USSL TRIPLE A
HOUSTON BC AT VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS
08/08/2026
 
USSL TRIPLE A
HOUSTON BC AT VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS
GAME ID: 2859 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston BC (41-34) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Vermont Lake Monsters (39-36) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 X 7 8 0
Lake Monsters Defeat BC, 7-2
Benefiting from the performance of Arturo Gonzáles, the Vermont Lake Monsters defeated the Houston BC, 7-2. Gonzáles went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Lake Monsters. Roberto Cantú got the win, improving to 4-1. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 6 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 8 and walking 3. Jim Unknown got credit for the save for Vermont. It was his 1st of the year.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, pinch hitter Bronson Nicholls came through big-time for the Lake Monsters. With Vermont leading 3-2, he belted a grand slam home run.

"There's a lot of fight left in this team," said Nicholls.

Vermont now sits in 4th place in the Silver AAA at 39-36.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORES VERMONT BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hanna CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .094 0 2
J. Villalba LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .204 2 29
J. Gray SS 3 0 0 1 0 3 3 .297 3 30
Y. Samurakami C 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .260 2 9
A. Rivera 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .259 0 14
D. Morrow 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .171 0 9
R. Trevino DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .246 4 16
A. Delgado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236 3 22
L. Trezza RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .233 4 18
Totals 30 2 6 2 4 10 12      
BATTING
Total Bases: Y. Samurakami , R. Hanna , J. Villalba 2 , R. Trevino , L. Trezza
2-out RBI: Y. Samurakami
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Morrow , J. Gray , A. Delgado
GIDP: A. Rivera
Sac Bunt: R. Hanna
Sac Fly: J. Gray
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hanna (2) , J. Villalba (19)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Els (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Rivera-Gray-Rivera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Velasco C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 0 11
X. Wang CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .290 3 31
B. Cooltimes 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .203 2 16
   a-M. Valentín PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 0 13
R. John DH 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 .197 7 27
B. Tillman RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .248 3 15
A. Gonzáles LF, 2B 3 2 2 2 1 0 2 .348 2 23
A. Díaz SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 .162 1 4
   b-B. Nicholls PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .250 1 4
   c-R. Gómez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 3 35
Z. Barajas 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .212 0 9
J. Vega 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .285 3 35
Totals 29 7 8 6 6 8 15      
a - M. Valentín pinch hit for B. Cooltimes in the 8th
b - B. Nicholls pinch hit for A. Díaz in the 8th
c - R. Gómez substituted for B. Nicholls in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Gonzáles (2, 2nd Inning off B. Palmer, 1 on, 1 out) B. Nicholls (1, 8th Inning off A. Els, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gonzáles 5 , B. Cooltimes , Z. Barajas 2 , X. Wang 2 , B. Nicholls 4
2-out RBI: B. Nicholls
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Díaz 2
GIDP: R. Velasco
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: X. Wang (12)
CS: A. Díaz (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cooltimes-Díaz-Vega)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORES VERMONT PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Palmer L (8-4) 6.0 6 3 3 4 6 1 117 63 3.61
A. Els 1.2 2 4 4 2 2 1 28 16 6.09
S. Arnold 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 2.97
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Palmer 50
Batters Faced: B. Palmer 26, A. Els 8, S. Arnold 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Palmer 4-6, A. Els 1-1, S. Arnold 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Palmer 117-63, A. Els 28-16, S. Arnold 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Els 1-0
Balk: B. Palmer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Cantú W (4-1) 7.0 6 2 2 3 8 0 103 64 4.11
J. Unknown SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 12 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cantú 62
Batters Faced: R. Cantú 29, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cantú 8-4, J. Unknown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cantú 103-64, J. Unknown 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Arturo Gonzáles
Ballpark: Monster Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 18 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm CST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 17027
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