MIDWEST LEAGUE
FORT WAYNE BUCKS AT SOUTH BEND FIGHTING IRISH
04/14/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
FORT WAYNE BUCKS AT SOUTH BEND FIGHTING IRISH
GAME ID: 1691 - TUESDAY, APRIL 14TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fort Wayne Bucks (0-1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 15 1
South Bend Fighting Irish (1-0) 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 X 6 14 1
Koperniak Batters Fort Wayne Big Time
South Bend Fighting Irish left fielder Matt Koperniak wielded a big stick against the Fort Wayne Bucks and his club walked off the field winners by the score of 6-5. Koperniak helped tame Fort Wayne with 5 hits in 5 at-bats. Matt Koperniak singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, hit an RBI double in the 6th and hit an RBI double in the 8th.
FORT WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sierra LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .400 0 0
L. Dykstra 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .200 0 0
V. Labrada CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .400 0 0
S. Garrett DH 5 2 3 1 0 1 3 .600 0 1
T. Flint RF 5 0 2 1 0 3 4 .400 0 1
J. Guzman SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .200 0 0
D. Sands C 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 .667 0 1
C. Shaw 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .250 1 2
   a-A. Isola PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
A. De Jesus 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
Totals 41 5 15 5 2 9 26      
a - A. Isola pinch hit for C. Shaw in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sierra (1, 1st Inning off M. Caldon, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Labrada (1, 3rd Inning off M. Caldon, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Garrett (1, 9th Inning off J. Woods, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Garrett (1, 7th Inning off L. Tomkins, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Shaw (1, 6th Inning off L. Tomkins, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sierra 3 , L. Dykstra , V. Labrada 3 , S. Garrett 6 , T. Flint 2 , J. Guzman , D. Sands 2 , C. Shaw 4 , A. De Jesus
2-out RBI: D. Sands
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Dykstra , J. Guzman 3 , D. Sands , A. Isola
Sac Bunt: A. De Jesus
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Labrada 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Flint (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Guzman-Dykstra-Shaw)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Alu 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0
E. Diaz CF 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .500 1 1
M. Koperniak LF 5 1 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 3
   b-B. Squires 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
I. Diaz 2B 5 0 1 2 0 1 5 .200 0 2
   c-K. Harrison 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Kieboom 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .333 0 0
   a-D. Infante RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Glowenke DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 0 0
N. Perry C 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .500 0 0
C. Tuft RF, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
J. Vargas SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 37 6 14 6 3 5 22      
a - D. Infante substituted for C. Kieboom in the 9th
b - B. Squires substituted for M. Koperniak in the 9th
c - K. Harrison substituted for I. Diaz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Diaz (1, 4th Inning off R. Weiss, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Koperniak 2 (2, 6th Inning off D. Phillips, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off D. Acker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Diaz (1, 1st Inning off R. Weiss, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Alu , E. Diaz 5 , M. Koperniak 7 , I. Diaz 2 , C. Kieboom , N. Perry 2 , C. Tuft , J. Vargas
2-out RBI: , M. Koperniak 3 , I. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , I. Diaz 2 , C. Kieboom , J. Glowenke , N. Perry
GIDP: C. Tuft
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Koperniak (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Vargas (1)
OF assists: 1 (Diaz(Labrada at home))
FORT WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Weiss L (0-1) 5.2 11 5 5 2 3 1 29 106 7.94   
D. Phillips 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 9 41 4.50   
D. Acker 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Weiss 28
Batters Faced: R. Weiss 29, D. Phillips 9, D. Acker 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Weiss 6-7, D. Phillips 3-1, D. Acker 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Weiss 106-67, D. Phillips 41-27, D. Acker 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Phillips 1-1 , D. Acker 1-1
WP: R. Weiss 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Caldon 4.2 7 1 0 2 6 0 23 91 0.00   
L. Tomkins W (1-0) 1.2 4 3 3 0 1 1 9 37 16.20   
S. Bracho H (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 23 0.00   
J. Woods SV (1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 24 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Caldon 52
Batters Faced: M. Caldon 23, L. Tomkins 9, S. Bracho 6, J. Woods 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Caldon 4-3, L. Tomkins 1-3, S. Bracho 2-2, J. Woods 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Caldon 91-55, L. Tomkins 37-25, S. Bracho 23-14, J. Woods 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Tomkins 2-0 , S. Bracho 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Koperniak
Ballpark: Fighting Irish Ballpark
Weather: Rain (46 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 14370
Special Notes: Matt Koperniak ties the SBE regular season game record for hits with 5.
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