AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT CAROLINA REAPERS
07/14/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT CAROLINA REAPERS
GAME ID: 1128 - TUESDAY, JULY 14TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
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Phoenix Gladiators (54-40) 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 8 16 0
Carolina Reapers (42-52) 4 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 X 11 14 0
Rock 'Em! Sock 'Em! Green Blasts 3 Homers in Carolina Win
Carolina right fielder Mike Green had a 8-RBI game, which helped his team beat the Phoenix Gladiators, 11-8. Danny Orfila claimed the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed 2 runs on 4 hits in 2.1 innings. His record stands at 2-1. Carolina bumps their record to 42-52 with the win.

In the bottom of the seventh, Green put his team in front with his 12th home run of the season. The grand slam home run, which came against Matt Dickson, made it 10-6, Carolina.

"I keep on showing up every day and trying to put up good at-bats and find good pitches to hit," said Green.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. McCarthy SS 5 1 3 2 1 1 2 .260 9 27
E. Milbrandt DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 9 28
   a-B. Shultz DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 .243 6 25
C. Julio 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .287 9 37
   b-V. Gonzalez PR, 1B 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 .195 7 24
B. Figueroa LF 5 2 2 0 0 2 3 .271 10 39
   c-J. Platzer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313 25 72
J. Grabowski RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .231 5 18
T. Ariëns 3B 2 3 1 2 2 0 1 .274 18 59
P. Bounds CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .284 17 44
Z. Husley 2B 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 .247 2 10
M. Pierskalla C 4 0 2 1 1 2 2 .241 7 36
Totals 42 8 16 8 6 11 28      
a - B. Shultz inserted as DH in the 5th
b - V. Gonzalez pinch ran for C. Julio in the 6th
c - J. Platzer pinch hit for B. Figueroa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Julio (20, 1st Inning off S. Cates, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Figueroa (24, 3rd Inning off S. Cates, 0 on, 1 out) , P. McCarthy (16, 4th Inning off S. Cates, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: P. Bounds (4, 8th Inning off S. Harvey, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. McCarthy (9, 9th Inning off S. Edwards, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. McCarthy 7 , B. Shultz , C. Julio 3 , B. Figueroa 3 , J. Grabowski , T. Ariëns , P. Bounds 4 , Z. Husley 2 , M. Pierskalla 2
2-out RBI: P. McCarthy , T. Ariëns , P. Bounds , Z. Husley , M. Pierskalla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Milbrandt , B. Shultz , V. Gonzalez , B. Figueroa , J. Grabowski , Z. Husley , M. Pierskalla
Sac Fly: T. Ariëns
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: P. McCarthy (30) , B. Figueroa (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Simmer SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280 2 32
B. Benigno CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 .245 10 34
M. Fearing DH 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .280 10 50
   a-B. Phillips DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .248 17 67
M. Green RF 4 3 3 8 0 0 0 .277 12 51
R. Burchett LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .215 7 32
T. Kalolo 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .246 4 17
S. Heichel 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .292 0 11
T. Korn 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .247 0 6
F. Reyes C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .247 1 21
Totals 37 11 14 11 1 4 8      
a - B. Phillips inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kalolo (10, 1st Inning off J. Shropshire, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Burchett (20, 1st Inning off J. Shropshire, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Fearing (24, 2nd Inning off J. Shropshire, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Green 3 (12, 1st Inning off J. Shropshire, 1 on, 2 outs; 2nd Inning off J. Shropshire, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off M. Dickson, 3 on, 1 out) , T. Kalolo (4, 7th Inning off R. Grados, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Simmer , M. Fearing 3 , M. Green 12 , R. Burchett 2 , T. Kalolo 7 , S. Heichel 2 , T. Korn , F. Reyes
2-out RBI: , M. Green 2 , T. Kalolo 2 , S. Heichel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Reyes
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Heichel (2)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Shropshire 4.0 8 6 6 0 1 2 70 4.50   
M. Dickson L (2-1) 2.1 4 4 4 1 2 1 43 5.03   
R. Grados 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 24 7.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Shropshire 23
Batters Faced: J. Shropshire 20, M. Dickson 11, R. Grados 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Shropshire 6-5, M. Dickson 2-2, R. Grados 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Shropshire 70-47, M. Dickson 43-30, R. Grados 24-18
WP: M. Dickson
Balk: J. Shropshire
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Cates 4.2 9 4 4 4 6 0 102 4.51   
D. Orfila W (2-1) 2.1 4 2 2 1 1 0 57 8.24   
S. Harvey 1.1 1 1 1 1 3 0 23 5.46   
S. Edwards 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 9 3.60   
J. Schmitt SV (21) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cates 32
Batters Faced: S. Cates 27, D. Orfila 12, S. Harvey 6, S. Edwards 2, J. Schmitt 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cates 4-4, D. Orfila 4-2, S. Harvey 0-1, S. Edwards 0-0, J. Schmitt 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cates 102-59, D. Orfila 57-32, S. Harvey 23-14, S. Edwards 9-6, J. Schmitt 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Orfila 2-0 , J. Schmitt 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Green
Ballpark: Reedy River Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 18094
Special Notes: 1B Clemente Julio was injured while running the bases. Mike Green ties the CAR regular season game record for home runs with 3. Mike Green ties the CAR regular season game record for RBI with 8.
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