AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
08/15/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
GAME ID: 4827 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Captains (39-81) 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 6 9 2
Phoenix Gladiators (69-51) 4 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 X 11 12 1
Bounds Slugs Gladiators to 11-6 Win
Phoenix played host to Tampa Bay at Gladiators Ballpark.

Pat Bounds knocked in 5 runs to help Phoenix beat Tampa Bay, 11-6. The Del Rio, Texas native tallied 1 single and 2 home runs. The win went to Matt Dickson in relief, making him now 4-2. Jeremy Schroeter took the loss for Tampa Bay.

With Phoenix leading 4-2 in the bottom of the third, Bounds batted against Tampa Bay pitcher Jeremy Schroeter. Bounds hit a curveball to center for a 3-run home run. His 24th home run of the season put the Gladiators on top, 7-2.

"The team always comes first," Bounds told a reporter while responding to autograph requests. "Our fans like to come out to see a win, so I'm happy to do what I can to give them that."

Phoenix is now 69-51, Tampa Bay 39-81.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .240 9 40
R. Eckhardt CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .298 5 49
J. McCarthy LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .240 4 39
N. Rucker DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .224 6 20
D. Lebron 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .279 8 34
S. Post 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .212 5 54
R. Martinez 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .221 2 12
A. Bechdel SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .036 0 0
T. Gammill C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 6 31
Totals 35 6 9 6 0 5 5      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Eckhardt (33, 5th Inning off M. Cruz, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Rucker (7, 8th Inning off M. Dickson, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Lebron (3, 2nd Inning off M. Cruz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Martinez (2, 2nd Inning off M. Cruz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Grasso , R. Eckhardt 2 , J. McCarthy 3 , N. Rucker 2 , D. Lebron 3 , S. Post , R. Martinez 4
2-out RBI: R. Eckhardt , J. McCarthy , S. Post , R. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Rucker
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Rucker (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Grasso (5) , S. Post (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Julio 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .288 16 56
W. Villegas RF 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .230 3 7
J. Platzer SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .307 32 92
T. Ariëns 3B 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 .292 24 78
B. Shultz LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .262 11 40
P. Bounds CF 4 2 3 5 0 1 1 .286 24 67
V. Gonzalez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186 8 25
Z. Husley 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .214 2 12
M. Pierskalla C 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .243 11 45
Totals 35 11 12 11 2 6 6      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Julio (26, 4th Inning off A. Holle, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Villegas 2 (3, 1st Inning off J. Schroeter, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off Q. Donaldson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Platzer (32, 1st Inning off J. Schroeter, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Bounds 2 (24, 1st Inning off J. Schroeter, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Schroeter, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Pierskalla (11, 8th Inning off Q. Donaldson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Julio 2 , W. Villegas 8 , J. Platzer 5 , T. Ariëns , B. Shultz , P. Bounds 9 , Z. Husley , M. Pierskalla 4
2-out RBI: , P. Bounds 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Villegas , V. Gonzalez
Sac Fly: B. Shultz
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Platzer (12)
CS: J. Platzer (14)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Shultz (3)
OF assists: 1 (Bounds(Rucker at 3rd base))
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Schroeter L (2-13) 2.2 6 7 7 2 2 4 64 6.16   
A. Holle 3.1 2 1 0 0 2 0 57 6.58   
Q. Donaldson 2.0 4 3 3 0 2 2 37 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Schroeter 14
Batters Faced: J. Schroeter 15, A. Holle 13, Q. Donaldson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Schroeter 5-0, A. Holle 4-4, Q. Donaldson 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Schroeter 64-41, A. Holle 57-40, Q. Donaldson 37-25
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Cruz 4.2 7 5 5 0 2 1 60 6.12   
M. Dickson W (4-2) 4.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 52 5.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cruz 32
Batters Faced: M. Cruz 21, M. Dickson 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cruz 6-6, M. Dickson 2-7
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cruz 60-41, M. Dickson 52-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Dickson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pat Bounds
Ballpark: Gladiators Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (98 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 34777
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