DAYTONA FIREBIRDS (A)
3rd place | 59-58, .504 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 5-5
R: 806 | RA: 769 | PAYROLL: $0
08/16/2025
TEAM LEADERS AVG
L. Balcazar .339
J. Freethy .318
B. Kalmer .300
D. Bowser .294
J. Baylor .283
TEAM LEADERS HR
B. Kalmer 37
G. Spain 19
C. Cunningham 17
D. Bowser 16
2 tied with 13
TEAM LEADERS RBI
B. Kalmer 105
L. Balcazar 71
D. Bowser 65
C. Cunningham 58
G. Spain 52
TEAM LEADERS W
N. Dean 7
A. Cates 6
T. Johnson 5
D. Saladin 5
B. Gillis 4
TEAM LEADERS ERA
N. Dean 5.97
   
   
   
   
TEAM LEADERS K
N. Dean 92
A. Cates 79
P. Olejnik 76
D. Saladin 64
J. Wentworth 53
WHO'S HOT?
P Austin Cates 1-1, 4.00 Last 3 games
CF Kennie Taylor .524, 2 HR Last 15 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Jace Beck 3 SV, 10.57 Last 17 games
P Brett Gillis 2-1, 11.93 Last 4 games
P Nick Dean 0-1, 12.38 Last 2 games
P Jimmy Burnette 0-0, 15.43 Last 14 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Austin Cates 16 16 6 5 0 6.43 1.60 Exhausted
Starter R Nick Dean 23 23 7 8 0 5.97 1.76 Tired
Starter R Peyton Olejnik 25 18 2 12 4 8.00 2.06 Rested
Starter R Brett Gillis 26 9 4 2 7 8.00 1.78 Slightly Tired
Starter R Jackson Wentworth 11 10 2 4 1 6.46 1.50 Rested
Long Relief R Jojanse Torres 12 0 2 1 0 5.55 2.30 Tired
Long Relief L Cooper Benson 26 0 2 3 1 6.42 1.96 Slightly Tired
Long Relief R Jaime Melendez 25 1 2 1 1 5.08 1.61 Rested
Middle Relief L Connor Wietgrefe 2 0 0 0 0 20.25 2.62 Rested
Middle Relief R Ryan Cusick 22 0 3 2 1 4.83 1.99 Rested
Middle Relief L Jimmy Burnette 29 0 1 0 0 10.76 3.00 Rested
Middle Relief R Eiberson Castellano 2 0 0 0 1 5.68 1.58 Tired
Setup L Jake Miller 9 0 1 0 1 5.87 1.57 Rested
Setup R Troy Guthrie 5 0 0 1 1 8.10 1.65 Rested
Closer R Jace Beck 29 0 2 5 5 6.67 2.06 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
18 R Matt O'Neill C 28 54 15 0 7 11 12 16 .278 .403 .389 0.2
34 L Jake Ortega C 31 70 18 4 12 9 6 11 .257 .358 .429 0.0
90 R Juan Gonzalez C 84 295 74 9 46 42 42 67 .251 .354 .393 0.0
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
32 R Drew Bowser 3B 101 343 101 16 65 67 22 100 .294 .339 .490 -0.3
14 R Leonardo Balcazar SS 99 404 137 13 71 82 38 54 .339 .403 .515 2.2
11 S Starlyn Caba SS 10 36 9 3 3 8 3 15 .250 .341 .500 0.2
38 R Brian Kalmer 1B 113 434 130 37 105 89 69 140 .300 .400 .613 2.0
2 S J.R. Freethy 2B 88 286 91 8 39 56 41 53 .318 .405 .469 0.3
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
69 R Yasser Mercedes CF 13 49 14 0 6 5 8 9 .286 .397 .367 0.1
16 L Esteban Gonzalez CF 77 264 93 6 49 48 30 40 .352 .431 .527 1.3
20 L Carter Cunningham RF 89 258 80 17 58 42 34 57 .310 .397 .550 0.7
41 R Kennie Taylor CF 18 28 13 2 5 6 3 3 .464 .545 .679 0.4
43 R Corbin Williams CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
65 L Garrett Spain CF 73 251 83 19 52 63 37 58 .331 .424 .641 2.0
74 R Carter Trice LF 63 179 44 13 31 34 18 60 .246 .320 .480 -0.4
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Leonardo Balcazar 2B .339 13 71 14
2 L Garrett Spain RF .331 19 52 17
3 L Esteban Gonzalez LF .352 6 49 17
4 R Brian Kalmer 1B .300 37 105 9
5 L Carter Cunningham DH .310 17 58 1
6 R Juan Gonzalez C .251 9 46 7
7 R Yasser Mercedes CF .286 0 6 1
8 S Starlyn Caba SS .250 3 3 4
9 R Drew Bowser 3B .294 16 65 4
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Esteban Gonzalez LF .352 6 49 17
2 R Yasser Mercedes CF .286 0 6 1
3 R Leonardo Balcazar 2B .339 13 71 14
4 R Brian Kalmer 1B .300 37 105 9
5 L Garrett Spain RF .331 19 52 17
6 R Juan Gonzalez C .251 9 46 7
7 L Carter Cunningham DH .310 17 58 1
8 S Starlyn Caba SS .250 3 3 4
9 R Drew Bowser 3B .294 16 65 4
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
3B Drew Bowser torn groin 6 weeks Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Sat 8/16
vs VB
RHP B. Downer
0-0, 20.25
Sun 8/17
vs VB
RHP J. Lara
2-1, 7.36
Mon 8/18
vs GNE
RHP J. Perkins
9-9, 5.49
Tue 8/19
vs GNE
RHP N. Hull
8-6, 4.97
Wed 8/20
vs GNE
RHP N. Toribio
4-8, 5.67
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Carolina Riptides
NEWS
STANDINGS
North W L PCT GB
Lakeland Catfish 67 50 .573 -
Gainesville Gators 64 53 .547 3.0
Daytona Firebirds 59 58 .504 8.0
Dunedin Danger 50 67 .427 17.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 59-58, .504 PCT
Position in Division 3rd, 8 GB
Record at home 30-26, .536 PCT
Record on the road 29-32, .475 PCT
Record in X-inning games 5-5, .500 PCT
Record in one-run games 12-16, .429 PCT
Record versus LHP 13-5, .722 PCT
Record versus RHP 46-53, .465 PCT
Record last 10 games 5-5, .500 PCT
Record in April 11-8, .579 PCT
Record in May 20-10, .667 PCT
Record in June 13-14, .481 PCT
Record in July 8-19, .296 PCT
Record in August 7-7, .500 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .308 - 2nd in FSL
On-Base Percentage .395 - 6th in FSL
Slugging Percentage .514 - 1st in FSL
On-Base + Slugging .909 - 1st in FSL
Runs Scored 806 - 2nd in FSL
Hits 1291 - 2nd in FSL
Extra-Base Hits 437 - 1st in FSL
Home Runs 196 - 1st in FSL
Bases On Balls 543 - 7th in FSL
Strikeouts 945 - 7th in FSL
Stolen Bases 130 - 6th in FSL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 6.04 - 4th in FSL
Starters' ERA 6.10 - 4th in FSL
Bullpen ERA 5.95 - 5th in FSL
Runs allowed 769 - 4th in FSL
Hits allowed 1167 - 2nd in FSL
Opponents AVG .287 - 2nd in FSL
BABIP .332 - 2nd in FSL
Home Runs allowed 135 - 1st in FSL
Bases On Balls 675 - 8th in FSL
Strikeouts 862 - 4th in FSL
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