USPL SINGLE A
NEBRASKA PLAINSMEN AT ATHLETIC CLUB KC U-21
06/18/2026
 
USPL SINGLE A
NEBRASKA PLAINSMEN AT ATHLETIC CLUB KC U-21
GAME ID: 6236 - THURSDAY, JUNE 18TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nebraska Plainsmen (19-19) 2 0 5 1 2 0 1 1 0 12 20 0
Athletic Club KC U-21 (17-21) 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 9 15 2
Cranford has 3 hit night to Pull Plainsmen to .500
The Athletic Club KC U-21 were defeated, 12-9, by the Nebraska Plainsmen. Leading the charge for Nebraska was center fielder Ralph Cranford. He went 3-4 with a double, 2 singles, and 2 walks, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2. Nebraska is 19-19 and Athletic Club KC, with the loss, 17-21.

In the top of the third, Gilberto Moreno had a big 2-run single off Rubén Rivera. With the single, the Nebraska first baseman put his team in front, 7-5. He went 3 for 6 with 3 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 in the contest.

"Ah, the sweet taste of victory!" Moreno crowed after the game.
NEBRASKA BATTING LINESCORES ATHLETIC CLUB KC BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ángel 2B 6 1 4 0 0 0 2 .238 0 4
G. Moreno 1B 6 2 3 3 0 1 2 .212 0 6
G. de Weerdt RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .222 1 3
R. Cranford CF 4 3 3 2 2 0 0 .327 3 17
J. Cheung LF 6 1 1 1 0 2 5 .161 0 5
A. Willis C 6 0 1 1 0 2 5 .307 0 7
L. Hiott SS 5 1 2 2 0 1 5 .164 0 8
J. Bravo 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .235 0 6
J. Platt DH 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .200 0 11
Totals 48 12 20 10 2 9 23      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Platt (7, 8th Inning off B. Sosa, 0 on, 1 out) R. Cranford (8, 4th Inning off M. Smythe, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Ángel (1, 2nd Inning off R. Rivera, 0 on, 2 outs) A. Willis (4, 6th Inning off V. Bhaskar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Platt 4 , J. Bravo 2 , R. Cranford 4 , J. Cheung , L. Hiott 2 , G. Moreno 3 , G. de Weerdt , J. Ángel 5 , A. Willis 2
2-out RBI: J. Platt , R. Cranford , L. Hiott 2 , G. Moreno
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cheung , L. Hiott 2 , G. Moreno , G. de Weerdt 2 , J. Ángel , A. Willis
Hit by Pitch: G. de Weerdt
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Cranford 2 (8) , J. Ángel (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Valverde SS 4 3 2 0 1 0 2 .188 0 6
P. Solís C 4 1 2 2 1 2 2 .261 6 15
   a-M. Herman C 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
R. Romero 2B 4 2 3 4 0 0 3 .267 0 5
J. Vargas CF 5 1 4 2 0 1 1 .322 8 26
A. Medina 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .262 3 26
T. Ng DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .258 4 14
D. Reyes RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 1 19
G. Merendino 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .209 0 10
F. Rodríguez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .268 2 14
Totals 40 9 15 9 3 6 16      
a - M. Herman substituted for P. Solís in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Romero 2 (2, 1st Inning off N. Biffle, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off D. Mack, 1 on, 2 outs) P. Solís (8, 8th Inning off D. Mack, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Valverde (2, 6th Inning off N. Biffle, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Vargas (4, 8th Inning off D. Mack, 1 on, 2 outs) P. Solís (1, 2nd Inning off N. Biffle, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Vargas (8, 6th Inning off D. Mack, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Merendino , R. Romero 5 , F. Rodríguez , M. Valverde 4 , J. Vargas 9 , P. Solís 5 , A. Medina 2
2-out RBI: R. Romero , J. Vargas 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Romero , D. Reyes , T. Ng , A. Medina
Sac Fly: R. Romero
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Vargas (5)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Merendino 2 (6)
NEBRASKA PITCHING LINESCORES ATHLETIC CLUB KC PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
N. Biffle W (1-1) 5.1 11 6 6 3 4 0 111 68 4.26
D. Mack 2.1 4 3 3 0 1 1 36 26 4.11
M. Lawrence H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 2.59
C. Mustard SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 9 1.20
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Biffle 23
Batters Faced: N. Biffle 29, D. Mack 11, M. Lawrence 1, C. Mustard 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Biffle 5-6, D. Mack 0-6, M. Lawrence 1-0, C. Mustard 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Biffle 111-68, D. Mack 36-26, M. Lawrence 5-4, C. Mustard 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Mack 1-1 , M. Lawrence 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Rivera L (1-1) 2.2 9 7 2 1 4 0 77 50 3.38
M. Smythe 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 20 15 2.89
V. Bhaskar 2.0 6 3 2 1 2 0 49 35 9.00
B. Sosa 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 32 22 2.37
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rivera 21
Batters Faced: R. Rivera 20, M. Smythe 8, V. Bhaskar 14, B. Sosa 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rivera 3-1, M. Smythe 1-3, V. Bhaskar 2-2, B. Sosa 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rivera 77-50, M. Smythe 20-15, V. Bhaskar 49-35, B. Sosa 32-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Smythe 2-0 , B. Sosa 2-0
WP: V. Bhaskar
Hit Batsmen: R. Rivera
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ralph Cranford
Ballpark: ACKC Youth Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 6600
Special Notes: SP Matt Smythe was injured while pitching. C Pedro Solís was injured while running the bases.
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