USPL SINGLE A
GWINNETT COUNTY BLACK CATS AT SOUTH BEACH BLAZE
08/17/2026
 
USPL SINGLE A
GWINNETT COUNTY BLACK CATS AT SOUTH BEACH BLAZE
GAME ID: 6453 - MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Gwinnett County Black Cats (35-46) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
South Beach Blaze (40-41) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 5 1
Black Cats Lose to Blaze in Walk Off
The South Beach Blaze electrified The Ballpark on the Beach with a thrilling, walk-off win.

Malulani Anakone pitched a masterpiece in leading South Beach to a 4-0 victory over the Gwinnett County Black Cats. The Blaze improved to 40-41.

In the bottom of the ninth, with two out and the game tied, 0-0, catcher Martinus Xhaka won it for South Beach. With the bases loaded, Xhaka hit a first pitch fastball from Rafael Méndez for a grand slam home run, giving his team a 4-0 win.

"We put together a nice win," Xhaka said.
GWINNETT COUNTY BATTING LINESCORES SOUTH BEACH BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Mackell DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 1 18
D. Woodmansee LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .228 0 9
T. Tullo RF, 3B, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .198 2 17
M. Báez 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 2 27
   a-K. van den Bogaert PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 2 19
   d-A. Kattenberg SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 4
S. Shaw SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 0 6
   b-J. Unknown PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-A. Rodríguez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239 2 5
C. Min 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .191 4 27
   c-W. Fortuna PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 10
R. van Opel 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 5
   e-O. Ontiveros PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .162 0 6
J. León C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .265 2 20
E. Balerio CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .140 0 4
Totals 30 0 3 0 2 11 8      
a - K. van den Bogaert pinch hit for M. Báez in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for S. Shaw in the 7th
c - W. Fortuna pinch hit for C. Min in the 7th
d - A. Kattenberg substituted for K. van den Bogaert in the 7th
e - O. Ontiveros pinch hit for R. van Opel in the 8th
f - A. Rodríguez pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. León (13, 3rd Inning off M. Anakone, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Woodmansee 2 , J. León 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Mackell , A. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Tullo (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Rivera 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 0 21
B. Trommel 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .223 0 8
H. Hisanobu LF, CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .313 0 20
S. Heiwajaima SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 1 26
   a-A. Ramírez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 4 20
   b-S. Bock SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
J. Rico 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .277 1 41
A. Boga DH 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .164 0 6
M. Xhaka C 4 1 2 4 0 1 1 .268 6 34
R. Ramos CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 6 35
   c-M. Keys PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 3 18
A. Zamudio RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234 2 17
Totals 31 4 5 4 2 8 10      
a - A. Ramírez pinch hit for S. Heiwajaima in the 7th
b - S. Bock substituted for A. Ramírez in the 8th
c - M. Keys pinch hit for R. Ramos in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Hisanobu (6, 9th Inning off L. Arreola, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Xhaka (6, 9th Inning off R. Méndez, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rico , H. Hisanobu 2 , B. Trommel , M. Xhaka 5
2-out RBI: M. Xhaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Zamudio , S. Heiwajaima
Hit by Pitch: S. Bock
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Xhaka (6)
GWINNETT COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORES SOUTH BEACH PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
L. Arreola L (2-10) 8.2 4 3 3 2 8 0 120 81 3.48
R. Méndez 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2.84
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Arreola 70
Batters Faced: L. Arreola 33, R. Méndez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Arreola 10-8, R. Méndez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Arreola 120-81, R. Méndez 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Méndez 3-3
Hit Batsmen: L. Arreola
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Anakone 8.0 3 0 0 0 10 0 115 78 3.15
R. Garrett W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 26 13 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Anakone 86
Batters Faced: M. Anakone 27, R. Garrett 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Anakone 5-9, R. Garrett 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Anakone 115-78, R. Garrett 26-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Malulani Anakone
Ballpark: The Ballpark on the Beach
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm CST
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 8272
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