USSL DOUBLE A
MINNESOTA LOONS AT ATHLETIC CLUB KC ACADEMY
05/31/2029
 
USSL DOUBLE A
MINNESOTA LOONS AT ATHLETIC CLUB KC ACADEMY
GAME ID: 2062 - THURSDAY, MAY 31ST, 2029 - GAME LOG
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Minnesota Loons (14-10) 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 0 9 17 0
Athletic Club KC Academy (6-18) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 7 0
Esparza Slugs Loons to 9-4 Win
The Minnesota Loons bested the Athletic Club KC Academy by a score of 9-4, with designated hitter Salvador Esparza getting the main credit. On the day, Esparza belted 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Loons. The Athletic Club KC Academy, now 6-18, have lost 4 straight.

Minnesota grabbed control in the top of the sixth. With two out and runners on 1st and 3rd, Joaquín Villarreal delivered a run-scoring single, to make it 4-3 in favor of the Loons.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Esparza.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORES ATHLETIC CLUB KC ACADEMY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Tanaka LF 5 1 2 0 1 1 3 .391 1 11
J. Arreola 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .284 2 11
J. Aranda RF 5 0 1 2 0 2 2 .365 2 11
J. Dundee 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .228 1 5
   a-A. Rucker 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 1
S. Esparza DH 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .400 2 5
J. Joo CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .261 0 8
   b-J. Reyes CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
D. Snigdha SS 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .280 0 8
A. Zúñiga 2B 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .313 0 13
J. Villarreal C 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .227 0 3
Totals 42 9 17 9 4 9 17      
a - A. Rucker substituted for J. Dundee in the 8th
b - J. Reyes substituted for J. Joo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Joo (3, 4th Inning off B. Skelton, 0 on, 0 outs) I. Tanaka (6, 3rd Inning off B. Skelton, 1 on, 1 out) S. Esparza (1, 2nd Inning off B. Skelton, 0 on, 1 out) A. Zúñiga (3, 8th Inning off J. Walton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Esparza 2 (2, 4th Inning off B. Skelton, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off C. Valenzuela, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Arreola 2 , J. Joo 3 , I. Tanaka 3 , J. Villarreal 2 , S. Esparza 10 , J. Aranda , J. Dundee 2 , A. Zúñiga 4
2-out RBI: J. Villarreal , S. Esparza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Snigdha , J. Joo , I. Tanaka , J. Villarreal , J. Dundee
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Esparza (5) , J. Aranda (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Snigdha-Zúñiga-Dundee)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Hernández CF 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 .119 0 2
C. Bottone 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .295 1 3
R. Morterero DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .222 1 1
K. Feng 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .275 1 11
T. Chon SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .195 0 1
F. Rodríguez LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .218 3 7
G. Merendino 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .291 3 8
T. Whitehurst RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .268 1 6
C. Tze C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4 6 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Whitehurst (3, 9th Inning off F. Barraza, 1 on, 1 out) G. Merendino (4, 9th Inning off F. Barraza, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Morterero (1, 4th Inning off R. Martínez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Rodríguez , R. Morterero 4 , K. Feng , T. Whitehurst 2 , T. Chon , G. Merendino 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Morterero 2
GIDP: G. Merendino
Sac Fly: C. Bottone
Team LOB: 8
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORES ATHLETIC CLUB KC ACADEMY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Martínez W (3-1) 7.2 5 3 3 4 3 1 102 55 3.63
F. Barraza 1.1 2 1 1 2 3 0 37 19 3.13
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Martínez 56
Batters Faced: R. Martínez 31, F. Barraza 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Martínez 9-10, F. Barraza 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Martínez 102-55, F. Barraza 37-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Barraza 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Skelton 4.1 7 3 3 1 5 1 86 59 3.81
C. Valenzuela L (1-3) 2.1 4 3 3 1 4 1 54 33 4.76
J. Walton 2.1 6 3 3 2 0 0 39 23 11.57
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Skelton 41
Batters Faced: B. Skelton 20, C. Valenzuela 12, J. Walton 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Skelton 3-4, C. Valenzuela 2-1, J. Walton 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Skelton 86-59, C. Valenzuela 54-33, J. Walton 39-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Valenzuela 1-0
WP: C. Valenzuela
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Salvador Esparza
Ballpark: KC Academy Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm CST
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 14096
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