TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT MINNEAPOLIS FREEZE
07/12/2028
 
TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT MINNEAPOLIS FREEZE
GAME ID: 3712 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 12TH, 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Joplin Fireballs (43-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 12 1
Minneapolis Freeze (41-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 2
Fireballs Finish Off Freeze in 12
The Joplin Fireballs got a stellar performance from pitcher Gerard Kotas, who handcuffed the Minneapolis offense en route to a 4-2 win at The Ice Box. Joplin bumps their record to 43-47 with the win.

Tetsuzan Araki aided the Joplin cause with a run-scoring single in the top of the 12th. For the game, the designated hitter went 1 for 6.

"There's still time to turn this season around," said Kotas.
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORES MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Haley CF, 2B 6 0 1 0 0 2 2 .241 9 29
C. Wright 3B, SS 6 2 2 0 0 1 3 .250 3 24
T. Yamashita 1B 6 1 1 0 0 3 4 .255 8 38
K. Dalley 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .239 10 42
   a-P. Adriaens PH, CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .205 1 6
   d-H. Benson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 0 2
   e-J. Unknown CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
W. Steedman LF 3 0 2 2 3 1 2 .197 13 46
V. Figueroa RF 5 0 0 1 0 1 7 .252 15 56
A. Rafiq C 5 0 1 0 1 2 3 .228 7 31
T. Araki DH 6 0 1 1 0 1 2 .239 13 50
E. Chávez SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 3 26
   b-O. Cooke PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 1 7
   c-D. Brimacombe SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 1 5
   f-T. Tanaka PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   g-D. Wheeler 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .244 1 4
Totals 49 4 12 4 4 14 29      
a - P. Adriaens pinch hit for K. Dalley in the 8th
b - O. Cooke pinch hit for E. Chávez in the 9th
c - D. Brimacombe substituted for O. Cooke in the 9th
d - H. Benson pinch hit for P. Adriaens in the 10th
e - J. Unknown substituted for H. Benson in the 10th
f - T. Tanaka pinch hit for D. Brimacombe in the 11th
g - D. Wheeler substituted for T. Tanaka in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Yamashita (16, 12th Inning off R. Pérez, 1 on, 0 outs) W. Steedman (11, 8th Inning off D. Sullivan, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Yamashita 2 , W. Steedman 3 , T. Araki , E. Chávez , A. Rafiq , J. Haley , C. Wright 2 , P. Adriaens , O. Cooke , H. Benson
2-out RBI: T. Araki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Yamashita 2 , T. Araki , A. Rafiq 2 , D. Wheeler
Sac Fly: V. Figueroa
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: T. Yamashita (18)
Double Plays: 2 (Dalley-Chávez-Yamashita, Dalley-Chávez-Yamashita)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Chen SS 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 .224 7 32
B. Harishandra C, 1B 5 0 1 1 2 0 3 .265 5 24
J. Pérez LF 5 0 0 0 2 2 8 .233 3 9
T. Littler RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236 7 35
   a-S. Fujita PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 5 12
   b-J. Unknown RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-S. Ohara PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 1 10
   e-J. Unknown RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
D. Subhangi 3B 6 1 3 0 0 2 0 .335 6 43
K. Sakai 1B 6 0 4 0 0 0 1 .379 2 3
   f-Y. Qiu PR, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 2 32
K. Kawaguchi DH 2 0 0 1 3 1 4 .198 3 12
D. de Wit 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .152 0 2
   c-D. Morton PH, 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 .327 4 49
R. Stark CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .270 1 22
Totals 44 2 10 2 10 8 34      
a - S. Fujita pinch hit for T. Littler in the 7th
b - J. Unknown substituted for S. Fujita in the 8th
c - D. Morton pinch hit for D. de Wit in the 8th
d - S. Ohara pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th
e - J. Unknown substituted for S. Ohara in the 10th
f - Y. Qiu pinch ran for K. Sakai in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Sakai (2, 8th Inning off M. Sato, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Subhangi 3 , K. Sakai 5 , R. Stark , B. Harishandra , D. Morton
2-out RBI: B. Harishandra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Littler , D. de Wit , J. Pérez 2 , S. Fujita , D. Morton
GIDP: K. Sakai , R. Stark
Sac Fly: K. Kawaguchi
Hit by Pitch: Y. Chen , R. Stark
Team LOB: 20

FIELDING
Errors: D. Subhangi (9) , J. Unknown (1)
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORES MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
G. Kotas 5.2 3 0 0 5 4 0 100 51 4.70
M. Sato 1.1 2 1 1 2 2 0 32 17 2.87
O. Cervantes BS (3) 3.2 4 1 1 2 2 0 54 35 5.29
B. Sriramesh W (4-5) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 9 3.07
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Kotas 62
Batters Faced: G. Kotas 25, M. Sato 8, O. Cervantes 18, B. Sriramesh 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Kotas 5-6, M. Sato 0-2, O. Cervantes 6-3, B. Sriramesh 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Kotas 100-51, M. Sato 32-17, O. Cervantes 54-35, B. Sriramesh 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Sato 1-0 , O. Cervantes 2-1 , B. Sriramesh 1-0
WP: G. Kotas
Hit Batsmen: G. Kotas , O. Cervantes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Ishikawa 5.1 4 0 0 2 6 0 106 66 7.02
D. Sullivan 2.0 3 2 2 0 3 0 34 21 3.27
J. Martínez 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 7 4.43
R. Pérez L (6-6) 3.2 4 2 2 1 4 0 57 39 4.20
R. MacLellan 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 10 4.82
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ishikawa 64
Batters Faced: M. Ishikawa 23, D. Sullivan 9, J. Martínez 2, R. Pérez 17, R. MacLellan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ishikawa 2-8, D. Sullivan 0-3, J. Martínez 1-0, R. Pérez 3-4, R. MacLellan 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ishikawa 106-66, D. Sullivan 34-21, J. Martínez 12-7, R. Pérez 57-39, R. MacLellan 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Sullivan 1-0 , J. Martínez 1-0 , R. MacLellan 2-1
Balk: D. Sullivan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gerard Kotas
Ballpark: The Ice Box
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 4:15
Attendance: 14920
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