UNITED STATES SILVER LEAGUE
HOUSTON 1837 BBC AT THUNDER BAY NORTHERN LIONS BC
06/26/2026
 
UNITED STATES SILVER LEAGUE
HOUSTON 1837 BBC AT THUNDER BAY NORTHERN LIONS BC
GAME ID: 764 - FRIDAY, JUNE 26TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston 1837 BBC (22-23) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Thunder Bay Northern Lions BC (30-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
1837 BBC Throttle Northern Lions BC, 2-1
Pitcher Makoto Kato was sensational for the Houston 1837 BBC in his team's 2-1 triumph over the Thunder Bay Northern Lions BC. Kato received player of the game honors, while picking up the win. The winning pitcher was Kato, now 5-2. He tossed 8.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 2. Francisco Valdés picked up the save for Houston, his 14th of the year.

Also pitching in was Houston left fielder Casey Cavell, who hammered a solo home run in the top of the fourth. For the game, Cavell went 2-4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times.

"Some of the guys in here work pretty hard, some of the guys just kind of fall out of bed and get it done. Whatever works I guess, we won this one," Cavell told the Houston Daily News.

With the win, Houston has a record of 22-23. Thunder Bay falls to 30-15.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORES THUNDER BAY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Delaney RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .208 0 7
K. Abe SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 2 10
   a-J. Gabriel SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 1 5
B. Dickerson DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .256 14 27
C. Cavell LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .259 2 2
D. Gómez 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .228 1 4
M. Hanson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .206 2 12
T. Parker 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .143 1 3
M. McClear 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .172 0 11
J. Burch C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2 1 8 13      
a - J. Gabriel substituted for K. Abe in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Cavell (3, 2nd Inning off T. MacHugh, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Parker (2, 9th Inning off J. Palma, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Cavell (2, 4th Inning off T. MacHugh, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cavell 6 , D. Gómez , T. Parker 3 , M. Hanson , B. Dickerson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. McClear 2 , D. Gómez , D. Delaney
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Gómez (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gabriel (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Abe-Gómez-Parker, McClear-Gómez-Parker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Gregory CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .267 8 25
C. Rodríguez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .320 8 33
K. Fish LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 1 22
D. Smith DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .327 12 33
A. Griffith SS 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .305 6 20
R. O'Connor RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .239 6 23
J. Brewer 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .409 4 10
K. Hori 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .153 0 7
C. Padilla C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 7 28
Totals 30 1 5 1 2 4 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Smith (12, 7th Inning off M. Kato, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Griffith 2 , D. Smith 5 , K. Hori
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Rodríguez , K. Hori
GIDP: K. Fish , R. O'Connor
Sac Bunt: R. O'Connor
Team LOB: 7
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORES THUNDER BAY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Kato W (5-2) 8.1 4 1 1 2 2 1 100 64 2.49
F. Valdés SV (14) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 7 1.25
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kato 71
Batters Faced: M. Kato 30, F. Valdés 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kato 9-12, F. Valdés 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kato 100-64, F. Valdés 13-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. MacHugh L (3-3) 5.1 3 2 2 1 5 1 85 53 4.01
J. Palma 3.2 4 0 0 0 3 0 53 36 1.23
PITCHING
Game Score: T. MacHugh 58
Batters Faced: T. MacHugh 20, J. Palma 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. MacHugh 6-5, J. Palma 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. MacHugh 85-53, J. Palma 53-36
Balk: J. Palma
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Makoto Kato
Ballpark: Great Northern Field
Start Time: 1:05 pm CST
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 49554
Special Notes: SS Kumanosuke Abe was injured on a defensive play.
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