M3L DOUBLE A
BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT MYRTLE BEACH MERMEN
08/07/2026
 
M3L DOUBLE A
BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT MYRTLE BEACH MERMEN
GAME ID: 3861 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Billings Polar Bears (40-34) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 11 1
Myrtle Beach Mermen (39-35) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Willemsen Helps Polar Bears Run Win Streak to 3
Billings catcher Fokke Willemsen made his presence felt in the 4-2 Polar Bears triumph over the Myrtle Beach Mermen. Willemsen went 3-4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Getting the save was Jim Unknown, his 1st. The Polar Bears now own a record of 40-34.

Willemsen had a game-changing home run in the top of the sixth. On a 1-0 fastball from Héctor Ocampo, he banged a 3-run home run to left-center, giving the Polar Bears a 4-2 lead. It was the 10th home run of the year for Willemsen.

In postgame remarks, Willemsen said: "We put it together today and came out with the win -- that's the main thing."
BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORES MYRTLE BEACH BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Conn RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .242 3 15
L. Marín 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .238 0 21
   a-L. Lovelace 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 0 1
M. Roloff LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .263 4 28
   b-J. Díaz LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 0 11
F. Willemsen C 4 2 3 4 1 1 0 .370 10 53
H. Spence CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .249 2 26
F. Trinidad 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .313 4 32
V. Fortis DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .245 7 23
N. Landrum SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .204 7 28
A. Mateo 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .224 0 15
Totals 36 4 11 4 3 7 18      
a - L. Lovelace substituted for L. Marín in the 9th
b - J. Díaz substituted for M. Roloff in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Landrum (10, 8th Inning off K. Ryan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Willemsen 2 (10, 2nd Inning off H. Ocampo, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off H. Ocampo, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Conn 2 , H. Spence , M. Roloff , N. Landrum 2 , F. Trinidad 2 , F. Willemsen 9 , A. Mateo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Spence 2 , M. Roloff , V. Fortis , N. Landrum , A. Mateo
GIDP: L. Marín
Sac Bunt: L. Marín
Hit by Pitch: J. Conn
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: N. Landrum (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rodríguez CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .295 12 39
J. Reyes DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .286 0 17
B. Kennerly 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .313 3 21
M. Guillama C 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .301 9 38
J. Villanueva 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .207 1 20
M. Palen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .273 2 12
S. Pérez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 1 24
M. Cobblepot LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .236 4 28
T. York SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 4 17
Totals 34 2 7 2 2 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Kennerly (6, 1st Inning off T. Cross, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Cobblepot 2 , B. Kennerly 3 , M. Guillama , S. Rodríguez , J. Villanueva
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Guillama , M. Palen 2 , J. Reyes
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Rodríguez (20) , J. Villanueva (9)
CS: M. Cobblepot (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (York-Villanueva-Palen)
BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORES MYRTLE BEACH PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Cross 1.1 2 2 1 0 1 0 25 16 2.52
J. Maestas 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 37 21 3.25
R. Avelar W (7-2) 3.1 2 0 0 0 4 0 51 33 2.45
S. Abreu H (6) 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 13 4 3.73
I. Sugimoto H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 3.86
J. Unknown SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Cross 39
Batters Faced: T. Cross 7, J. Maestas 7, R. Avelar 12, S. Abreu 5, I. Sugimoto 2, J. Unknown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Cross 0-3, J. Maestas 3-1, R. Avelar 4-2, S. Abreu 1-1, I. Sugimoto 0-2, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Cross 25-16, J. Maestas 37-21, R. Avelar 51-33, S. Abreu 13-4, I. Sugimoto 5-3, J. Unknown 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Sugimoto 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
H. Ocampo L (3-8) 6.0 9 4 4 1 5 2 113 72 4.80
K. Ryan 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 41 23 0.67
J. Unknown 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 10 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ocampo 42
Batters Faced: H. Ocampo 28, K. Ryan 8, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ocampo 8-4, K. Ryan 3-2, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ocampo 113-72, K. Ryan 41-23, J. Unknown 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Ryan 2-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Ocampo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fokke Willemsen
Ballpark: Tennille Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 13003
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