USPL DOUBLE A
MERCER ISLAND SCREAMING EAGLES AT YAKIMA HOPS
05/28/2026
 
USPL DOUBLE A
MERCER ISLAND SCREAMING EAGLES AT YAKIMA HOPS
GAME ID: 4659 - THURSDAY, MAY 28TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Mercer Island Screaming Eagles (14-7) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 0
Yakima Hops (14-7) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Screaming Eagles Beat Hops in 11
Valentín Rivera never let the Yakima Hops find their groove. Throughout the game, Rivera, who is tied for 10th in the PAA with a 1.12 WHIP, relied on his bread and butter, his slider, in pitching the Screaming Eagles to a win. Mercer Island occupies first place in the Premier AA at 14-7.

Rivera ran roughshod through the Yakima lineup. The right-hander allowed just 4 hits over 10 innings, while striking out 6. With the victory, he goes to 2-1 on the season.

"It was terrific getting this win," Rivera said. "We put in a lot of work to do it."
MERCER ISLAND BATTING LINESCORES YAKIMA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Estrada 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 0 6
   c-W. Killefer PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .267 0 8
M. Russell RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .297 1 7
A. García LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 0 13
L. Ramírez DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 1 14
J. Velázquez 1B 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .286 3 4
L. Jiménez SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .282 0 6
R. Moreno C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 0 10
   d-M. Reyes PH, C 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .538 0 4
S. Irwin 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 0 3
   a-J. Herman PH, LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .143 0 2
R. Gérard CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 0 2
   b-N. Plasenia PH, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 .375 0 0
Totals 41 2 10 2 2 8 13      
a - J. Herman pinch hit for S. Irwin in the 7th
b - N. Plasenia pinch hit for R. Gérard in the 7th
c - W. Killefer pinch hit for L. Estrada in the 7th
d - M. Reyes pinch hit for R. Moreno in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Velázquez (6, 6th Inning off D. Morse, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: N. Plasenia (1, 7th Inning off D. Morse, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Velázquez 2 (3, 2nd Inning off D. Morse, 0 on, 1 out; 11th Inning off J. Castaneda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Jiménez 2 , M. Russell 2 , R. Gérard , J. Velázquez 10 , N. Plasenia 3 , M. Reyes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Jiménez , S. Irwin , L. Ramírez , W. Killefer 2
GIDP: L. Estrada
Hit by Pitch: A. García
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Jiménez (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rivera-Jiménez-Velázquez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kalkman 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .200 0 6
P. Tapia 1B, CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .293 1 11
T. Jones C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .307 2 10
D. Holbrook DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 2 10
E. Vásquez CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 0 8
   a-J. Unknown PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Rodríguez RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 0 3
   b-J. Unknown PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Reyes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 0 5
C. Nieves LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .316 0 3
   f-L. Roper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 4
D. Luna SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 0 8
   c-J. Unknown PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Skelly PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 2 7
   e-J. García SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 36 1 5 1 1 8 7      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for E. Vásquez in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for D. Rodríguez in the 7th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for D. Luna in the 8th
d - B. Skelly pinch ran for J. Unknown in the 8th
e - J. García substituted for B. Skelly in the 9th
f - L. Roper pinch hit for C. Nieves in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Tapia (10, 4th Inning off V. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Nieves , R. Kalkman , P. Tapia 3 , J. García
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Holbrook
GIDP: T. Jones
Sac Bunt: D. Luna
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: R. Kalkman (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Kalkman-Luna-Tapia)
MERCER ISLAND PITCHING LINESCORES YAKIMA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
V. Rivera W (2-1) 10.0 4 1 1 1 6 0 105 69 2.95
D. Melis SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 9 1.69
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Rivera 85
Batters Faced: V. Rivera 34, D. Melis 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Rivera 10-13, D. Melis 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Rivera 105-69, D. Melis 15-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Morse 8.0 7 1 1 0 4 1 89 65 2.40
J. Unknown 2.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 45 24 0.00
J. Castaneda L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 10 8 1.42
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Morse 68
Batters Faced: D. Morse 31, J. Unknown 9, J. Castaneda 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Morse 11-7, J. Unknown 1-2, J. Castaneda 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Morse 89-65, J. Unknown 45-24, J. Castaneda 10-8
Hit Batsmen: D. Morse
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Valentín Rivera
Ballpark: Hops Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 19 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm CST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 12974
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