APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
JOHNSON CITY EAGLES AT ROME GLADIATORS
09/15/2025
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APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
JOHNSON CITY EAGLES AT ROME GLADIATORS
GAME ID: 7448 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Johnson City Eagles 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 5 10 1
Rome Gladiators 0 1 0 2 0 5 2 8 X 18 17 0
Round 1 Goes the Distance, Rome Prevails
It went the distance, but the Rome Gladiators finally disposed of the Johnson City Eagles 18-5 in the series clincher at Gladiators Ballpark.

Winning the finale gave the Gladiators the series, 3-2. They will now advance to the Round 2.

The Most Valuable Player Award went to Rome shortstop Leandro Arias. He batted .542 in the series, collecting 10 RBIs and scoring 11 runs.

"Leandro deserves it," said Gladiators manager . "He was the glue that held our club together."

The Rome Gladiators will play against the Virginia Beach Hurricanes in the next round. Virginia Beach won their series against the New River Admirals 3 games to 2. The Round 2 schedule will be announced after the Round 1 finishes.
JOHNSON CITY BATTING LINESCORE ROME BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hettiger 1B 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 .211 1 3
N. Ochoa Leyva 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .118 0 1
N. Flewelling LF 3 2 2 0 2 1 2 .316 0 2
I. Luciano RF 4 1 3 3 1 1 1 .474 1 6
W. King C 3 0 1 0 2 1 4 .400 1 7
K. Piper DH 3 0 1 2 1 2 1 .125 0 4
J. Unknown CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .250 0 0
J. Unknown SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .250 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5 8 16 25      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Flewelling (2, 4th Inning off C. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Luciano (1, 7th Inning off M. Linskey, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Ochoa Leyva , N. Flewelling 3 , I. Luciano 6 , W. King , K. Piper , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: I. Luciano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. King 2 , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
GIDP: J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: K. Piper
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Ochoa Leyva (1)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Luciano
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Datil RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 5 .182 0 2
L. Arias 2B 5 2 2 4 1 1 4 .542 1 10
J. Ruiz CF 5 1 3 3 1 1 2 .375 1 9
   b-W. Marrero PR, LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Moncada DH 5 1 0 0 1 3 6 .391 3 14
J. Kross 1B 4 3 2 3 2 1 4 .450 3 11
J. Appel C 6 2 4 2 0 0 2 .458 2 5
A. Callahan LF 5 0 3 3 0 0 3 .391 1 5
   a-B. Marget PR 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .000 0 1
   c-Z. Ehrhard CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 3
C. Rodriguez 3B 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 .368 1 4
L. Ravelo SS 4 4 2 1 2 1 5 .368 1 7
Totals 40 18 17 18 13 10 33      
a - B. Marget pinch ran for A. Callahan in the 8th
b - W. Marrero pinch ran for J. Ruiz in the 8th
c - Z. Ehrhard substituted for B. Marget in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ruiz (2, 1st Inning off T. Higgins, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. Arias (1, 4th Inning off D. Almengo, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Callahan (1, 8th Inning off W. Riley, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Kross (3, 6th Inning off B. Burrows, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Appel (2, 6th Inning off B. Burrows, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Ruiz (1, 7th Inning off B. Burrows, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Arias 4 , J. Ruiz 7 , J. Kross 5 , J. Appel 7 , A. Callahan 5 , C. Rodriguez , L. Ravelo 2
2-out RBI: J. Ruiz , J. Kross , J. Appel 2 , B. Marget , C. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Arias , G. Moncada 2 , A. Callahan , L. Ravelo
Sac Bunt: D. Datil
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Ravelo (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Arias-Kross)
JOHNSON CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ROME PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Higgins L (0-1) 3.0 3 3 3 6 2 0 81 5.00   
D. Almengo 2.2 3 3 3 2 4 0 49 10.12   
B. Burrows 1.0 4 4 4 1 1 3 34 36.00   
W. Riley 0.1 4 5 5 1 0 0 25 135.00   
B. Puckett 0.2 3 3 3 3 2 0 31 40.50   
F. Villarreal 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Higgins 35
Batters Faced: T. Higgins 18, D. Almengo 13, B. Burrows 8, W. Riley 6, B. Puckett 8, F. Villarreal 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Higgins 5-2, D. Almengo 1-3, B. Burrows 2-0, W. Riley 0-1, B. Puckett 0-0, F. Villarreal 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Higgins 81-38, D. Almengo 49-37, B. Burrows 34-21, W. Riley 25-15, B. Puckett 31-16, F. Villarreal 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Almengo 2-2 , B. Burrows 2-2 , B. Puckett 2-2 , F. Villarreal 3-0
WP: B. Puckett
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Williams W (1-0) 5.0 7 1 1 2 9 0 91 1.80   
M. Linskey H (1) 1.2 2 3 3 1 3 1 27 6.75   
O. Holt 1.2 0 1 1 3 4 0 39 9.82   
D. Boatman 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Williams 56
Batters Faced: C. Williams 24, M. Linskey 7, O. Holt 8, D. Boatman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Williams 2-3, M. Linskey 1-0, O. Holt 0-1, D. Boatman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Williams 91-57, M. Linskey 27-17, O. Holt 39-21, D. Boatman 17-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Linskey 1-0 , D. Boatman 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Williams
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Kross
Ballpark: Gladiators Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 5:15
Attendance: 12192
Special Notes: 1B Austin Callahan was injured while running the bases. LF Jorge Ruiz was injured while running the bases.
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