MIDWEST LEAGUE
SOUTH BEND FIGHTING IRISH AT GRAND RAPIDS SAINTS
05/02/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
SOUTH BEND FIGHTING IRISH AT GRAND RAPIDS SAINTS
GAME ID: 4942 - SATURDAY, MAY 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
South Bend Fighting Irish (12-6) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 13 0
Grand Rapids Saints (13-5) 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 13 0
SOUTH BEND BATTING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Tuft LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 1 4
   a-M. Koperniak PH, LF 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .443 1 15
J. Arruda 2B, SS 6 2 2 0 0 2 5 .250 1 5
C. Kieboom 1B 6 1 4 0 0 0 5 .393 1 7
E. Diaz RF 5 0 2 2 0 2 5 .353 3 13
I. Diaz 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .355 2 22
D. Infante CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .200 1 8
J. Brewer DH 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 .310 2 9
J. Glowenke SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .373 3 18
   b-J. Alu PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .324 1 3
W. Simoneit C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 0 1
   c-B. Squires PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 1 6
   d-M. Doolittle C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 43 4 13 4 3 12 31      
a - M. Koperniak pinch hit for C. Tuft in the 6th
b - J. Alu pinch hit for J. Glowenke in the 8th
c - B. Squires pinch hit for W. Simoneit in the 10th
d - M. Doolittle substituted for B. Squires in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Diaz (2, 5th Inning off J. Haynes, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Infante (3, 7th Inning off B. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Kieboom (2, 9th Inning off A. Menendez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Koperniak , J. Arruda 2 , C. Kieboom 5 , E. Diaz 3 , I. Diaz , D. Infante 2 , J. Glowenke , J. Alu
2-out RBI: I. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kieboom , E. Diaz , I. Diaz , D. Infante 2 , J. Brewer 2 , W. Simoneit
Hit by Pitch: E. Diaz , D. Infante , B. Squires
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Brewer (3) , J. Alu (3) , B. Squires (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alu-Arruda-Kieboom)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Miura LF 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .333 0 6
D. Sims 3B 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .269 0 5
P. Higgins C 5 0 4 1 0 0 1 .447 4 18
T. Blankenhorn DH 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .200 0 1
W. Rijo 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .348 2 16
B. Karpathios RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .209 2 4
   a-K. Kern RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Grady PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 2 13
C. Vaquero CF 4 2 2 0 1 2 3 .280 2 5
J. Mercado 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .238 1 4
D. Guilarte SS 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 .258 2 10
Totals 38 5 13 5 5 5 26      
a - K. Kern substituted for B. Karpathios in the 9th
b - J. Grady pinch hit for K. Kern in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Miura (1, 3rd Inning off E. Vargas, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Mercado (3, 5th Inning off E. Vargas, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Higgins 2 (8, 5th Inning off E. Vargas, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off W. Flores, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Karpathios (2, 6th Inning off E. Vargas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Sims (1, 7th Inning off E. Vargas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Miura 2 , D. Sims 3 , P. Higgins 6 , T. Blankenhorn , W. Rijo , B. Karpathios 2 , C. Vaquero 2 , J. Mercado 3
2-out RBI: P. Higgins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Miura , D. Sims , W. Rijo , J. Mercado
GIDP: J. Grady
Sac Fly: D. Guilarte 2
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Sims (2)
SOUTH BEND PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Vargas 6.0 8 4 4 3 4 0 29 102 7.77   
W. Flores 2.1 3 0 0 2 1 0 12 35 3.60   
S. Bracho 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2.25   
J. Woods L (2-1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 16 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Vargas 41
Batters Faced: E. Vargas 29, W. Flores 12, S. Bracho 1, J. Woods 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Vargas 6-8, W. Flores 2-4, S. Bracho 1-0, J. Woods 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Vargas 102-68, W. Flores 35-25, S. Bracho 2-2, J. Woods 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Flores 1-1 , S. Bracho 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Haynes 5.0 7 3 3 2 6 0 25 94 7.08   
B. Garcia BS (1) 3.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 12 45 3.60   
A. Menendez BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 6 32 2.08   
J. Brand W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 21 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Haynes 45
Batters Faced: J. Haynes 25, B. Garcia 12, A. Menendez 6, J. Brand 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Haynes 8-1, B. Garcia 2-4, A. Menendez 1-1, J. Brand 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Haynes 94-58, B. Garcia 45-32, A. Menendez 32-19, J. Brand 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Garcia 1-1
WP: J. Haynes
Hit Batsmen: J. Haynes , A. Menendez , J. Brand
Balk: J. Haynes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: P.J. Higgins
Ballpark: Grand Rapids Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (44 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 9096
Special Notes: RF Diego Infante was injured while throwing the ball.
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