A. Carmona
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bennett , W. Wemerman , G. Suárez , K. Johnson 2
Sac Bunt: A. Merlin
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Jozwiak 2 (5) , C. Cavell (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bennett (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Merlin-Johnson-Wemerman)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORES LOUISIANA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
L. Ventura L (0-2) 5.2 13 6 6 1 3 1 110 72 6.94
A. Alamini 1.2 6 5 5 1 2 0 40 21 5.56
M. Torres 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 14 9 13.50
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Ventura 21
Batters Faced: L. Ventura 30, A. Alamini 12, M. Torres 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Ventura 3-10, A. Alamini 2-1, M. Torres 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Ventura 110-72, A. Alamini 40-21, M. Torres 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Alamini 2-2 , M. Torres 1-1
WP: M. Torres
Balk: L. Ventura
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
N. Moree W (2-2) 6.0 6 1 1 0 2 0 90 60 6.04
D. Sweet SV (2) 3.0 7 2 2 0 1 0 51 34 6.75
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Moree 58
Batters Faced: N. Moree 24, D. Sweet 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Moree 6-9, D. Sweet 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: N. Moree 90-60, D. Sweet 51-34
WP: N. Moree
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Armond Merlin
Ballpark: Dragoons War Memorial Stadium
Weather: Roof closed, 67 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 5658
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