MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NUGGETS AT THUNDER BAY NORTHERN LIONS BC
07/05/2025
 
MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NUGGETS AT THUNDER BAY NORTHERN LIONS BC
GAME ID: 3114 - SATURDAY, JULY 5TH, 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rocky Mountain Nuggets (27-24) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Thunder Bay Northern Lions BC (27-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Nuggets Edge Thunder Bay in Pitching Duel
The Rocky Mountain Nuggets picked up a win at Great Northern Field, knocking off the Thunder Bay Northern Lions BC, 1-0. Starting pitcher Alfonso Zapata, who captured player of the game honors, was a big reason why. Zapata was the winning pitcher and moves to 3-2. He threw 7.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 3 and giving up 3 walks. Getting the save was Reynaldo Ortíz, his 1st.

Mike Green took Rafael Cardona deep with no one out in the top of the fifth. On a 2-2 slider, Green drilled a solo home run to left-center. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put Rocky Mountain on top, 1-0.

In postgame comments, Green told the Rocky Mountain News: "Do people still doubt I give 100%?"

The Nuggets sit in 5th place in the Division III with a record of 27-24.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BATTING LINESCORES THUNDER BAY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Melton 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 1 14
R. Bowen SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 2 20
J. Sánchez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .275 12 36
A. Rodríguez DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .274 9 27
J. Ríos LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .276 3 20
W. Shannon CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .205 2 11
M. Green RF 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .190 2 10
   a-J. Martínez RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087 0 0
J. Ávila 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .091 1 1
G. Chalmers C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 2 5
   b-J. Sánchez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 0 2
Totals 32 1 6 1 2 10 9      
a - J. Martínez substituted for M. Green in the 7th
b - J. Sánchez substituted for G. Chalmers in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Green (2, 5th Inning off R. Cardona, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sánchez , M. Green 4 , A. Rodríguez 2 , J. Ríos 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Shannon , M. Melton
Sac Bunt: J. Ávila
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sánchez (5)
Double Plays: 3 (Melton-Bowen-Sánchez, Ávila-Melton-Sánchez, Sánchez-Bowen-Sánchez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Fish LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .229 4 21
F. Meyer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .208 0 2
D. Smith DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .286 12 37
R. O'Connor RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .236 3 18
C. Gregory CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 11 32
C. Padilla C 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .276 3 25
A. Griffith SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .275 2 17
C. Peters 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 1 13
R. Valadez 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .182 0 4
Totals 29 0 5 0 4 3 18      
BATTING
Total Bases: K. Fish , R. O'Connor , C. Padilla 2 , R. Valadez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. O'Connor , D. Smith , A. Griffith
GIDP: K. Fish , A. Griffith 2
Sac Bunt: R. Valadez
Team LOB: 10
ROCKY MOUNTAIN PITCHING LINESCORES THUNDER BAY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Zapata W (3-2) 7.2 4 0 0 3 3 0 101 65 2.31
J. Garza H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 3 3.86
R. Ortíz SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 4.07
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Zapata 71
Batters Faced: A. Zapata 29, J. Garza 2, R. Ortíz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Zapata 10-8, J. Garza 0-1, R. Ortíz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Zapata 101-65, J. Garza 8-3, R. Ortíz 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Garza 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Cardona L (5-3) 6.2 5 1 1 2 8 1 108 68 2.87
T. Locke 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 14 3.27
B. Bannatyne 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 3.93
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cardona 66
Batters Faced: R. Cardona 27, T. Locke 5, B. Bannatyne 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cardona 7-5, T. Locke 2-1, B. Bannatyne 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cardona 108-68, T. Locke 21-14, B. Bannatyne 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Locke 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alfonso Zapata
Ballpark: Great Northern Field
Start Time: 1:05 pm CST
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 47853
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