MIDWEST LEAGUE
SOUTH BEND FIGHTING IRISH AT SPRINGFIELD SLUGGERS
04/18/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
SOUTH BEND FIGHTING IRISH AT SPRINGFIELD SLUGGERS
GAME ID: 4857 - SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Bend Fighting Irish (4-1) 4 3 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 16 18 0
Springfield Sluggers (4-1) 2 0 0 7 0 0 6 2 X 17 18 1
Un-four-gettable: Diaz Hits for Cycle
Springfield outplayed South Bend in spite of a memorable day for Isan Diaz. The Fighting Irish second baseman rapped out 4 hits in 4 at-bats, including a cycle and 9 RBI, but couldn't pull out a victory over the Sluggers. Springfield prevailed, 17-16.

Isan Diaz hit a GRAND SLAM off Dennis Colleran in the 1st, hit an RBI double in the 2nd, walked in the 4th, walked in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th and hit a three-run triple in the 8th.

This season in 5 games, Diaz has hit at a .476 clip with 10 hits, 1 home run, 14 RBIs and 4 runs scored.
SOUTH BEND BATTING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Alu 3B 4 3 2 0 2 0 2 .250 0 0
E. Diaz CF 4 2 2 1 1 1 5 .500 2 5
M. Koperniak LF 4 5 3 2 2 0 3 .550 0 7
I. Diaz 2B 4 1 4 9 2 0 0 .476 1 14
D. Infante DH 6 0 0 0 0 3 7 .083 0 0
B. Squires 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .250 0 1
J. Glowenke SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .286 1 5
R. Beracierta RF 5 2 3 0 1 2 3 .500 0 0
W. Simoneit C 4 2 2 1 2 1 2 .500 0 1
Totals 40 16 18 15 11 10 27      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Diaz (5, 2nd Inning off C. McGrath, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Simoneit (1, 8th Inning off A. Mercedes, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: I. Diaz (1, 8th Inning off G. Langrell, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: I. Diaz (1, 1st Inning off D. Colleran, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Alu 2 , E. Diaz 2 , M. Koperniak 3 , I. Diaz 10 , B. Squires , J. Glowenke , R. Beracierta 3 , W. Simoneit 3
2-out RBI: M. Koperniak , I. Diaz 3 , J. Glowenke , W. Simoneit
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Koperniak , D. Infante 3 , B. Squires , R. Beracierta
GIDP: D. Infante
Sac Bunt: J. Glowenke
Sac Fly: E. Diaz , B. Squires
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Alu (1) , M. Koperniak (2) , B. Squires (1) , W. Simoneit (1)
CS: R. Beracierta (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Glowenke-Diaz-Squires)
OF assists: 1 (Beracierta(Shenton at 3rd base))
PB: W. Simoneit
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sprinkle SS 4 3 2 3 1 0 2 .500 0 6
I. Barkett 3B 6 1 3 2 0 1 3 .368 0 4
Y. Diaz RF 6 3 3 2 0 0 2 .429 0 6
A. Shenton 1B 2 2 2 0 3 0 0 .294 1 5
C. Miller DH 4 1 3 5 0 0 4 .300 1 6
Y. Rodriguez LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .348 1 10
J. Sanchez 2B 4 3 2 0 1 1 3 .357 0 3
T. Gillen CF 4 1 0 1 1 1 3 .200 0 2
D. McElveny C 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 .167 0 2
Totals 38 17 18 16 8 5 21      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Miller 2 (2, 4th Inning off R. Thompson, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off S. Harney, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Sprinkle (2, 8th Inning off W. Flores, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sprinkle 3 , I. Barkett 3 , Y. Diaz 3 , A. Shenton 2 , C. Miller 5 , Y. Rodriguez 2 , J. Sanchez 2 , D. McElveny
2-out RBI: J. Sprinkle , I. Barkett 2 , Y. Diaz 2 , C. Miller 2 , Y. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sanchez
GIDP: C. Miller
Sac Fly: J. Sprinkle , C. Miller
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Barkett (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Mercedes (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Sanchez-Sprinkle-Shenton)
OF assists: 1 (Gillen(Squires at home))
SOUTH BEND PITCHING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Thompson 3.2 7 9 9 4 1 0 21 65 22.09   
S. Harney 2.1 4 2 2 3 1 0 13 49 7.71   
M. Cuevas BS (1) 0.2 4 4 4 1 1 0 7 36 13.50   
W. Flores L (0-1) 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 0 7 21 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Thompson 6
Batters Faced: R. Thompson 21, S. Harney 13, M. Cuevas 7, W. Flores 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Thompson 3-6, S. Harney 2-3, M. Cuevas 0-1, W. Flores 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Thompson 65-37, S. Harney 49-23, M. Cuevas 36-22, W. Flores 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Harney 2-2 , M. Cuevas 2-2 , W. Flores 1-0
WP: M. Cuevas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Colleran 1.2 5 6 6 1 2 1 11 39 32.40   
C. McGrath 1.1 3 2 2 3 3 0 10 49 13.50   
H. Laws 2.0 3 2 2 3 1 0 10 47 9.00   
A. Holiday BS (1) 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 7 27 6.75   
A. Mercedes 0.2 3 4 3 2 1 0 8 35 27.00   
G. Langrell W (1-0), BS (1) 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 8 31 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Colleran 16
Batters Faced: D. Colleran 11, C. McGrath 10, H. Laws 10, A. Holiday 7, A. Mercedes 8, G. Langrell 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Colleran 0-3, C. McGrath 1-0, H. Laws 3-0, A. Holiday 0-3, A. Mercedes 1-0, G. Langrell 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Colleran 39-24, C. McGrath 49-26, H. Laws 47-26, A. Holiday 27-15, A. Mercedes 35-17, G. Langrell 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. McGrath 2-2 , A. Holiday 3-2 , A. Mercedes 1-1 , G. Langrell 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Isan Diaz
Ballpark: Sluggers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 4:35
Attendance: 12976
Special Notes: RP Dennis Colleran was injured while pitching. Matt Koperniak ties the SBE regular season game record for runs with 5.
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