CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY BANDITS AT LOS ANGELES SPIRIT
07/04/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY BANDITS AT LOS ANGELES SPIRIT
GAME ID: 1506 - FRIDAY, JULY 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Bandits (50-34) 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 1 12 13 0
Los Angeles Spirit (30-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Bandits Spank Spirit, 12-0
The Tampa Bay Bandits captured an easy win, 12-0, over the Los Angeles Spirit at Nike Field. Lars Nootbaar led the offensive barrage, going 1-for-3 for Tampa Bay. Michael Grove, the winner, improved to 4-1. He held the Spirit to no runs on 5 hits over 5.1 innings, while striking out 7 and walking 0. Tampa Bay goes to 50-34. The win puts them 5½ games up in their division.

With Tampa Bay leading 4-0 in the top of the fifth, Nootbaar came up to bat against Los Angeles pitcher Dane Acker. Nootbaar hit a fastball to right for a grand slam home run. His 11th home run of the season put the Bandits on top, 8-0.

"Not much to say," Los Angeles manager Bobby Kirkpatrick said, when asked afterward about the defeat.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Nootbaar 1B 3 2 1 5 2 0 1 .264 11 37
A. Judge RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .267 21 50
Y. Alvarez DH 6 1 3 4 0 0 3 .289 22 60
H. Kjerstad LF 6 0 1 0 0 3 4 .365 5 14
O. Albies 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .247 17 49
B. Donovan 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .252 3 31
L. Taveras CF 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .242 10 41
Y. Grandal C 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .215 5 15
M. Winn SS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241 8 39
   a-D. Moore SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .175 2 5
Totals 39 12 13 12 7 8 22      
a - D. Moore substituted for M. Winn in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: B. Donovan (10, 2nd Inning off C. Morton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Nootbaar (11, 5th Inning off D. Acker, 3 on, 2 outs) , Y. Alvarez (22, 8th Inning off T. Dollard, 2 on, 0 outs) , Y. Grandal (5, 9th Inning off T. Dollard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Nootbaar 4 , A. Judge , Y. Alvarez 6 , H. Kjerstad , O. Albies , B. Donovan 3 , L. Taveras 2 , Y. Grandal 5
2-out RBI: L. Nootbaar , Y. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Kjerstad 2 , O. Albies
GIDP: D. Moore
Sac Fly: L. Nootbaar
Hit by Pitch: A. Judge , B. Donovan
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Brown CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .211 1 8
L. Dykstra 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212 0 7
W. Brennan RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .241 1 18
H. Hernandez DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .178 8 23
L. Campusano C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .251 3 22
P. Halpin LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 6 21
C. Kieboom 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .246 9 23
Y. Chang SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .270 5 31
A. De Jesus 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .220 3 22
Totals 32 0 5 0 1 13 13      
BATTING
Total Bases: D. Brown , W. Brennan , L. Campusano , Y. Chang , A. De Jesus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Brennan , C. Kieboom
Hit by Pitch: P. Halpin
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Brown (4) , A. De Jesus (5)
Double Plays: 1 (De Jesus-Dykstra-Kieboom)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Grove W (4-1) 5.1 5 0 0 0 7 0 74 2.47   
D. Williams 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 5.62   
J. Jimenez 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 6.12   
K. Yates 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Grove 65
Batters Faced: M. Grove 21, D. Williams 5, J. Jimenez 5, K. Yates 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Grove 6-3, D. Williams 1-2, J. Jimenez 0-1, K. Yates 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Grove 74-49, D. Williams 21-14, J. Jimenez 23-16, K. Yates 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Williams 1-0 , K. Yates 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Yates
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Morton L (1-8) 3.2 6 3 3 2 4 0 90 6.33   
D. Acker 1.0 2 5 5 2 2 1 32 5.26   
J. Groome 2.1 1 1 1 2 2 0 43 5.52   
T. Dollard 1.0 4 3 3 1 0 2 34 5.04   
C. Brewer 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Morton 37
Batters Faced: C. Morton 20, D. Acker 8, J. Groome 9, T. Dollard 9, C. Brewer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Morton 4-3, D. Acker 0-1, J. Groome 2-2, T. Dollard 2-1, C. Brewer 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Morton 90-53, D. Acker 32-17, J. Groome 43-21, T. Dollard 34-22, C. Brewer 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Acker 1-0 , T. Dollard 1-1 , C. Brewer 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Morton , D. Acker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lars Nootbaar
Ballpark: Nike Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM PT
Time: 4:03
Attendance: 23729
Special Notes: SS Masyn Winn was injured while running the bases.
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