M3L DOUBLE A
SPRINGFIELD SHOOTERS AT BILLINGS POLAR BEARS
05/07/2025
 
M3L DOUBLE A
SPRINGFIELD SHOOTERS AT BILLINGS POLAR BEARS
GAME ID: 1941 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH, 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Springfield Shooters (3-3) 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 10 2
Billings Polar Bears (3-3) 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 8 9 2
Polar Bears Walk It Off for 3rd Win of Season
Fernando Rivera did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the Springfield Shooters from losing, 8-7, to the Billings Polar Bears at The Igloo. Rivera was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 5 runs and scored once. Billings reliever José Maestas was credited with the win, to go to 1-0. Gonçalo Conxacha took the loss for Springfield. With the loss, Springfield falls to 3-3.

Bernard Gauthier was the walk-off hero for Billings. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth, the Billings second baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"I'm glad I could get it done when the game was in the balance," Gauthier said in his postgame press conference.
SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORES BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Deschain SS 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 .438 1 3
E. Bentley RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .360 1 4
F. González 1B 4 1 0 1 0 1 5 .222 2 5
F. Rivera 3B 4 1 3 5 0 1 0 .357 2 7
J. Ruíz CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .240 1 2
F. Crocker 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .400 1 3
A. Gómez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 0 2
   a-R. Andrade C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
M. Vidal DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .120 0 0
M. Smiley LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 0 0
   b-G. Castro PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .545 0 1
Totals 36 7 10 7 1 8 12      
a - R. Andrade substituted for A. Gómez in the 8th
b - G. Castro pinch hit for M. Smiley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ruíz (3, 8th Inning off O. Ángel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Crocker (1, 2nd Inning off F. Glass, 0 on, 0 outs) F. Rivera (2, 5th Inning off F. Glass, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Deschain 3 , E. Bentley , J. Ruíz 2 , F. Crocker 5 , F. Rivera 6
2-out RBI: F. Rivera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Vidal
GIDP: F. González
Sac Bunt: F. Crocker
Sac Fly: F. González
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Deschain 2 (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Deschain (3) , F. Crocker (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Crocker-Deschain-González)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hernández RF 3 2 1 1 0 2 3 .261 1 5
C. Schultz LF 5 2 1 1 0 1 3 .381 1 3
F. Trujillo 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .263 2 5
F. Willemsen C 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .200 0 4
L. Marín SS 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .316 0 1
   a-R. Ruíz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 3
   b-L. Lovelace SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   e-M. Alemán PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Gauthier 2B 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 .316 0 2
M. Brown DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
L. Namajunas CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .158 0 1
   c-D. Carney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   d-J. Díaz CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
C. Kline 3B 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .667 0 4
Totals 34 8 9 7 4 7 14      
a - R. Ruíz pinch hit for L. Marín in the 7th
b - L. Lovelace substituted for R. Ruíz in the 8th
c - D. Carney pinch hit for L. Namajunas in the 8th
d - J. Díaz substituted for D. Carney in the 9th
e - M. Alemán pinch hit for L. Lovelace in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Willemsen (1, 7th Inning off E. Arroyo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Schultz (1, 5th Inning off R. Gartner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Gauthier , C. Schultz 4 , F. Trujillo , C. Kline 2 , R. Hernández , M. Brown , F. Willemsen 2 , L. Marín
2-out RBI: B. Gauthier , C. Kline , F. Willemsen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hernández , R. Ruíz
GIDP: F. Willemsen
Sac Bunt: M. Brown
Sac Fly: R. Hernández
Hit by Pitch: B. Gauthier , R. Hernández
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Kline (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hernández (1) , L. Marín (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Marín-Gauthier-Trujillo)
SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORES BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Gartner 6.2 6 6 5 3 6 1 101 64 10.12
E. Arroyo H (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0.00
J. Castro 0.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.00
G. Domínguez H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00
G. Conxacha L (0-1)BS (1) 1.1 2 1 0 1 1 0 36 20 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Gartner 43
Batters Faced: R. Gartner 30, E. Arroyo 2, J. Castro 1, G. Domínguez 1, G. Conxacha 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Gartner 6-7, E. Arroyo 0-1, J. Castro 0-0, G. Domínguez 1-0, G. Conxacha 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Gartner 101-64, E. Arroyo 4-3, J. Castro 1-0, G. Domínguez 1-1, G. Conxacha 36-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Arroyo 1-1 , G. Domínguez 1-0 , G. Conxacha 1-1
WP: R. Gartner
Hit Batsmen: R. Gartner , J. Castro
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
F. Glass 4.1 8 7 5 0 3 2 70 49 4.76
S. Bryan 2.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 43 27 0.00
O. Ángel 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 7 0.00
J. Maestas W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 7 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Glass 26
Batters Faced: F. Glass 22, S. Bryan 9, O. Ángel 4, J. Maestas 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Glass 4-5, S. Bryan 2-2, O. Ángel 2-0, J. Maestas 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Glass 70-49, S. Bryan 43-27, O. Ángel 12-7, J. Maestas 12-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fernando Rivera
Ballpark: The Igloo
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 6873
Special Notes: SP Roy Gartner was injured while pitching.
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