UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
RICHARDSON CITY THUNDERCATS AT NORTHERN VIRGINIA RETRIEVERS
05/19/2025
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UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
RICHARDSON CITY THUNDERCATS AT NORTHERN VIRGINIA RETRIEVERS
GAME ID: 74 - MONDAY, MAY 19TH, 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Richardson City Thundercats (12-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 1
Northern Virginia Retrievers (5-10) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Thundercats Jolt Retrievers with Late Rally
The Thundercats had to overcome a good performance from Northern Virginia pitcher Aurelio López to claim a 2-1 win at Ballpark of Northern Virginia. López went 8 innings and allowed no earned runs. Dave Reed earned the save for Richardson City, his 7th. The Richardson City Thundercats, now 12-3, have stormed out of the gates.

Nate Cates had a clutch at-bat with two out in the top of the ninth for the Thundercats. Coming up with a runner on 1st and Richardson City trailing 1-0, he hit a 2-run home run.

"I like how we're playing right now," said Cates.
RICHARDSON CITY BATTING LINESCORES NORTHERN VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Mann LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .228 1 4
J. Cabrera 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .413 0 6
S. Nishimura 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .283 0 9
T. Eler DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .196 3 11
E. Álvarez CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .244 1 5
M. Qualtrough SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .339 0 5
F. Ramírez C 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .256 1 4
N. Cates 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .173 1 6
J. Jones RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .115 2 7
Totals 36 2 9 2 0 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Álvarez (3, 6th Inning off A. López, 1 on, 1 out) F. Ramírez (2, 4th Inning off A. López, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Cates (1, 9th Inning off I. Paunescu, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cabrera 2 , S. Nishimura , M. Qualtrough , E. Álvarez 2 , F. Ramírez 3 , C. Mann , N. Cates 4
2-out RBI: N. Cates
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Álvarez , F. Ramírez , N. Cates
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: S. Nishimura (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ornelas LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .206 0 2
R. Salazar RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322 1 7
C. Armstrong 1B 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .264 3 5
M. Randall DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .176 3 6
T. Nakayama C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .260 3 3
M. Ohara 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .457 0 7
R. Salazar CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 .132 0 1
J. Parra 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .212 1 2
   a-B. Heller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .089 1 3
G. Fuentes SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .133 0 2
Totals 32 1 7 1 3 9 19      
a - B. Heller pinch hit for J. Parra in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Armstrong 2 (4, 4th Inning off J. van der Poel, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off M. Franco, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Armstrong 4 , T. Nakayama , R. Salazar , M. Ohara 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nakayama , R. Salazar , J. Parra 2 , G. Fuentes
Sac Bunt: R. Salazar
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Ohara (2)
CS: F. Ornelas (2) , R. Salazar (2)
RICHARDSON CITY PITCHING LINESCORES NORTHERN VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. van der Poel 7.0 5 1 0 3 7 0 105 67 0.82
M. Franco 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 0.00
J. Ramírez W (2-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 6 0.00
D. Reed SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 8 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: J. van der Poel 69
Batters Faced: J. van der Poel 28, M. Franco 2, J. Ramírez 2, D. Reed 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. van der Poel 5-7, M. Franco 1-0, J. Ramírez 1-0, D. Reed 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. van der Poel 105-67, M. Franco 8-5, J. Ramírez 7-6, D. Reed 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ramírez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. López 8.0 7 0 0 0 7 0 100 69 1.82
I. Paunescu L (0-1)BS (2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 17 10 5.62
PITCHING
Game Score: A. López 75
Batters Faced: A. López 31, I. Paunescu 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. López 4-13, I. Paunescu 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. López 100-69, I. Paunescu 17-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aurelio López
Ballpark: Ballpark of Northern Virginia
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm CST
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 50000
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