M3L DOUBLE A
FT. POLK SOUTH THUNDER HAWKS AT BILLINGS POLAR BEARS
08/22/2026
 
M3L DOUBLE A
FT. POLK SOUTH THUNDER HAWKS AT BILLINGS POLAR BEARS
GAME ID: 3928 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Polk South Thunder Hawks (46-39) 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 9 0
Billings Polar Bears (45-40) 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 11 0
Thunder Hawks Knock Off Billings at The Igloo
Ft. Polk South and Billings duked it out at The Igloo and the Thunder Hawks came out victorious.

The Ft. Polk South Thunder Hawks had to overcome a big game from Billings shortstop Nathan Landrum to leave The Igloo with a 5-4 victory. Landrum was 2-3 with 2 singles. He scored 2 times. Jim Unknown, who went 7 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 4 runs on 10 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 2. His record now stands at 1-0.

In the top of the 5th, Ft. Polk South took the lead on a 2-run single by Sacha Nieuwenburg. At the time, the Thunder Hawks were trailing 3-2, but Nieuwenburg's hit with two outs against Billings pitcher Rafael Avelar put them in front, 4-3.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Nieuwenburg.

Ft. Polk South bumps their record to 46-39 with the win.
FT. POLK SOUTH BATTING LINESCORES BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
U. van Munster CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .289 0 4
J. Hernández 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .220 0 1
J. Morín SS 3 1 0 1 0 2 4 .187 1 20
S. Nieuwenburg 3B 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .284 3 13
D. Phipps LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .215 9 50
J. Unknown 1B 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .500 1 1
B. Peterson RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .237 0 3
I. Martínez C 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .342 0 6
P. Méndez DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .280 3 14
Totals 34 5 9 5 2 12 14      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Méndez (3, 3rd Inning off M. González, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Unknown (1, 6th Inning off I. Sugimoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Unknown 5 , U. van Munster 2 , B. Peterson , I. Martínez , P. Méndez 2 , S. Nieuwenburg , J. Hernández
2-out RBI: S. Nieuwenburg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: U. van Munster , D. Phipps , I. Martínez , S. Nieuwenburg
Sac Fly: J. Morín
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: U. van Munster (4) , J. Morín (10) , S. Nieuwenburg (4) , J. Hernández (2)
CS: J. Hernández (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Morín-Hernández-Unknown, Nieuwenburg-Hernández-Unknown)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Conn RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .247 5 20
   b-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
T. Milligan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 0 9
V. Fortis DH 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .245 7 27
M. Roloff LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .259 5 35
H. Spence CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .266 2 27
F. Trinidad 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .301 4 34
N. Landrum SS 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .206 7 32
   a-V. Quezada PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 2 12
M. Alemán C 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .288 2 6
L. Marín 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .245 0 24
Totals 34 4 11 3 2 7 9      
a - V. Quezada pinch hit for N. Landrum in the 9th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Conn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Conn (5, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: V. Fortis (5, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Conn 2 , H. Spence 2 , V. Fortis 4 , N. Landrum 2 , M. Alemán 2 , F. Trinidad , L. Marín
2-out RBI: J. Conn , M. Alemán
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Milligan , M. Roloff 2 , J. Unknown
GIDP: M. Roloff , L. Marín
Sac Bunt: F. Trinidad
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Fortis (3)
FT. POLK SOUTH PITCHING LINESCORES BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Unknown W (1-0) 7.0 10 4 4 2 2 0 109 63 5.14
R. Sánchez H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 1.80
W. Wilkerson H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 10 3.68
E. Romero SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 14 20.25
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 41
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 30, R. Sánchez 1, W. Wilkerson 2, E. Romero 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 13-3, R. Sánchez 0-0, W. Wilkerson 0-0, E. Romero 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 109-63, R. Sánchez 4-3, W. Wilkerson 15-10, E. Romero 22-14
WP: J. Unknown , E. Romero
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. González 2.1 4 2 2 0 3 0 40 27 4.47
J. Maestas 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 30 17 3.05
R. Avelar L (7-3)BS (1) 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 20 10 2.30
I. Sugimoto 2.1 1 1 1 1 3 1 33 19 5.33
J. Unknown 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 0.00
J. Unknown 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 9 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: M. González 40
Batters Faced: M. González 11, J. Maestas 7, R. Avelar 5, I. Sugimoto 9, J. Unknown 2, J. Unknown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. González 2-2, J. Maestas 2-1, R. Avelar 1-0, I. Sugimoto 2-2, J. Unknown 0-1, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. González 40-27, J. Maestas 30-17, R. Avelar 20-10, I. Sugimoto 33-19, J. Unknown 5-4, J. Unknown 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Maestas 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nathan Landrum
Ballpark: The Igloo
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 13116
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