ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
07/17/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
GAME ID: 12615 - FRIDAY, JULY 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Medford Desperados (62-30) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (37-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Desperados Grind Out 2-0 Win
Andy Merrick pitched well, but the Tacoma Thunder Wolves still lost the game, falling, 2-0, to the Medford Desperados at Thunder Wolves Stadium. Santiago Rivera earned the win after being summoned from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 4.1 innings. He upped his record to 4-3. The win puts Medford at 62-30 this season.

Medford took a 2-0 lead on Randy Ruhl's 14th home run of the season. The solo home run, which Ruhl hit in the top of the eighth, left Tacoma pitcher Gus Parra visibly frustrated.

"I like what I saw today," said Medford manager Noah Alexander, "and I can't wait to get back out there and do it again."
MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bridges 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .284 14 55
R. Ruhl SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .336 14 52
J. Criscuolo 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .333 7 38
J. Martin LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .286 3 15
T. Gordon C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 3 25
O. Castillo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 6 14
C. Griffith DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .288 15 65
A. Tinoco RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .354 6 25
G. Buckner CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .396 5 18
Totals 31 2 4 2 2 9 10      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Tinoco (8, 5th Inning off A. Merrick, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Tinoco (6, 3rd Inning off A. Merrick, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Ruhl (14, 8th Inning off G. Parra, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ruhl 4 , J. Criscuolo , A. Tinoco 6
2-out RBI: R. Ruhl
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bridges , J. Criscuolo , J. Martin , T. Gordon
GIDP: O. Castillo
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Criscuolo 2 (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Molina CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .301 6 26
D. Wunderlich LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 4 32
   d-D. Lopez PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 0 1
J. Henson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310 8 25
R. Lenger RF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 14 51
A. Sanders 1B, 3B, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .337 2 10
D. Gonzalez DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312 4 25
C. Bagley SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 10
   a-H. Soto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269 2 7
   b-H. McConnon SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 7 33
   e-J. McDaniel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .326 4 32
   f-A. Johnson SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 2 8
M. Parker 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 10 38
   c-K. Harper PH, 1B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .346 0 6
Z. Xing C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .128 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0 0 6 8      
a - H. Soto pinch hit for C. Bagley in the 5th
b - H. McConnon substituted for H. Soto in the 6th
c - K. Harper pinch hit for M. Parker in the 6th
d - D. Lopez pinch hit for D. Wunderlich in the 6th
e - J. McDaniel pinch hit for H. McConnon in the 8th
f - A. Johnson substituted for J. McDaniel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lopez (2, 9th Inning off M. Howe, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Molina , D. Lopez 2 , R. Lenger , K. Harper 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lopez , R. Lenger
Sac Bunt: Z. Xing
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Molina (7)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Parker (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Sanders-Henson-Harper)
MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Voss 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.67   
S. Rivera W (4-3) 4.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 44 4.84   
M. Howe H (2) 3.1 3 0 0 0 4 0 35 3.05   
K. Price SV (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Voss 44
Batters Faced: E. Voss 2, S. Rivera 14, M. Howe 13, K. Price 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Voss 1-1, S. Rivera 3-7, M. Howe 5-1, K. Price 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Voss 4-4, S. Rivera 44-31, M. Howe 35-23, K. Price 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Price 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Merrick L (3-4) 6.0 3 1 1 1 5 1 79 4.75   
G. Parra 3.0 1 1 1 1 4 1 35 6.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Merrick 66
Batters Faced: A. Merrick 23, G. Parra 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Merrick 5-8, G. Parra 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Merrick 79-53, G. Parra 35-23
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Merrick
Ballpark: Thunder Wolves Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 4994
Special Notes: SP Emre Voss was injured while pitching. SP Andy Merrick was injured while pitching.
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