CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX FIREBIRDS AT GEORGIA BULLDOGS
05/05/2026
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX FIREBIRDS AT GEORGIA BULLDOGS
GAME ID: 726 - TUESDAY, MAY 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Firebirds (15-14) 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 6 11 0
Georgia Bulldogs (13-16) 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 X 7 10 2
Georgia Beats Phoenix, 7-6
Georgia designated hitter Nick Castellanos played a vital role in his team's 7-6 conquest of Phoenix. He was 2-3 with 2 singles and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for Georgia. Georgia pitcher Nestor Cortes got the win. He's now 2-0. Kyle Freeland was tagged with the loss. The loss makes Phoenix 15-14.

With Georgia leading 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth, Castellanos hit a run-scoring single off Phoenix hurler Ryan Bergert. It was the 20th hit of the season for Castellanos and put his team ahead, 5-3.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Phoenix manager Pat McGoldrick. "But we decided not to take it."
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE GEORGIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Refsnyder LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .232 2 6
   d-J. Tena PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 0 2
F. Tatis Jr. RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .270 8 11
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 4 17
S. Murphy C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .202 5 15
   e-D. Millas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .357 0 4
Z. Gelof 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .333 3 15
   a-T. Grisham PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 2 10
   b-D. Schneemann 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 2 7
A. Ramirez DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .367 0 5
   c-J. Pederson DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 2 5
M. McLain SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .239 5 11
D. Clarke CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .154 1 3
G. Pauley 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .288 2 5
Totals 37 6 11 6 2 7 17      
a - T. Grisham pinch hit for Z. Gelof in the 7th
b - D. Schneemann substituted for T. Grisham in the 7th
c - J. Pederson inserted as DH in the 8th
d - J. Tena pinch hit for R. Refsnyder in the 9th
e - D. Millas pinch hit for S. Murphy in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Pauley (4, 4th Inning off N. Cortes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. McLain (1, 6th Inning off N. Cortes, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Clarke (1, 6th Inning off D. Lynch, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Tatis Jr. (8, 1st Inning off N. Cortes, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Pauley (2, 9th Inning off H. Wesneski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Tatis Jr. 5 , Z. Gelof 2 , A. Ramirez , J. Pederson , M. McLain 3 , D. Clarke 4 , G. Pauley 6
2-out RBI: G. Pauley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Refsnyder 3
GIDP: D. Clarke
Hit by Pitch: F. Freeman
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Ramirez (1) , D. Clarke (3)
CS: F. Tatis Jr. (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Clarke(Robert Jr. at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gonzales 2B 4 0 1 2 1 2 5 .189 0 7
P. Goldschmidt 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .245 2 6
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .222 5 16
G. Springer RF 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .147 4 11
B. Rice C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .278 7 19
L. Robert Jr. CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .220 6 21
J. Jones LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .221 0 5
B. Lee 3B 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .277 2 11
N. Castellanos DH 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .260 2 7
Totals 33 7 10 7 7 8 20      
BATTING
Triples: B. Witt Jr. (2, 3rd Inning off K. Freeland, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Goldschmidt (2, 3rd Inning off K. Freeland, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Springer (4, 5th Inning off K. Freeland, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gonzales , P. Goldschmidt 4 , B. Witt Jr. 3 , G. Springer 4 , B. Rice 2 , B. Lee 2 , N. Castellanos 2
2-out RBI: N. Gonzales , N. Castellanos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Gonzales , B. Witt Jr. , G. Springer
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Gonzales (2)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Wesneski (1) , B. Rice (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Lee-Gonzales-Goldschmidt)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE GEORGIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Freeland L (0-2) 4.0 7 4 4 4 4 2 22 88 4.38   
R. Bergert 0.2 2 3 3 2 1 0 6 24 4.11   
D. Hall 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 21 1.83   
D. Enns 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 22 2.84   
D. Palencia 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 13 5.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Freeland 32
Batters Faced: K. Freeland 22, R. Bergert 6, D. Hall 5, D. Enns 4, D. Palencia 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Freeland 3-4, R. Bergert 0-1, D. Hall 1-2, D. Enns 1-2, D. Palencia 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Freeland 88-54, R. Bergert 24-14, D. Hall 21-13, D. Enns 22-13, D. Palencia 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hall 1-0
WP: R. Bergert
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
N. Cortes W (2-0) 5.1 7 5 5 1 4 1 25 93 4.50   
D. Lynch H (4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 4.00   
L. Medina H (1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 7 30 2.53   
H. Wesneski SV (6) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5 18 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Cortes 37
Batters Faced: N. Cortes 25, D. Lynch 3, L. Medina 7, H. Wesneski 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Cortes 2-10, D. Lynch 1-1, L. Medina 1-1, H. Wesneski 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Cortes 93-59, D. Lynch 9-6, L. Medina 30-18, H. Wesneski 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lynch 1-1
Hit Batsmen: N. Cortes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Castellanos
Ballpark: Eddie Matthews Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 16248
Tuesday, May 5th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 59