CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT LOS ANGELES SPIRIT
06/29/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON TITANS AT LOS ANGELES SPIRIT
GAME ID: 1444 - SUNDAY, JUNE 29TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
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Houston Titans (51-28) 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 11 0
Los Angeles Spirit (27-52) 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 13 1
Titans Win at Los Angeles, 8-5
The Houston Titans defeated the Los Angeles Spirit, 8-5, at Nike Field. Houston was led by 29-year old first baseman Jared Young, who was 2-4 with 2 singles and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Dane Dunning got credit for the win, improving to 9-1. He allowed 3 runs on 6 hits in 5 innings. Orion Kerkering notched his 16th save in 19 chances.

With Houston leading 2-0 in the top of the third, Young hit a 2-run single off Los Angeles hurler Dane Acker. It was the 67th hit of the season for Young and put his team ahead, 4-0.

"Guys seem to be putting together some really nice at-bats right now," said Titans manager Joe Smith.

The Union League Central Division-leading Titans have a record of 51-28.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kim 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .271 1 20
J. Ortiz SS 4 2 0 0 1 1 2 .283 5 32
B. Nimmo LF 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 .323 9 57
J. Westburg 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .238 14 48
T. Murphy C 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .248 8 34
J. Young 1B 4 1 2 3 1 1 2 .294 10 34
E. Jimenez DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .255 13 40
D. Waters CF, RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .239 2 23
B. De La Cruz RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .347 6 17
   a-D. Hill CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 9 41
Totals 36 8 11 8 6 10 20      
a - D. Hill substituted for B. De La Cruz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Jimenez (13, 2nd Inning off D. Acker, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Kim (10, 3rd Inning off D. Acker, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Waters (17, 6th Inning off T. Dollard, 1 on, 1 out) , B. De La Cruz (6, 6th Inning off T. Dollard, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Westburg (15, 7th Inning off T. Andrews, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Kim 2 , J. Westburg 2 , T. Murphy 2 , J. Young 2 , E. Jimenez 3 , D. Waters 3 , B. De La Cruz 2
2-out RBI: J. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ortiz , T. Murphy , E. Jimenez , D. Waters , B. De La Cruz
GIDP: B. De La Cruz
Sac Fly: B. Nimmo
Hit by Pitch: J. Westburg
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Young (7)
CS: J. Young (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Brown CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .195 1 7
L. Dykstra 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .225 0 7
W. Brennan RF 5 0 3 2 0 1 1 .245 1 18
H. Hernandez DH 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .185 8 23
L. Campusano C 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .259 3 22
P. Halpin LF 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .272 6 21
C. Kieboom 1B 5 1 1 0 0 3 6 .247 9 22
Y. Chang SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .266 4 27
   a-C. Blackmon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 4 28
   b-H. Kim SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 5 19
A. De Jesus 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .224 3 21
Totals 40 5 13 5 3 12 23      
a - C. Blackmon pinch hit for Y. Chang in the 8th
b - H. Kim substituted for C. Blackmon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Kieboom (7, 3rd Inning off D. Dunning, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Brennan (13, 3rd Inning off D. Dunning, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Dykstra (4, 9th Inning off T. McKenzie, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Dykstra 3 , W. Brennan 4 , H. Hernandez 2 , P. Halpin 2 , C. Kieboom 2 , Y. Chang 2 , A. De Jesus
2-out RBI: W. Brennan , H. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Hernandez , L. Campusano , C. Kieboom , A. De Jesus
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: W. Brennan (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Chang-Dykstra-Kieboom)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Dunning W (9-1) 5.0 6 3 3 1 4 0 89 3.77   
A. Lange 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 5.87   
J. Sborz 0.2 0 1 1 1 2 0 13 1.98   
C. Thielbar 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.60   
D. Floro H (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 6.49   
T. McKenzie 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 5.61   
O. Kerkering SV (16) 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Dunning 46
Batters Faced: D. Dunning 22, A. Lange 4, J. Sborz 3, C. Thielbar 3, D. Floro 4, T. McKenzie 3, O. Kerkering 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Dunning 7-4, A. Lange 0-0, J. Sborz 0-0, C. Thielbar 0-1, D. Floro 0-2, T. McKenzie 1-0, O. Kerkering 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Dunning 89-57, A. Lange 24-13, J. Sborz 13-7, C. Thielbar 9-5, D. Floro 15-11, T. McKenzie 11-7, O. Kerkering 22-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Thielbar 1-1 , O. Kerkering 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Acker L (0-4) 5.1 5 5 5 3 4 0 93 4.44   
T. Dollard 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 26 4.94   
T. Andrews 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 4.63   
C. Brewer 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 1.65   
T. Cosgrove 0.2 0 1 1 2 2 0 23 5.93   
J. Groome 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Acker 39
Batters Faced: D. Acker 24, T. Dollard 5, T. Andrews 5, C. Brewer 3, T. Cosgrove 4, J. Groome 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Acker 5-6, T. Dollard 0-2, T. Andrews 1-0, C. Brewer 2-0, T. Cosgrove 0-0, J. Groome 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Acker 93-54, T. Dollard 26-17, T. Andrews 24-16, C. Brewer 16-12, T. Cosgrove 23-11, J. Groome 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Dollard 1-1 , J. Groome 2-1
WP: D. Acker
Hit Batsmen: D. Acker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jared Young
Ballpark: Nike Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM PT
Time: 4:15
Attendance: 23381
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