USPL SINGLE A
NIAGARA FALLS EXPOS AT ATHLETIC CLUB KC U-21
08/18/2027
 
USPL SINGLE A
NIAGARA FALLS EXPOS AT ATHLETIC CLUB KC U-21
GAME ID: 6458 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niagara Falls Expos (29-53) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0
Athletic Club KC U-21 (36-46) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 6 0
U-21 Edge Past Niagara Falls, 3-2
The Athletic Club KC U-21 got a stellar effort from pitcher Rafael Valadez, helped Athletic Club KC score a 3-2 win over the visiting Niagara Falls Expos. Athletic Club KC reliever Júlio García picked up the win, upping his record to 3-3. Ramón Cerrillo absorbed the loss. The 7th-place U-21 raised their record to 36-46.

Gerald Merendino was the walk-off hero for Athletic Club KC. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth, the Athletic Club KC first baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said Niagara Falls manager Dave Ross. "The effort was great."
NIAGARA FALLS BATTING LINESCORES ATHLETIC CLUB KC BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Núñez RF 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .214 2 4
   c-J. Smelter PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .162 0 13
K. Darri DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .177 1 8
C. Germán 1B, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .179 2 12
J. Durán LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .240 0 2
J. Ibarra C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243 3 20
E. Castro 3B, SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .233 0 8
   d-R. Soto PR, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 0 4
C. Castanhedo 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .211 1 10
D. Méndez SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 1 11
   a-H. Kong PH, 1B 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .284 5 33
D. Medforth CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .132 0 13
   b-M. Germán PH, CF 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .211 3 19
Totals 32 2 7 1 5 9 21      
a - H. Kong pinch hit for D. Méndez in the 7th
b - M. Germán pinch hit for D. Medforth in the 7th
c - J. Smelter pinch hit for M. Núñez in the 7th
d - R. Soto pinch ran for E. Castro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Castro (7, 7th Inning off R. Valadez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Castro 2 , C. Germán , K. Darri , D. Méndez , M. Núñez , H. Kong 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ibarra , E. Castro , J. Smelter
GIDP: J. Ibarra , K. Darri
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Soto (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Drogo SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .224 1 13
C. Chong RF, CF 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .295 3 23
T. Goto 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 1 14
G. Merendino 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .215 3 32
R. Romero 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .237 1 18
D. Ferris LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 1 3
T. Osorio CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 0 4
   a-D. Reyes PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 1 15
C. Tze DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .218 3 21
D. Nauss C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .188 2 15
Totals 29 3 6 3 2 7 4      
a - D. Reyes pinch hit for T. Osorio in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Tze (3, 6th Inning off R. Cerrillo, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Romero (1, 5th Inning off R. Cerrillo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Nauss , C. Tze 4 , C. Chong , G. Merendino , R. Romero 4 , D. Reyes
Team LOB: 0

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Chong (13)
CS: K. Drogo (12) , D. Reyes (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Drogo-Romero-Merendino, Drogo-Nauss-Merendino)
PB: D. Nauss
NIAGARA FALLS PITCHING LINESCORES ATHLETIC CLUB KC PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Cerrillo L (6-8) 8.1 6 3 3 2 7 2 117 73 2.97
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cerrillo 64
Batters Faced: R. Cerrillo 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cerrillo 7-9
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cerrillo 117-73
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Valadez 6.1 6 2 1 2 7 0 105 69 2.00
Á. Acejedo 1.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 25 12 2.92
J. García W (3-3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 18 11 2.34
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Valadez 60
Batters Faced: R. Valadez 26, Á. Acejedo 6, J. García 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Valadez 7-4, Á. Acejedo 3-1, J. García 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Valadez 105-69, Á. Acejedo 25-12, J. García 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: Á. Acejedo 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Valadez
Ballpark: ACKC Youth Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 3014
Wednesday, May 17th, 2017 - OOTP Baseball 17.12 Build 75