AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT DAYTONA BEACH SEA TURTLES
05/07/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT DAYTONA BEACH SEA TURTLES
GAME ID: 395 - THURSDAY, MAY 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Gladiators (21-12) 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 7 12 1
Daytona Beach Sea Turtles (11-22) 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 11 1
Gladiators Beat Daytona Beach, 7-6
The Phoenix Gladiators overcame a good performance by Daytona Beach center fielder Mark Root to knock off Daytona Beach, 7-6, at Leatherback Park. Root was 2-5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. Matt Dickson, now 1-0, picked up the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 3 hits in 3.1 innings. Manny Brant earned his 14th save, after closing out the game.

Phoenix used a clutch hit from Victor Gonzalez to snatch the win. The right fielder belted a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Gladiators ahead, 7-6. It was his only hit, but it was huge.

"We found a way to get it done," Gonzalez said.

The first-place Gladiators have a one-game lead in their division.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE DAYTONA BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. McCarthy SS, 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .218 4 9
E. Milbrandt 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .281 3 10
V. Gonzalez RF 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .150 3 13
B. Figueroa LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .261 2 8
   b-J. Grabowski PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 1 6
B. Shultz DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .226 1 9
   c-J. Platzer DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288 8 17
T. Ariëns 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .268 7 19
   a-C. Julio PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 4 8
Z. Husley 2B 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 .190 1 2
J. Anderson CF 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .286 0 6
M. Pierskalla C 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .264 2 16
Totals 39 7 12 7 2 8 13      
a - C. Julio pinch hit for T. Ariëns in the 8th
b - J. Grabowski pinch hit for B. Figueroa in the 9th
c - J. Platzer inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ariëns (3, 2nd Inning off N. McClaskey, 0 on, 2 outs) , Z. Husley (2, 4th Inning off N. McClaskey, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Pierskalla (6, 4th Inning off N. McClaskey, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Anderson 2 (2, 6th Inning off N. McClaskey, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off D. Rogers, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Z. Husley (1, 2nd Inning off N. McClaskey, 1 on, 2 outs) , V. Gonzalez (3, 9th Inning off D. Rogers, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. McCarthy , E. Milbrandt , V. Gonzalez 4 , B. Shultz , T. Ariëns 2 , Z. Husley 6 , J. Anderson 5 , M. Pierskalla 3
2-out RBI: B. Shultz , Z. Husley , J. Anderson , M. Pierskalla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. McCarthy 2 , M. Pierskalla 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Shultz (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Ariëns (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Ariëns-Milbrandt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Lewis 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .198 3 14
G. Hutchison 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .208 0 4
E. Kraft 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .207 7 15
   a-M. Payne 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 2 4
J. Thompson LF 4 2 3 0 1 1 0 .200 3 15
M. Root CF 5 2 2 5 0 1 2 .212 4 15
M. Santiago DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 0 1
C. Wagner C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286 0 10
A. MacDonald RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .270 2 11
J. Greer SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 5 3 7 13      
a - M. Payne substituted for E. Kraft in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Wagner (1, 8th Inning off M. Dickson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Root 2 (4, 2nd Inning off M. Walsh, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off M. Walsh, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Hutchison , J. Thompson 3 , M. Root 8 , M. Santiago , C. Wagner 2 , J. Greer 3
2-out RBI: M. Root
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Lewis , E. Kraft , A. MacDonald
GIDP: G. Hutchison
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: G. Hutchison (4)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE DAYTONA BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Walsh 4.2 7 6 2 2 4 2 89 3.89   
M. Dickson W (1-0) 3.1 3 0 0 1 1 0 43 2.95   
M. Brant SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Walsh 36
Batters Faced: M. Walsh 23, M. Dickson 14, M. Brant 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Walsh 7-2, M. Dickson 4-5, M. Brant 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Walsh 89-55, M. Dickson 43-26, M. Brant 11-9
WP: M. Walsh
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. McClaskey 7.0 9 4 4 2 5 1 110 4.64   
J. Holder H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.15   
D. Rogers L (2-2), BS (2) 1.0 3 3 2 0 1 1 32 2.38   
B. Hennick 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. McClaskey 46
Batters Faced: N. McClaskey 31, J. Holder 1, D. Rogers 7, B. Hennick 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. McClaskey 11-4, J. Holder 1-0, D. Rogers 1-1, B. Hennick 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. McClaskey 110-70, J. Holder 4-3, D. Rogers 32-19, B. Hennick 11-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Root
Ballpark: Leatherback Park
Weather: Roof closed, 50 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 12340
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