USPL SINGLE A
COLUMBIA RIVER RATS AT NEBRASKA PLAINSMEN
08/17/2026
 
USPL SINGLE A
COLUMBIA RIVER RATS AT NEBRASKA PLAINSMEN
GAME ID: 6450 - MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbia River Rats (45-36) 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Nebraska Plainsmen (40-41) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
Tight Tilt Goes to River Rats, 4-2
The Columbia River Rats defeated the Nebraska Plainsmen, 4-2, in USPL Single A action at Plain Old Stadium, with Columbia pitcher Claudio Salazar named player of the game. José Fuentes got credit for the save for Columbia. It was his 5th of the year. After today's action, Columbia sits at 45-36, while Nebraska falls to 40-41.

One impactful at-bat came in the top of the fifth inning. With the bases loaded, the batter, Mark Towns, hit a 2-run single. It made the score 4-2, Columbia, and helped them go on to win.

"I just trusted my stuff," said Salazar.
COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORES NEBRASKA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Hernández SS 4 2 0 0 0 2 3 .230 0 13
M. Jacome CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .230 2 16
J. Victory RF 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .239 4 26
M. Towns DH 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .263 1 10
P. Muńóz C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .225 1 11
R. Blackburn 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .167 1 5
D. Leach 1B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .143 1 3
F. Arévalo 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .180 1 5
B. Tan LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .190 0 11
Totals 34 4 7 4 3 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Arévalo (3, 5th Inning off G. Escobar, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Towns , D. Leach , R. Blackburn , M. Jacome 2 , F. Arévalo 2 , P. Muńóz
2-out RBI: M. Towns , J. Victory , P. Muńóz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tan , M. Towns , R. Blackburn , P. Muńóz
Sac Bunt: D. Leach
Hit by Pitch: V. Hernández
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ángel 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .234 0 4
G. Moreno 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .244 2 14
R. Hernández RF 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .274 2 24
R. Cranford CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273 5 36
L. Antle LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262 3 23
   a-M. Thompson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 1 4
A. Willis C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244 0 14
B. Bambridge SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .192 0 5
   b-G. de Weerdt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .221 4 10
J. Bravo 3B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .205 0 17
   c-L. Aragón PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .311 0 7
J. Platt DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .206 0 24
Totals 31 2 6 2 2 6 17      
a - M. Thompson pinch hit for L. Antle in the 9th
b - G. de Weerdt pinch hit for B. Bambridge in the 9th
c - L. Aragón pinch hit for J. Bravo in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Antle (3, 2nd Inning off C. Salazar, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bravo 2 , R. Cranford , L. Antle 4 , G. Moreno , J. Ángel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cranford , G. Moreno , L. Aragón
Sac Bunt: J. Platt
Sac Fly: R. Hernández
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bravo (11) , L. Antle (1)
COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORES NEBRASKA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Salazar W (7-1) 7.1 4 2 2 1 5 1 101 58 1.69
J. Fuentes SV (5) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 17 1.61
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Salazar 66
Batters Faced: C. Salazar 27, J. Fuentes 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Salazar 11-6, J. Fuentes 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Salazar 101-58, J. Fuentes 28-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
G. Escobar L (1-6) 7.2 6 4 4 3 4 0 110 71 2.52
M. Lawrence 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2.98
J. Unknown 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 10 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Escobar 52
Batters Faced: G. Escobar 34, M. Lawrence 1, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Escobar 10-9, M. Lawrence 0-1, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Escobar 110-71, M. Lawrence 3-2, J. Unknown 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Lawrence 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Escobar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Claudio Salazar
Ballpark: Plain Old Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (88 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm CST
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 7437
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