MIDWEST LEAGUE
GRAND RAPIDS SAINTS AT FORT WAYNE BUCKS
05/05/2026
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
GRAND RAPIDS SAINTS AT FORT WAYNE BUCKS
GAME ID: 4957 - TUESDAY, MAY 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
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Grand Rapids Saints (14-7) 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 8 14 0
Fort Wayne Bucks (9-12) 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 5 9 0
GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE FORT WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Guilarte 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .244 2 10
D. Sims SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .302 0 7
W. Rijo 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 2 17
P. Higgins DH 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .455 5 19
C. Roederer RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .262 1 8
   a-K. Kern RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Hall 1B 4 1 1 2 1 1 5 .308 1 7
J. Mercado C 5 1 3 3 0 2 4 .277 2 7
C. Vaquero CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .278 2 5
J. Grady LF, RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .288 2 14
Totals 39 8 14 8 3 9 23      
a - K. Kern substituted for C. Roederer in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Higgins (5, 3rd Inning off R. Kouba, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Mercado (2, 8th Inning off D. Phillips, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Guilarte , D. Sims 2 , W. Rijo , P. Higgins 5 , C. Roederer 2 , T. Hall , J. Mercado 6 , C. Vaquero , J. Grady
2-out RBI: D. Sims , P. Higgins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Guilarte , J. Mercado 2 , J. Grady
Sac Bunt: D. Sims
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Guilarte (4) , W. Rijo (2) , T. Hall (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sierra RF 4 2 2 0 1 2 0 .290 0 2
K. Kato 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .193 1 10
D. Bradshaw LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .406 0 9
M. Aparicio CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .304 2 12
D. Sands C 4 1 1 1 1 3 0 .333 2 19
T. Flint 1B 4 0 1 1 1 2 3 .362 4 16
L. Dykstra SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .321 0 8
C. Shaw DH 3 0 0 1 0 3 5 .179 3 11
K. Sim 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .130 0 1
Totals 35 5 9 5 6 16 16      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Bradshaw (2, 5th Inning off R. Gowens, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Sierra (3, 7th Inning off C. Phillips, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sierra 3 , K. Kato , D. Bradshaw 2 , M. Aparicio , D. Sands , T. Flint , L. Dykstra 2
2-out RBI: D. Bradshaw
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bradshaw , T. Flint , C. Shaw , K. Sim
Sac Fly: C. Shaw
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sierra 3 (9)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Sierra(Grady at 3rd base))
GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE FORT WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Gowens 4.2 5 1 1 2 10 0 21 110 7.15   
C. Phillips 1.2 3 4 4 3 1 0 11 50 4.91   
J. Brand W (2-0), BS (1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 7 27 0.00   
J. Merryweather SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Gowens 58
Batters Faced: R. Gowens 21, C. Phillips 11, J. Brand 7, J. Merryweather 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Gowens 2-2, C. Phillips 1-3, J. Brand 1-1, J. Merryweather 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Gowens 110-65, C. Phillips 50-24, J. Brand 27-18, J. Merryweather 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Phillips 1-0 , J. Brand 2-2
WP: C. Phillips
Balk: C. Phillips
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Kouba 6.0 8 4 4 2 7 1 28 117 11.88   
D. Phillips L (0-1) 2.0 5 3 3 0 1 1 10 30 9.00   
B. Mata 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 20 6.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Kouba 45
Batters Faced: R. Kouba 28, D. Phillips 10, B. Mata 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Kouba 6-5, D. Phillips 1-3, B. Mata 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Kouba 117-69, D. Phillips 30-18, B. Mata 20-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jan Mercado
Ballpark: Bucks Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 7601
Tuesday, May 5th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 59