USPL DOUBLE A
ASHEVILLE HIGHLANDERS AT MERCER ISLAND SCREAMING EAGLES
09/15/2026
 
USPL DOUBLE A
ASHEVILLE HIGHLANDERS AT MERCER ISLAND SCREAMING EAGLES
GAME ID: 5054 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Asheville Highlanders (40-60) 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 1
Mercer Island Screaming Eagles (54-46) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 12 0
Highlanders Dump Screaming Eagles, 5-4
Ellis Harless left his imprint on the 5-4 Asheville win against the Mercer Island Screaming Eagles. Harless, who was drafted in the three round of the 2025 draft, was 2 for 4 with 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI. Brandon McAllister earned the save for Asheville, his 7th of the year. The Highlanders now own a record of 40-60.

Early in the game, Harless had a 2-run single for Asheville. It was his 50th hit of the season and put the Highlanders on top, 4-2.

"I'll probably toss and turn tonight," Mercer Island manager Jared Gilbert said following the tough loss.
ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORES MERCER ISLAND BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Montoya CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .232 6 34
E. Lastinger DH 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .270 5 34
A. Castillo LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .264 9 29
E. Harless 1B 4 0 2 4 0 1 1 .202 3 22
   a-A. Putman PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302 1 20
R. Gray 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .324 9 28
J. Gosselin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .177 2 22
T. Valenzuela C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .245 1 10
M. Calderón RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .240 3 21
H. Gallegos SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .264 1 36
Totals 33 5 8 5 5 8 13      
a - A. Putman pinch hit for E. Harless in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Montoya (3, 4th Inning off J. López, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Gray , E. Harless 2 , E. Lastinger , M. Montoya 3 , H. Gallegos , T. Valenzuela
2-out RBI: E. Harless , M. Montoya
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Lastinger , J. Gosselin , M. Calderón , A. Putman
GIDP: R. Gray
Sac Bunt: M. Montoya
Hit by Pitch: A. Castillo
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Lastinger (22) , M. Montoya 2 (24)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Gray (3)
Double Plays: 5 (Gosselin-Gallegos-Harless, Harless-Gallegos-Harless, Gosselin-Gallegos-Harless, Gallegos-Gosselin-Harless, Gallegos-Gosselin-Harless)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Irwin 2B 3 0 2 2 2 0 0 .280 4 24
R. Paulsen LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .278 1 17
S. Dowell 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .291 5 24
L. Ramírez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .281 16 63
M. Reyes C 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .278 13 42
L. Jiménez SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .293 4 30
W. Killefer 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .276 1 23
M. Russell RF 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 .276 7 35
R. Gérard CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .273 1 13
   a-G. de Best PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 1 4
Totals 33 4 12 4 5 2 15      
a - G. de Best pinch hit for R. Gérard in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Jiménez (19, 2nd Inning off E. Venture, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Reyes 2 (8, 2nd Inning off E. Venture, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off E. Venture, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Jiménez 2 , R. Paulsen 2 , S. Irwin 2 , W. Killefer , L. Ramírez , S. Dowell , M. Reyes 4 , R. Gérard 2
2-out RBI: S. Irwin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Jiménez , R. Paulsen , R. Gérard
GIDP: L. Jiménez , R. Paulsen , L. Ramírez , S. Dowell , M. Russell
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Irwin-Jiménez-Dowell)
PB: M. Reyes
ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORES MERCER ISLAND PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
E. Venture W (6-4) 5.2 7 3 3 4 0 0 94 57 5.03
L. López H (2) 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 27 15 7.08
B. Göller H (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 7 1.07
B. McAllister SV (7) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 18 12 6.39
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Venture 39
Batters Faced: E. Venture 23, L. López 8, B. Göller 2, B. McAllister 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Venture 9-2, L. López 4-1, B. Göller 0-0, B. McAllister 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Venture 94-57, L. López 27-15, B. Göller 10-7, B. McAllister 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. López 1-0 , B. Göller 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. López L (1-2) 4.0 5 5 5 4 1 0 64 37 2.77
G. Davis 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 37 24 1.93
P. Álvarez 2.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 46 24 3.57
PITCHING
Game Score: J. López 29
Batters Faced: J. López 20, G. Davis 8, P. Álvarez 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. López 5-5, G. Davis 1-2, P. Álvarez 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. López 64-37, G. Davis 37-24, P. Álvarez 46-24
WP: J. López
Hit Batsmen: P. Álvarez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ellis Harless
Ballpark: Mercer Island Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 11530
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