UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
ATLANTA SMOKE AT RICHARDSON CITY THUNDERCATS
06/03/2026
 
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
ATLANTA SMOKE AT RICHARDSON CITY THUNDERCATS
GAME ID: 126 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3RD, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Smoke (12-14) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Richardson City Thundercats (15-11) 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 X 5 13 0
Smoke Come Up Short at Richardson City
Richardson City beat Atlanta on the strength of starter Josef van der Poel's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a 5-3 win. Dave Reed nailed down his 4th save. Richardson City is third in the Division I with a record of 15-11.

José Cruz contributed a productive at-bat in the bottom of the sixth. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, he hit a run-scoring single. It was one at-bat that helped Richardson City get the win.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said van der Poel.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORES RICHARDSON CITY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Elías RF 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .356 3 12
B. Morales 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .321 0 14
A. Morán LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .311 2 15
G. Maldonado DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .253 4 14
N. Durand 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .196 4 15
L. Templeman SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .235 4 14
G. Castillo C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .190 3 7
C. Fox CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .067 1 2
J. Weber 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 0 1
Totals 36 3 9 3 1 9 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Elías (3, 3rd Inning off J. van der Poel, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Morán (2, 3rd Inning off J. van der Poel, 0 on, 1 out) C. Fox (1, 2nd Inning off J. van der Poel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Castillo , B. Morales , B. Elías 6 , G. Maldonado 2 , A. Morán 4 , C. Fox 4
2-out RBI: C. Fox
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Durand , G. Maldonado
Hit by Pitch: J. Weber
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Weber-Templeman-Durand)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nishimura 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .306 4 15
J. Cabrera 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .389 2 13
T. Eler DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .304 9 22
F. Ramírez C 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .304 8 24
J. Cruz RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .263 2 9
E. Álvarez CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .304 4 15
A. Wiley SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 6 14
J. Rivera 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .200 1 4
   a-N. Cates 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 0 1
C. Martin LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .184 2 7
Totals 33 5 13 5 3 4 18      
a - N. Cates substituted for J. Rivera in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cabrera (8, 3rd Inning off C. Beck, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Rivera (2, 3rd Inning off C. Beck, 0 on, 1 out) F. Ramírez (2, 6th Inning off C. Beck, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cabrera 3 , S. Nishimura , C. Martin , E. Álvarez 2 , J. Rivera 3 , F. Ramírez 3 , J. Cruz , T. Eler , A. Wiley
2-out RBI: J. Cabrera , S. Nishimura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nishimura , J. Cruz , T. Eler
GIDP: C. Martin
Sac Fly: E. Álvarez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Álvarez (4) , J. Cruz (5)
CS: E. Álvarez (3)

FIELDING
PB: F. Ramírez
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORES RICHARDSON CITY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Beck L (0-3) 6.0 10 5 5 1 2 0 93 62 5.18
S. Harris 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 9.00
F. Pitts 2.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 39 24 3.72
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Beck 33
Batters Faced: C. Beck 26, S. Harris 1, F. Pitts 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Beck 7-6, S. Harris 0-0, F. Pitts 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Beck 93-62, S. Harris 3-2, F. Pitts 39-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Pitts 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. van der Poel W (2-3) 8.0 8 3 3 1 7 3 110 72 3.41
D. Reed SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 12 3.72
PITCHING
Game Score: J. van der Poel 60
Batters Faced: J. van der Poel 34, D. Reed 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. van der Poel 9-8, D. Reed 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. van der Poel 110-72, D. Reed 16-12
Hit Batsmen: J. van der Poel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josef van der Poel
Ballpark: The Thunder Dome
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 45555
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