UNITED STATES SILVER LEAGUE
GRAFTON MIDDIES AT HOUSTON 1837 BBC
07/25/2026
 
UNITED STATES SILVER LEAGUE
GRAFTON MIDDIES AT HOUSTON 1837 BBC
GAME ID: 858 - SATURDAY, JULY 25TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Grafton Middies (31-33) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 10 0
Houston 1837 BBC (27-37) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Middies Need Extra Frames to Get Past 1837 BBC
Grafton Middies starter Craig Whitney was in a groove as he led his team to a win over the Houston 1837 BBC, 4-2. Grafton reliever Truman Valentine was the winner. His record is now 3-2. Francisco García took the loss. Houston has now lost 5 consecutive games.

Dennis Clifton had the most critical at-bat for Grafton, coming in the top of the 11th inning with two out and a runner on 1st. Clifton hit a 3-1 cutter from Francisco García for a 2-run home run. It put Grafton in front, 4-2.

In postgame comments, Whitney said he was glad to contribute to an exciting win.
GRAFTON BATTING LINESCORES HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Santos 2B 6 1 3 0 0 2 0 .267 5 21
C. Maldonado SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .259 4 26
M. Ramos 1B 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .343 12 38
   a-S. Ralston PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 0 5
   b-N. Boswell 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. MacAsgill CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .272 2 14
S. Gaddi 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .235 8 21
R. Gómez LF 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .212 2 21
W. Bradley DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .209 1 8
J. Morgan RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .223 2 21
J. Colomo C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .180 0 1
   c-P. Orozco PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 0 0
   d-D. Clifton C 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .130 2 6
Totals 41 4 10 4 3 13 20      
a - S. Ralston pinch ran for M. Ramos in the 8th
b - N. Boswell substituted for S. Ralston in the 8th
c - P. Orozco pinch hit for J. Colomo in the 9th
d - D. Clifton substituted for P. Orozco in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Santos 2 (15, 3rd Inning off E. Larson, 0 on, 1 out; 10th Inning off F. Valdés, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: P. Santos (2, 7th Inning off E. Larson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Clifton (2, 11th Inning off F. García, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Bradley , R. Gómez , P. Santos 7 , J. MacAsgill , M. Ramos 3 , D. Clifton 4
2-out RBI: R. Gómez , M. Ramos , D. Clifton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Maldonado , J. Morgan , W. Bradley , R. Gómez , S. Gaddi
GIDP: W. Bradley
Hit by Pitch: R. Gómez 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Santos-Maldonado-Ramos, Santos-Maldonado-Boswell, Santos-Maldonado-Boswell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Delaney RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 2 11
R. Marino SS 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .210 0 0
B. Dickerson DH 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .233 20 42
J. Alexander C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .221 7 17
A. Torres 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .191 4 10
D. Gómez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .195 1 7
M. Hanson CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .202 2 13
M. McClear 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .165 0 14
C. Cavell LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202 2 2
   a-C. Rice PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 0 1
   b-G. Henderson LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
Totals 35 2 5 2 4 11 13      
a - C. Rice pinch hit for C. Cavell in the 8th
b - G. Henderson substituted for C. Rice in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Hanson (11, 10th Inning off T. Valentine, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Dickerson (20, 1st Inning off C. Whitney, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Gómez , M. Hanson 2 , R. Marino 2 , B. Dickerson 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Cavell , G. Henderson
GIDP: B. Dickerson , A. Torres , C. Rice
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (McClear-Gómez-Torres, Cavell-Alexander)
GRAFTON PITCHING LINESCORES HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Whitney 8.0 3 2 2 4 8 1 106 58 3.49
T. Valentine W (3-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 28 18 1.91
L. Matos SV (18) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 2.51
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Whitney 72
Batters Faced: C. Whitney 29, T. Valentine 7, L. Matos 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Whitney 6-8, T. Valentine 2-1, L. Matos 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Whitney 106-58, T. Valentine 28-18, L. Matos 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Valentine 1-0
WP: C. Whitney
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
E. Larson 6.2 6 2 2 1 8 0 113 67 3.59
T. Rodríguez 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 16 3.18
F. Valdés 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 35 19 1.57
F. García L (1-4) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 20 9 4.88
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Larson 61
Batters Faced: E. Larson 28, T. Rodríguez 5, F. Valdés 8, F. García 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Larson 8-3, T. Rodríguez 0-3, F. Valdés 1-1, F. García 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Larson 113-67, T. Rodríguez 22-16, F. Valdés 35-19, F. García 20-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Rodríguez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Larson 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Craig Whitney
Ballpark: Houston Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 39883
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