USPL SINGLE A
NEBRASKA PLAINSMEN AT ATHLETIC CLUB KC U-21
07/18/2026
 
USPL SINGLE A
NEBRASKA PLAINSMEN AT ATHLETIC CLUB KC U-21
GAME ID: 6346 - SATURDAY, JULY 18TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nebraska Plainsmen (29-31) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1
Athletic Club KC U-21 (31-29) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 3 6 2
U-21 Saddle Plainsmen with 3-1 Loss
The Athletic Club KC U-21 got a magnificent performance from pitcher Claudio Valenzuela, who muffled the Nebraska offense en route to a tight 3-1 U-21 win at ACKC Youth Field. Alberto Ortíz recorded the save for Athletic Club KC, his 1st of the season. The U-21 improved to 31-29.

In the bottom of the first, Héctor Barrios had a big 2-run double off Gabriel Escobar. With the double, the Athletic Club KC second baseman put his team in front, 2-0. He was 2-3 with 2 doubles, while adding 2 RBI in the contest.

"There's a lot of fight left in this team," said Barrios.
NEBRASKA BATTING LINESCORES ATHLETIC CLUB KC BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cheung 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .174 0 6
A. Bies 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .045 0 0
R. Hernández RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .211 1 6
R. Cranford CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .281 5 26
L. Antle LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .278 1 15
A. Willis C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .255 0 8
L. Hiott SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .198 0 10
   a-M. Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 1 4
J. Bravo 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .206 0 12
J. Platt DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .187 0 16
Totals 31 1 4 1 3 7 10      
a - M. Thompson pinch hit for L. Hiott in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Cranford (12, 6th Inning off C. Valenzuela, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Cranford 2 , J. Cheung , R. Hernández , A. Willis
2-out RBI: R. Cranford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Antle , R. Hernández , M. Thompson
GIDP: R. Hernández
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hernández (7)
CS: R. Hernández (8)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Hiott (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Hiott-Cheung-Bies)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Drogo SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 0 1
D. Reyes RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .262 1 25
R. Younger DH 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .315 7 29
J. Vargas CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .316 13 39
A. Medina 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .266 7 45
H. Barrios 2B 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .302 0 30
C. Tze C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 1 6
G. Merendino 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 0 12
F. Rodríguez LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 2 20
Totals 28 3 6 3 3 5 9      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Barrios 2 (12, 1st Inning off G. Escobar, 3 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off G. Escobar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Younger (7, 6th Inning off G. Escobar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Younger 5 , C. Tze , D. Reyes , H. Barrios 4
2-out RBI: H. Barrios
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Tze , J. Vargas
GIDP: F. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Younger (11)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Merendino (9) , A. Medina (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Drogo-Barrios-Merendino)
NEBRASKA PITCHING LINESCORES ATHLETIC CLUB KC PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
G. Escobar L (0-4) 8.0 6 3 3 3 5 1 108 69 2.14
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Escobar 60
Batters Faced: G. Escobar 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Escobar 9-7
Pitches - Strikes: G. Escobar 108-69
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Valenzuela W (2-3) 7.1 4 1 1 2 7 0 120 75 2.59
T. Riel H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 4.72
A. Ortíz SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 7 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Valenzuela 71
Batters Faced: C. Valenzuela 29, T. Riel 1, A. Ortíz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Valenzuela 4-10, T. Riel 1-0, A. Ortíz 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Valenzuela 120-75, T. Riel 9-6, A. Ortíz 16-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Riel 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Claudio Valenzuela
Ballpark: ACKC Youth Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm CST
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 10115
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