MIDWEST LEAGUE
FORT WAYNE BUCKS AT SOUTH BEND FIGHTING IRISH
08/23/2025
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
FORT WAYNE BUCKS AT SOUTH BEND FIGHTING IRISH
GAME ID: 5589 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fort Wayne Bucks (74-54) 2 5 0 3 0 0 2 4 1 17 14 1
South Bend Fighting Irish (66-62) 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 6 0
Romero Smacks 4 Homers Against South Bend
Mikey Romero of the Fort Wayne Bucks had a history-making game against the South Bend Fighting Irish, clobbering 4 home runs in an awesome display of power in the 17-6 Bucks victory.

The Fort Wayne shortstop went 4-for-6, had 10 RBIs and scored 4 times in the game.

"There have been a few times when I consciously tried to hit one out," said Romero later. "It doesn't often work, but it did today for the last one. I guess this day was just meant to be."

Mikey Romero hit a two-run home run off Wyatt Olds in the 1st, hit a three-run home run off Wyatt Olds in the 2nd, struck out in the 4th, struck out in the 5th, hit a two-run home run off Jose Cruz in the 7th and hit a three-run home run off Jose Cruz in the 8th.

Thus far this year, Romero is hitting .538 with 6 home runs, 19 RBIs and 6 runs scored.
FORT WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Labrada LF 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 .344 17 61
G. Lipscomb CF 4 3 1 0 2 0 4 .353 6 57
M. Romero 2B 6 4 4 10 0 2 2 .538 6 19
B. Jordan 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .296 18 102
I. Wilson RF 3 2 2 1 3 0 0 .317 20 56
B. Wilken 3B 5 0 2 1 1 0 5 .358 35 112
J. Ortiz DH 5 1 0 0 1 5 6 .320 33 103
M. McCroskey SS 4 2 1 1 1 2 0 .277 1 29
L. Tanner C 5 1 1 1 0 3 4 .268 2 13
Totals 40 17 14 15 10 14 21      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Wilson 2 (21, 4th Inning off L. Ledo, 2 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Bullock, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: L. Tanner (1, 2nd Inning off W. Olds, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Romero 4 (6, 1st Inning off W. Olds, 1 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off W. Olds, 2 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Cruz, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Cruz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Labrada 2 , G. Lipscomb , M. Romero 16 , B. Jordan , I. Wilson 4 , B. Wilken 2 , M. McCroskey , L. Tanner 3
2-out RBI: M. Romero , M. McCroskey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Wilken , J. Ortiz , L. Tanner
Hit by Pitch: V. Labrada , B. Jordan , M. McCroskey
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Labrada 2 (42) , G. Lipscomb (66) , I. Wilson (3)
CS: V. Labrada (23)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Romero (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Ramirez CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .300 14 65
J. Reimer LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .300 10 76
B. Squires RF 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 .342 4 34
J. Glowenke 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .333 4 23
C. Tuft 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .203 11 46
N. Perry C 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .000 0 0
J. Vargas SS 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 .192 0 3
K. Harrison 3B 4 0 1 2 1 0 3 .303 2 44
J. Randa DH 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 .500 1 2
Totals 33 6 6 5 9 11 26      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Glowenke (7, 4th Inning off C. Van Eyk, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reimer 2 , B. Squires , J. Glowenke 2 , K. Harrison , J. Randa
2-out RBI: J. Vargas , K. Harrison , J. Randa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Ramirez 2 , N. Perry 3 , J. Randa
Sac Fly: J. Glowenke
Hit by Pitch: C. Tuft
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Ramirez (29) , K. Harrison (16)
FORT WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Solometo 2.2 3 5 1 5 4 0 91 4.73   
C. Van Eyk W (5-3) 3.2 3 1 1 3 3 0 60 5.00   
W. Pan 2.2 0 0 0 1 4 0 28 7.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Solometo 35
Batters Faced: A. Solometo 18, C. Van Eyk 17, W. Pan 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Solometo 2-2, C. Van Eyk 4-4, W. Pan 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Solometo 91-47, C. Van Eyk 60-32, W. Pan 28-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Van Eyk 2-0 , W. Pan 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Solometo
Balk: C. Van Eyk
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Olds L (4-1) 1.2 4 7 7 4 2 2 58 5.85   
L. Ledo 1.2 3 3 3 1 4 0 41 6.64   
L. Rodriguez 1.2 2 0 0 2 3 0 42 4.06   
J. Cruz 2.2 4 6 6 3 3 2 49 7.05   
J. Bullock 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 0 19 2.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Olds 11
Batters Faced: W. Olds 15, L. Ledo 9, L. Rodriguez 9, J. Cruz 15, J. Bullock 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Olds 1-2, L. Ledo 0-0, L. Rodriguez 0-2, J. Cruz 2-3, J. Bullock 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Olds 58-26, L. Ledo 41-23, L. Rodriguez 42-23, J. Cruz 49-30, J. Bullock 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Ledo 1-0 , L. Rodriguez 2-1
WP: W. Olds , J. Bullock 2
Hit Batsmen: W. Olds 2 , L. Ledo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mikey Romero
Ballpark: Fighting Irish Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 4:32
Attendance: 13851
Special Notes: Mikey Romero ties the FW regular season game record for home runs with 3. Mikey Romero ties the MWL regular season game record for home runs with 4. Mikey Romero sets the FW regular season game record for RBI with 10. Jhailyn Ortiz ties the MWL regular season game record for strikeouts with 5.
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