M3L TRIPLE A
SANTA BARBARA GOLDEN CRANES AT ALASKAN HUMPBACKS
08/24/2026
 
M3L TRIPLE A
SANTA BARBARA GOLDEN CRANES AT ALASKAN HUMPBACKS
GAME ID: 1814 - MONDAY, AUGUST 24TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Barbara Golden Cranes (50-37) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Alaskan Humpbacks (46-41) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 3 9 0
Humpbacks Stymie Santa Barbara, Take 3-1 Win
Eric Matson never let the Santa Barbara Golden Cranes find their groove. Throughout the game, Matson, the eight overall pick in the 2026 draft, relied on his bread and butter, his knuckleball, in pitching the Humpbacks to a win. Matson was the winning pitcher and moves to 7-2. He threw 5.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 2 and giving up 5 walks. Alaskan is 5th in the Menard's AAA with a record of 46-41.

The Alaskan win was a team effort. It included major contributions from, among others, Miguel Martínez. In the bottom of the first, the Alaskan right fielder came to bat and hit a run-scoring single. It staked his team to a 1-0 lead.

"Can't say enough about our pitching," said Martínez.
SANTA BARBARA BATTING LINESCORES ALASKAN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Trevino 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .231 1 29
Á. Ruezga DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .177 1 9
S. Álvarez LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .358 8 44
L. Manning C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .206 0 8
R. Campos CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 9 55
L. Sánchez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .257 8 34
Á. López SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .225 1 24
P. Lugo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .244 4 31
S. Noriega RF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .308 5 33
Totals 31 1 6 1 6 7 19      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Noriega (9, 5th Inning off E. Matson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Manning , S. Álvarez , S. Noriega 3 , Á. López 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Manning 2 , P. Lugo , Á. Ruezga
Sac Fly: S. Álvarez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Noriega (10)
CS: L. Trevino (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Trevino-Lugo-Sánchez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Marrero 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .263 3 32
T. Beach SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .284 5 43
J. Tapia C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .277 5 43
F. Reyes CF 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 .400 1 7
M. Martínez RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .353 2 23
R. Morse LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 .280 1 25
   a-J. Unknown PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Unknown 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Díaz 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 .280 2 12
   b-R. Merrill PH, LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
T. Han 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .299 3 45
A. Barr DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .268 1 9
Totals 30 3 9 3 6 2 22      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for R. Morse in the 8th
b - R. Merrill pinch hit for M. Díaz in the 8th
c - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Beach , M. Martínez , P. Marrero 2 , T. Han 2 , J. Tapia 2 , R. Merrill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Han , A. Barr , M. Díaz
GIDP: A. Barr
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Reyes (3)
CS: P. Marrero (12)
SANTA BARBARA PITCHING LINESCORES ALASKAN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Mangin L (7-9) 7.0 7 2 2 4 2 0 114 69 4.88
L. Ramos 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 27 14 2.12
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mangin 53
Batters Faced: M. Mangin 30, L. Ramos 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mangin 11-6, L. Ramos 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mangin 114-69, L. Ramos 27-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
E. Matson W (7-2) 5.2 4 1 1 5 2 0 88 49 2.91
B. Neagle H (2) 2.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 33 19 0.60
F. Peralta SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 7 7.50
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Matson 54
Batters Faced: E. Matson 25, B. Neagle 10, F. Peralta 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Matson 6-8, B. Neagle 0-4, F. Peralta 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Matson 88-49, B. Neagle 33-19, F. Peralta 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Neagle 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Matson
Ballpark: Sea World
Weather: Clear skies (89 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm CST
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 7784
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