UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
NORTHERN VIRGINIA RAINBOW MERMAIDS AT CHICAGO GOLD SOX
07/03/2029
 
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
NORTHERN VIRGINIA RAINBOW MERMAIDS AT CHICAGO GOLD SOX
GAME ID: 245 - TUESDAY, JULY 3RD, 2029 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northern Virginia Rainbow Mermaids (26-23) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Chicago Gold Sox (19-30) 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 X 8 10 0
Hopper Slugs Gold Sox to 8-2 Win
Benefiting from an exceptional performance from Dewitt Hopper, the Chicago Gold Sox defeated the Northern Virginia Rainbow Mermaids, 8-2. Hopper belted 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice for the Gold Sox. Gordon Neugebauer got the win, improving to 2-1. He worked 5.1 innings, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 2. Alberto Mendoza picked up the save, his 2nd.

Hopper had a big at-bat with a runner on 1st in the bottom of the third inning, when he hit a 2-run home run. The Gold Sox went on to win.

"I'm proud of the boys for pulling through," said Gold Sox manager Brett Reichert. "The wins don't come easy for this team, but everyone's got an extra jump in their step after a game like this."

The Gold Sox now have a record of 19-30 with the win over Northern Virginia.
NORTHERN VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORES CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Sánchez RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .238 4 26
B. Callison DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .300 4 21
R. Sánchez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .281 5 23
E. Tafalla SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .303 0 14
A. Pizarro CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .264 1 17
T. Tomblin LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .323 0 5
A. Joysey C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 6 20
M. Strickland 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 0 3
B. Herrera 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .224 2 12
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 6 8      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Tafalla (10, 4th Inning off G. Neugebauer, 0 on, 1 out) R. Sánchez (8, 5th Inning off G. Neugebauer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Pizarro (4, 2nd Inning off G. Neugebauer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Tomblin , E. Tafalla 2 , A. Pizarro 4 , R. Sánchez 3
2-out RBI: R. Sánchez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Tomblin , B. Callison , R. Sánchez
GIDP: A. Joysey
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Sánchez (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Belote RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .270 5 13
N. Ballard 2B 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 .221 0 13
M. Castro DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .303 8 38
D. Hopper LF 3 2 2 4 0 0 1 .249 12 37
L. Cotto 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .269 4 15
R. Collazo 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .228 1 10
M. Guillama C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .193 3 11
Z. Preckwinkle CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .174 1 9
M. Love SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .178 0 9
Totals 33 8 10 8 3 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Guillama (6, 8th Inning off C. Mustard, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Collazo (7, 4th Inning off M. Joseph, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Hopper 2 (12, 3rd Inning off M. Joseph, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off C. Mustard, 0 on, 1 out) L. Cotto (4, 6th Inning off M. Joseph, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Preckwinkle , D. Hopper 8 , S. Belote , M. Guillama 2 , L. Cotto 4 , R. Collazo 3 , M. Castro 2
2-out RBI: D. Hopper , S. Belote , M. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Belote , N. Ballard
Sac Fly: D. Hopper
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Ballard (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Love-Ballard-Cotto)
NORTHERN VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORES CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Joseph L (5-4) 5.1 7 7 7 2 3 2 100 57 4.72
C. Mustard 2.2 3 1 1 1 3 1 50 26 4.26
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Joseph 27
Batters Faced: M. Joseph 25, C. Mustard 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Joseph 7-6, C. Mustard 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Joseph 100-57, C. Mustard 50-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Mustard 1-1
WP: C. Mustard 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
G. Neugebauer W (2-1) 5.1 4 2 2 2 3 0 80 50 3.45
A. Mendoza SV (2) 3.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 42 28 2.41
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Neugebauer 53
Batters Faced: G. Neugebauer 22, A. Mendoza 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Neugebauer 7-6, A. Mendoza 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Neugebauer 80-50, A. Mendoza 42-28
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dewitt Hopper
Ballpark: Gold Sox Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 27021
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