USPL DOUBLE A
YAKIMA HOPS AT MERCER ISLAND SCREAMING EAGLES
06/25/2026
 
USPL DOUBLE A
YAKIMA HOPS AT MERCER ISLAND SCREAMING EAGLES
GAME ID: 4774 - THURSDAY, JUNE 25TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Yakima Hops (21-23) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0
Mercer Island Screaming Eagles (27-17) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 13 1
Screaming Eagles Beat Hops in 10
Starting pitcher Raúl Pérez pitched well enough to help the Mercer Island Screaming Eagles beat the Yakima Hops by the score of 4-3. Mercer Island reliever Riley Herrick picked up the win, upping his record to 2-2. José Muñóz absorbed the loss. The Screaming Eagles now have a record of 27-17 with the win over Yakima.

Mercer Island won the game in the bottom of the tenth inning. That's when first baseman Jorge Velázquez hit a dramatic solo home run, bringing Screaming Eagles fans to their feet.

"Our team showed some gumption," said Velázquez. "I like it."
YAKIMA BATTING LINESCORES MERCER ISLAND BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kalkman 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .227 0 7
C. Nieves RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .216 1 9
T. Jones C 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .290 3 19
D. Holbrook DH 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .246 4 25
L. Roper CF 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 .206 1 4
J. Unknown LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 0 0
J. Reyes 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .254 0 14
C. Shafer 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .219 1 14
D. Luna SS 3 1 2 3 0 1 0 .241 1 13
   a-J. García PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 0
Totals 35 3 4 3 7 10 14      
a - J. García pinch hit for D. Luna in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Luna (6, 2nd Inning off R. Pérez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Luna (1, 5th Inning off R. Pérez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Jones , D. Luna 6 , R. Kalkman
2-out RBI: D. Luna
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown , J. Reyes , C. Nieves , R. Kalkman
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Luna-Kalkman-Shafer, Luna-Kalkman-Shafer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Herman LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .235 2 10
S. Irwin 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .273 0 3
J. Velázquez 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .307 7 27
L. Ramírez DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .313 7 35
M. Reyes C 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .357 2 13
L. Jiménez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .305 1 19
   b-J. Barroca PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 2
   c-L. Estrada SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 2 12
N. Plasenia 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .294 0 1
M. Russell RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 3 15
   a-D. Menres RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-M. Pacheco PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Unknown RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Paulsen CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .203 1 7
Totals 33 4 13 4 1 3 13      
a - D. Menres substituted for M. Russell in the 2nd
b - J. Barroca pinch hit for L. Jiménez in the 8th
c - L. Estrada substituted for J. Barroca in the 9th
d - M. Pacheco pinch hit for D. Menres in the 9th
e - J. Unknown substituted for M. Pacheco in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Irwin (4, 7th Inning off J. Thornton, 1 on, 1 out) J. Velázquez (18, 6th Inning off J. Thornton, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Velázquez (7, 10th Inning off J. Muñóz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Reyes 2 , N. Plasenia 2 , R. Paulsen , S. Irwin 3 , J. Velázquez 6 , J. Herman 2 , L. Ramírez 2
2-out RBI: N. Plasenia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Jiménez , N. Plasenia , R. Paulsen , S. Irwin , J. Velázquez
GIDP: L. Jiménez , S. Irwin
Sac Bunt: R. Paulsen , D. Menres , J. Barroca
Hit by Pitch: M. Reyes , M. Russell
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: N. Plasenia (1)
YAKIMA PITCHING LINESCORES MERCER ISLAND PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Thornton 7.0 12 3 3 0 1 0 95 62 5.26
J. Castaneda 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 7 2.25
J. Muñóz L (2-1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 10 8.18
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thornton 42
Batters Faced: J. Thornton 30, J. Castaneda 4, J. Muñóz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thornton 9-7, J. Castaneda 1-1, J. Muñóz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thornton 95-62, J. Castaneda 13-7, J. Muñóz 17-10
Hit Batsmen: J. Thornton , J. Castaneda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Pérez 7.0 4 3 3 5 6 1 126 72 2.88
L. Ochoa 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 9 2.45
R. Herrick W (2-2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 31 17 3.00
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Pérez 58
Batters Faced: R. Pérez 30, L. Ochoa 4, R. Herrick 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Pérez 7-8, L. Ochoa 1-0, R. Herrick 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Pérez 126-72, L. Ochoa 17-9, R. Herrick 31-17
WP: R. Pérez
Balk: R. Herrick
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Raúl Pérez
Ballpark: Mercer Island Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 15841
Special Notes: RF Mike Russell was injured being hit by a pitch.
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