FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
GAINESVILLE GATORS AT DAYTONA FIREBIRDS
09/16/2025
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FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
GAINESVILLE GATORS AT DAYTONA FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 7519 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Gainesville Gators 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 1
Daytona Firebirds 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 8 0
Firebirds Move on to Round 2
The Daytona Firebirds "bent but didn't break" against the Gainesville Gators in the Round 1.

That's according to Juan Gonzalez of Daytona, who was named series MVP.

"Our guys faced adversity and overcame it. This series wasn't easy, but we stuck to our game and made it work," he said.


Daytona won the final game by a 4-3 count and the series 3-1.

Gonzalez's MVP performance included hitting .467 with a .556 on-base percentage. He also had 0 home runs, drove in 3 RBI and scored 2 runs.

The Daytona Firebirds will play against the Plant City Farmers in the next round. Plant City won their series against the Lakeland Catfish 3 games to 1. The Round 2 schedule will be announced after the Round 1 finishes.
GAINESVILLE BATTING LINESCORE DAYTONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buelvas CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .222 0 1
Y. Coca 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .125 0 0
R. Nishida LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .438 0 3
A. Garriola DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .176 0 1
C. Connor RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .429 2 5
L. Miller-Green 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .286 0 4
W. Eberly C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 1 4
J. Mejia SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .438 1 2
E. Ordonez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .143 0 4
Totals 35 3 10 2 4 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Buelvas (1, 9th Inning off J. Beck, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Buelvas (1, 7th Inning off E. Castellano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Buelvas 5 , Y. Coca , R. Nishida 2 , A. Garriola , C. Connor , L. Miller-Green , W. Eberly 2
2-out RBI: L. Miller-Green
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Garriola , C. Connor , J. Mejia
Sac Fly: R. Nishida
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Coca (2) , A. Garriola (1)
CS: R. Nishida (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Mejia
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Gonzalez LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .294 1 2
L. Balcazar 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .500 0 1
B. Kalmer 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .267 1 4
   a-C. Litton 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
C. Davis RF 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .286 1 2
J. Gonzalez C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .467 0 3
C. Cunningham DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 0 0
Y. Mercedes CF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .308 1 1
J. Freethy 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154 0 2
C. Trice SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 4 8 4 3 6 8      
a - C. Litton substituted for B. Kalmer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Gonzalez (2, 3rd Inning off N. Hull, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Davis (1, 1st Inning off N. Hull, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Gonzalez 2 , L. Balcazar 3 , B. Kalmer , C. Davis 4 , Y. Mercedes 2
2-out RBI: C. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Davis , J. Gonzalez
Sac Fly: B. Kalmer
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Gonzalez (2) , L. Balcazar (1) , C. Davis (2)
CS: L. Balcazar (1) , B. Kalmer (1) , Y. Mercedes (1)
GAINESVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE DAYTONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Hull L (0-1) 6.1 6 4 4 3 6 1 102 5.68   
M. Stumpo 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Hull 48
Batters Faced: N. Hull 28, M. Stumpo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Hull 5-7, M. Stumpo 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Hull 102-65, M. Stumpo 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Stumpo 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gillis 5.1 8 2 2 2 5 0 94 3.38   
E. Castellano W (1-0), BS (1) 2.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 32 3.38   
J. Beck SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 32 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gillis 47
Batters Faced: B. Gillis 25, E. Castellano 9, J. Beck 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gillis 2-8, E. Castellano 4-4, J. Beck 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gillis 94-60, E. Castellano 32-21, J. Beck 32-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Castellano 1-0
WP: B. Gillis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leonardo Balcazar
Ballpark: Ballpark of Daytona
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 19203
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