AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DAYTONA BEACH SEA TURTLES AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
08/09/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DAYTONA BEACH SEA TURTLES AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
GAME ID: 4768 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E
Daytona Beach Sea Turtles (41-74) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 0
Phoenix Gladiators (65-50) 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 15 0
Gladiators Rally to Eke Out Win
The Phoenix Gladiators besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Daytona Beach shortstop Brian Bopp by beating the Sea Turtles, 6-5, at Gladiators Ballpark. Bopp went 3-7 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Phoenix goes to 65-50, Daytona Beach to 41-74.

The decisive blow was delivered in the bottom of the 15th when Zack Husley hit a run-scoring double off 28-year old right-handed pitcher Timothee Laziosi to win the game for Phoenix. The home crowd went wild.

"The crowd was raucous," said Husley.
DAYTONA BEACH BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bopp SS 7 2 3 3 0 3 0 .274 5 11
E. Lewis 2B 6 0 2 0 0 1 1 .200 4 31
A. Rakers LF 7 0 1 0 0 1 3 .315 11 41
E. Kraft 1B 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 .238 18 55
M. Root CF 6 0 3 0 1 1 0 .229 10 52
J. Thompson RF 6 1 1 1 1 4 4 .210 10 42
M. Santiago 3B 7 0 0 0 0 3 5 .239 9 27
A. McConnell DH 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .245 7 23
   a-T. Haskell DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .167 0 1
C. Wagner C 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .257 6 31
   b-B. Mendoza PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .218 4 10
   c-A. McColl C 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .215 1 11
Totals 55 5 13 5 4 16 23      
a - T. Haskell inserted as DH in the 8th
b - B. Mendoza pinch hit for C. Wagner in the 9th
c - A. McColl substituted for B. Mendoza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Root 2 (26, 6th Inning off M. Cruz, 0 on, 1 out; 13th Inning off J. Shropshire, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Lewis (20, 7th Inning off C. Abarca, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Rakers (15, 12th Inning off J. Shropshire, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Bopp 2 (5, 3rd Inning off M. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off C. Abarca, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Thompson (10, 4th Inning off M. Cruz, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Mendoza (4, 9th Inning off C. Abarca, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bopp 9 , E. Lewis 3 , A. Rakers 2 , M. Root 5 , J. Thompson 4 , A. McConnell 2 , B. Mendoza 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Kraft 2 , M. Santiago 3 , C. Wagner , A. McColl
GIDP: A. Rakers
Sac Bunt: C. Wagner
Hit by Pitch: E. Lewis
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thompson 2 (10)
CS: B. Bopp (12) , A. Rakers (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Villarreal-Lewis-Kraft, Bopp-Lewis-Kraft)
OF assists: 1 (Root(Platzer at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Julio 1B 7 0 1 1 0 1 0 .297 16 56
W. Villegas RF 3 0 0 0 4 2 1 .189 1 4
J. Platzer SS 7 1 2 1 0 1 3 .305 31 89
P. Bounds CF 7 0 1 0 0 1 1 .281 20 57
B. Shultz LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .254 9 33
   c-E. Milbrandt PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 9 33
   d-B. Figueroa LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 13 44
T. Ariëns 3B 5 2 2 1 1 0 2 .288 23 74
Z. Husley DH 7 0 2 1 0 3 3 .207 2 12
P. McCarthy 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 11 31
   a-V. Gonzalez PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .191 8 25
   b-J. Anderson 2B 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 .268 2 14
M. Pierskalla C 6 1 1 1 0 2 6 .238 9 42
Totals 55 6 15 6 5 12 20      
a - V. Gonzalez pinch hit for P. McCarthy in the 7th
b - J. Anderson substituted for V. Gonzalez in the 8th
c - E. Milbrandt pinch hit for B. Shultz in the 8th
d - B. Figueroa substituted for E. Milbrandt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Shultz (14, 2nd Inning off L. Villarreal, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Pierskalla (13, 2nd Inning off L. Villarreal, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Milbrandt (19, 8th Inning off B. Hennick, 0 on, 1 out) , Z. Husley (6, 15th Inning off T. Laziosi, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Ariëns (18, 15th Inning off T. Laziosi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: V. Gonzalez (8, 7th Inning off L. Villarreal, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Platzer (31, 9th Inning off S. Hyatt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Julio , J. Platzer 5 , P. Bounds , B. Shultz 3 , E. Milbrandt 2 , T. Ariëns 3 , Z. Husley 3 , V. Gonzalez 4 , J. Anderson 2 , M. Pierskalla 2
2-out RBI: C. Julio , J. Platzer , Z. Husley , M. Pierskalla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Villegas , J. Platzer , P. Bounds , Z. Husley , M. Pierskalla 2
GIDP: T. Ariëns , M. Pierskalla
Hit by Pitch: T. Ariëns
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Villegas (2) , J. Platzer (11)
CS: J. Platzer (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Platzer-McCarthy-Julio)
PB: M. Pierskalla
DAYTONA BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Villarreal 7.0 8 4 4 3 3 1 110 5.31   
B. Hennick 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 12 4.87   
S. Hyatt BS (3) 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 33 2.82   
S. Dunham 3.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 42 3.03   
T. Laziosi L (2-7) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 26 5.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Villarreal 45
Batters Faced: L. Villarreal 30, B. Hennick 6, S. Hyatt 9, S. Dunham 11, T. Laziosi 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Villarreal 12-4, B. Hennick 0-1, S. Hyatt 1-2, S. Dunham 5-1, T. Laziosi 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Villarreal 110-66, B. Hennick 12-9, S. Hyatt 33-19, S. Dunham 42-26, T. Laziosi 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Laziosi 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Hyatt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Cruz 5.2 5 2 2 2 7 2 93 5.96   
C. Abarca BS (4) 2.1 5 3 3 0 2 2 45 3.90   
D. Coe 3.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 50 2.58   
J. Shropshire W (3-0) 3.2 2 0 0 2 4 0 60 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cruz 56
Batters Faced: M. Cruz 24, C. Abarca 12, D. Coe 10, J. Shropshire 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cruz 7-2, C. Abarca 2-3, D. Coe 3-3, J. Shropshire 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cruz 93-58, C. Abarca 45-32, D. Coe 50-31, J. Shropshire 60-37
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Abarca 1-0
WP: M. Cruz
Hit Batsmen: M. Cruz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Bopp
Ballpark: Gladiators Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (92 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM MT
Time: 5:29
Attendance: 34222
Special Notes: Willie Villegas ties the PHO regular season extra-inning game record for bases on balls with 4.
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