UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
RICHARDSON CITY THUNDERCATS AT ATLANTA SMOKE
07/01/2026
 
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
RICHARDSON CITY THUNDERCATS AT ATLANTA SMOKE
GAME ID: 231 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 1ST, 2026 - GAME LOG
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Richardson City Thundercats (29-18) 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 7 12 0
Atlanta Smoke (24-23) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0
Thundercats Cut Down Smoke, 7-1
Richardson City and Atlanta met at Smoke Ballpark in front of a lively crowd.

Richardson City used a superb performance from starting pitcher Josef van der Poel to down the Atlanta Smoke, 7-1. van der Poel got the win, improving to 5-4. He allowed 4 hits and walked 2 over 7.1 innings. van der Poel allowed 1 earned run.

Also having an impact was catcher Fernando Ramírez, who stroked a grand slam home run in the top of the fourth for Richardson City. For the game, Ramírez went 2 for 5 with a home run. He drove in 4 runs and scored once.

"I like our moxie," said Richardson City Thundercats manager Imran Kopitar.

Richardson City bumps their record to 29-18 with the win.
RICHARDSON CITY BATTING LINESCORES ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cabrera 2B 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 .318 2 22
F. Ramírez C 5 1 2 4 0 1 3 .298 10 30
E. Álvarez CF 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .289 4 23
T. Eler DH 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .306 15 37
S. Nishimura 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .298 6 21
A. Wiley 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .285 8 31
C. Martin LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .214 3 14
M. Qualtrough SS 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .222 0 6
C. Mann RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .139 0 2
Totals 36 7 12 7 5 5 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Qualtrough (1, 6th Inning off R. Gómez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Wiley (2, 2nd Inning off C. Beck, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Ramírez (10, 4th Inning off C. Beck, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cabrera , M. Qualtrough 4 , C. Martin 2 , E. Álvarez , F. Ramírez 5 , T. Eler 2 , A. Wiley 3
2-out RBI: F. Ramírez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nishimura , C. Martin
GIDP: F. Ramírez , A. Wiley
Hit by Pitch: S. Nishimura
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Elías RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .356 5 21
B. Morales 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .309 0 20
A. Morán LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310 4 26
G. Maldonado DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 7 24
N. Durand 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 8 23
L. Templeman SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .239 5 20
G. Castillo C 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .224 3 15
A. Maldonado CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .205 0 0
T. Newsome 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .276 4 15
Totals 31 1 4 0 2 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Castillo 2 (7, 3rd Inning off J. van der Poel, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. van der Poel, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Templeman , G. Castillo 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Morales , T. Newsome 2 , G. Maldonado
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Elías (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Templeman-Newsome-Durand, Templeman-Newsome-Durand)
RICHARDSON CITY PITCHING LINESCORES ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. van der Poel W (5-4) 7.1 4 1 1 2 4 0 109 69 2.67
M. Franco 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 12 5.21
PITCHING
Game Score: J. van der Poel 68
Batters Faced: J. van der Poel 28, M. Franco 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. van der Poel 7-11, M. Franco 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. van der Poel 109-69, M. Franco 18-12
Balk: J. van der Poel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Beck L (2-5) 5.0 8 5 5 3 4 1 96 55 5.13
R. Gómez 3.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 57 34 4.28
T. Rosas 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 21 10 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Beck 32
Batters Faced: C. Beck 25, R. Gómez 13, T. Rosas 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Beck 5-4, R. Gómez 6-3, T. Rosas 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Beck 96-55, R. Gómez 57-34, T. Rosas 21-10
Hit Batsmen: C. Beck
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josef van der Poel
Ballpark: Smoke Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 36997
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