USSL SINGLE A
NEBRASKA PLAINSMEN AT HAMMOND HERONS
06/21/2025
 
USSL SINGLE A
NEBRASKA PLAINSMEN AT HAMMOND HERONS
GAME ID: 5764 - SATURDAY, JUNE 21ST, 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nebraska Plainsmen (18-22) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
Hammond Herons (29-11) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 2 10 0
2-1 Win by Herons Continues Hot Start
Hammond pitcher Alberto Mendoza did his part in helping his team beat the Nebraska Plainsmen, 2-1. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Mendoza went 8 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 7. His record improves to 4-2. Earning his 9th save for Hammond was Esteban Jiménez.

In the bottom of the fifth, Hammond second baseman Rex Scurlock had a productive at-bat. With a runner on 2nd and one out, Scurlock stroked a run-scoring single to left-center. It made the score 2-0, Hammond. For the game, he was 1 for 4.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling pretty confident after that win," said Mendoza.

Hammond is now 29-11, 3 games up in the Silver A.
NEBRASKA BATTING LINESCORES HAMMOND BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vargas SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .129 1 5
B. Barlow C 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .239 3 16
   b-M. Thompson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 1 4
L. Ruíz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 1 14
C. Wheezer 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .268 0 5
A. Willis DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1 7
N. Grohman LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .216 1 5
L. Antle CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 1 14
   a-Y. Hyon PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 1 6
A. Bies 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .237 2 15
B. Honour RF 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .206 1 7
Totals 30 1 6 1 1 8 12      
a - Y. Hyon pinch hit for L. Antle in the 7th
b - M. Thompson pinch hit for B. Barlow in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Bies , N. Grohman , B. Barlow , B. Honour , L. Ruíz , M. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Barlow , A. Willis
GIDP: C. Wheezer , Y. Hyon
Sac Bunt: J. Vargas
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Contreras-Vargas-Ruíz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Belote 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .330 0 12
R. Scurlock 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .273 1 6
S. Pérez RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .242 0 8
J. Jarca DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .269 7 24
J. Hood CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .312 3 14
   b-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   d-A. Kezer CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
R. Aracil C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .232 0 12
J. Lechuga LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .140 0 9
   c-H. Rivera PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .148 0 2
D. Meléndez 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .229 1 5
   a-A. Pérez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 1 5
M. Frisby SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .297 1 16
Totals 31 2 10 2 2 10 14      
a - A. Pérez substituted for D. Meléndez in the 8th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Hood in the 8th
c - H. Rivera pinch hit for J. Lechuga in the 8th
d - A. Kezer substituted for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Belote (6, 1st Inning off J. Contreras, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Aracil (8, 8th Inning off T. Hori, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Meléndez (1, 5th Inning off J. Contreras, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Meléndez 4 , J. Lechuga , J. Hood , R. Scurlock , M. Frisby , S. Belote 2 , R. Aracil 3 , S. Pérez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lechuga , J. Jarca , H. Rivera
GIDP: D. Meléndez
Sac Bunt: S. Belote
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Scurlock-Frisby-Belote, Scurlock-Frisby-Belote)
NEBRASKA PITCHING LINESCORES HAMMOND PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Contreras L (1-5) 7.1 9 2 2 2 8 1 116 72 4.38
T. Hori 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 7 2.25
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Contreras 58
Batters Faced: J. Contreras 31, T. Hori 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Contreras 6-6, T. Hori 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Contreras 116-72, T. Hori 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hori 1-0
Balk: J. Contreras
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Mendoza W (4-2) 8.0 5 1 1 1 7 0 103 70 1.93
E. Jiménez SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 9 0.95
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mendoza 74
Batters Faced: A. Mendoza 28, E. Jiménez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mendoza 11-4, E. Jiménez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mendoza 103-70, E. Jiménez 14-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alberto Mendoza
Ballpark: The Heron Refuge
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 11900
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