CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PITTSBURGH IRONMEN AT PHILADELPHIA PHALANX
05/08/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PITTSBURGH IRONMEN AT PHILADELPHIA PHALANX
GAME ID: 773 - THURSDAY, MAY 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Ironmen (17-15) 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 10 0
Philadelphia Phalanx (14-18) 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 13 1
Happ Slugs Ironmen to 8-4 Win
A good performance from left fielder Ian Happ helped the Pittsburgh Ironmen defeat the Philadelphia Phalanx, 8-4. Happ belted 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice for the Ironmen. Miles Mikolas, the winner, goes to 4-2. He allowed 4 runs on 10 hits, with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts over 5.2 innings. The win has Pittsburgh at 17-15.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Pavin Smith? The Pittsburgh right fielder had a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Ironmen on top, 6-4. For the game, Smith had 2 doubles and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Solid performance from our side," said Ironmen manager Nick Smith.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .239 2 15
V. Brujan CF 3 2 0 0 2 1 1 .214 0 8
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .225 9 23
   a-A. Rosario RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .358 2 14
I. Happ LF 4 2 2 5 1 0 1 .339 7 22
P. Smith RF, 1B 4 2 3 1 1 1 0 .299 5 16
D. Hensley 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .109 0 2
L. Soto SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .289 0 3
L. Arraez 2B 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .356 2 10
   b-N. Allen 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 0 4
A. Hedges C 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .195 0 2
Totals 34 8 10 8 7 8 17      
a - A. Rosario substituted for V. Guerrero Jr. in the 8th
b - N. Allen substituted for L. Arraez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Smith 2 (7, 2nd Inning off L. Gilbert, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off L. Gilbert, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Happ 2 (7, 3rd Inning off L. Gilbert, 2 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off L. Erceg, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Winker , I. Happ 8 , P. Smith 5 , D. Hensley , L. Arraez 2 , A. Hedges
2-out RBI: I. Happ , L. Arraez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Winker , I. Happ , A. Hedges
Hit by Pitch: J. Winker
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Brujan (7)
CS: A. Rosario (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Smith(Noda at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gonzalez SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .273 4 12
M. Tauchman LF 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .211 1 13
M. Yastrzemski RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .156 0 8
D. Fry C 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .259 5 18
W. Benson CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 4 .169 6 12
R. Noda 1B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .237 2 9
B. Wisely 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 5 15
A. Kirilloff DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .387 0 4
   a-B. Buxton DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 5 14
B. Alexander 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .222 0 1
Totals 37 4 13 4 2 10 22      
a - B. Buxton inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Noda 2 (5, 4th Inning off M. Mikolas, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off M. Mikolas, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Benson (3, 4th Inning off M. Mikolas, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Gonzalez (7, 5th Inning off M. Mikolas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Gonzalez 4 , M. Tauchman , M. Yastrzemski 2 , W. Benson 2 , R. Noda 4 , B. Wisely 2 , A. Kirilloff , B. Alexander
2-out RBI: B. Alexander
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Benson 2
Sac Bunt: B. Wisely
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Tauchman (10) , R. Noda (2)
CS: A. Kirilloff (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Yastrzemski (1)
OF assists: 2 (Benson(Hensley at 3rd base), Benson(Happ at 3rd base))
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mikolas W (4-2) 5.2 10 4 4 1 5 0 94 4.31   
K. Kelly H (2) 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 29 6.41   
A. Abbott H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.70   
Y. Rodriguez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mikolas 37
Batters Faced: M. Mikolas 26, K. Kelly 6, A. Abbott 4, Y. Rodriguez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mikolas 2-8, K. Kelly 0-1, A. Abbott 0-2, Y. Rodriguez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mikolas 94-69, K. Kelly 29-16, A. Abbott 16-10, Y. Rodriguez 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kelly 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Gilbert L (1-3) 4.1 6 5 4 3 4 1 95 5.19   
J. Topa 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 20 0.00   
S. Effross 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.12   
K. Ginkel 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 18 4.86   
S. Reid-Foley 1.0 0 1 1 0 1 0 16 6.89   
L. Erceg 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 15 2.16   
M. Church 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 8.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Gilbert 34
Batters Faced: L. Gilbert 21, J. Topa 5, S. Effross 2, K. Ginkel 5, S. Reid-Foley 4, L. Erceg 3, M. Church 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Gilbert 4-4, J. Topa 1-0, S. Effross 1-0, K. Ginkel 0-2, S. Reid-Foley 2-0, L. Erceg 1-0, M. Church 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Gilbert 95-49, J. Topa 20-12, S. Effross 5-4, K. Ginkel 18-8, S. Reid-Foley 16-10, L. Erceg 15-7, M. Church 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Effross 1-0 , L. Erceg 1-1
WP: L. Gilbert 2
Hit Batsmen: S. Reid-Foley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ian Happ
Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 24497
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