MIDWEST LEAGUE
GRAND RAPIDS SAINTS AT SAN ANTONIO VIPERS
09/08/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
GRAND RAPIDS SAINTS AT SAN ANTONIO VIPERS
GAME ID: 5646 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grand Rapids Saints (75-62) 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 10 16 1
San Antonio Vipers (56-81) 2 0 4 1 2 0 3 0 X 12 16 0
Knipp on Fire, 5-for-6 Against San Antonio
Grant Knipp got the glory and the headlines, but the San Antonio Vipers left with the win. The Grand Rapids catcher easily handled the Vipers pitching, going 5-for-6, but his Grand Rapids Saints came out on the short end of the 12-10 score.

Knipp told BNN reporters in the postgame interview he would happily trade "three or four" of his hits for a win.

"Heck, maybe even all of them," he said with a laugh. "Right now, it just seems like one loss in a long season but who knows what it could mean at the end."

Grant Knipp hit a solo-shot off Ryan Prager in the 2nd, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 7th, singled in the 8th and struck out in the 9th.

So far on the season, Knipp is hitting .280 with 5 home runs, 18 RBIs and 14 runs scored. He has 33 hits and played in 29 games.
GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE SAN ANTONIO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cipion LF 5 1 1 0 1 2 3 .302 5 30
L. Hanson 3B 4 3 1 1 2 1 4 .276 11 54
F. Schwindel 1B 6 2 4 3 0 0 1 .410 27 79
S. Hernandez C 5 2 1 0 1 1 4 .324 7 39
C. Vaquero CF 4 1 1 0 2 0 3 .293 10 40
G. Knipp DH 6 1 5 2 0 1 1 .280 5 18
T. Cissell 2B 4 0 2 2 1 0 3 .368 0 6
K. Kern RF 5 0 1 0 0 3 8 .232 13 37
E. Rynders SS 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .086 1 2
Totals 43 10 16 9 8 9 30      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Hernandez (10, 8th Inning off Q. Low, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Schwindel (22, 9th Inning off R. DeSanto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Knipp (5, 2nd Inning off R. Prager, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Hanson (11, 5th Inning off R. Prager, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Schwindel (27, 8th Inning off R. Minckler, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cipion , L. Hanson 4 , F. Schwindel 8 , S. Hernandez 2 , C. Vaquero , G. Knipp 8 , T. Cissell 2 , K. Kern
2-out RBI: G. Knipp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Hanson , S. Hernandez , G. Knipp , T. Cissell , K. Kern , E. Rynders
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: K. Kern (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Martin SS 4 3 3 2 0 1 0 .556 1 2
J. Carreras CF 4 2 1 0 1 2 4 .214 0 1
W. Veras 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .407 0 2
T. Thach 1B 5 2 3 3 0 1 5 .314 15 55
B. Morel RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 3 .321 6 29
G. Martinez LF 3 1 3 2 1 0 1 .625 0 3
E. Jimenez C 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .319 22 89
C. Jackson 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .260 4 19
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 39 12 16 12 4 9 26      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Carreras (1, 1st Inning off L. Workman, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Martinez (3, 1st Inning off L. Workman, 2 on, 2 outs) , W. Veras (3, 3rd Inning off L. Workman, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Morel (11, 3rd Inning off L. Workman, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Martin (2, 4th Inning off L. Workman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Martin (1, 1st Inning off L. Workman, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Jimenez (22, 3rd Inning off L. Workman, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Thach (15, 7th Inning off C. Phillips, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Martin 7 , J. Carreras 2 , W. Veras 3 , T. Thach 6 , B. Morel 2 , G. Martinez 4 , E. Jimenez 5 , C. Jackson
2-out RBI: , T. Thach 2 , G. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Thach , C. Jackson
Sac Fly: G. Martinez
Hit by Pitch: R. Martin
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Martin 3 (3) , J. Carreras (1)
GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE SAN ANTONIO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Workman L (1-3) 3.0 9 7 7 1 4 2 19 82 4.32   
B. Garcia 1.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 8 30 3.78   
C. Phillips 3.0 3 3 3 2 4 1 15 43 7.22   
A. Hoppe 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 2.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Workman 14
Batters Faced: L. Workman 19, B. Garcia 8, C. Phillips 15, A. Hoppe 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Workman 1-4, B. Garcia 0-2, C. Phillips 4-1, A. Hoppe 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Workman 82-51, B. Garcia 30-17, C. Phillips 43-27, A. Hoppe 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Garcia 1-1 , C. Phillips 3-1 , A. Hoppe 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Phillips
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Prager W (8-10) 6.0 8 3 3 3 4 2 29 105 6.79   
R. Minckler 1.0 4 5 5 3 1 1 10 43 11.50   
Q. Low 0.2 3 2 2 2 2 0 7 36 9.64   
R. DeSanto SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 22 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Prager 45
Batters Faced: R. Prager 29, R. Minckler 10, Q. Low 7, R. DeSanto 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Prager 6-8, R. Minckler 1-1, Q. Low 0-0, R. DeSanto 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Prager 105-68, R. Minckler 43-22, Q. Low 36-21, R. DeSanto 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. DeSanto 3-0
WP: R. Prager , R. Minckler 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Richie Martin
Ballpark: Vipers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:25
Attendance: 2590
Special Notes: Grant Knipp ties the GR regular season game record for hits with 5.
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