AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
NEW YORK NIGHTMARE AT DAYTONA BEACH SEA TURTLES
08/20/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
NEW YORK NIGHTMARE AT DAYTONA BEACH SEA TURTLES
GAME ID: 4888 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Nightmare (47-78) 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 9 0
Daytona Beach Sea Turtles (46-79) 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 X 8 14 3
New York Keeps Trending in Wrong Direction
The Daytona Beach Sea Turtles beat the New York Nightmare at Leatherback Park. The final score was 8-5, in favor of Daytona Beach. Marcos Santiago led the way, going 3-for-5 for the home team. John Wicken, now 2-4, was credited with the win in 2.2 innings of relief. He allowed no runs on 2 hits, while striking out 2 and walking 1. Steven Hyatt earned the save, his 21st in 24 tries.

Talon Haskell drove in one run for Daytona Beach. The 26-year old first baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the seventh. With one out and runners on 1st and 3rd, he broke a 4-4 tie with a run-scoring ground out off Mario Ruiz. It was his 5th RBI of the season.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Santiago told a Daytona Beach News reporter. "Sometimes we just need to relax."

The victory puts Daytona Beach at 46-79.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DAYTONA BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Seago 3B 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 .268 7 40
B. Geeslin 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .256 12 54
J. Cardona RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .330 22 87
R. Black LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .228 21 66
F. Hoffman DH 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 .239 13 51
J. Wilkes 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .237 5 21
   a-J. Andrade PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179 5 26
M. Davis SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .249 8 27
R. Stanczak CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .254 17 46
B. Brenner C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240 1 11
Totals 36 5 9 5 4 6 21      
a - J. Andrade pinch hit for J. Wilkes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Seago (23, 3rd Inning off L. Villarreal, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Black (24, 9th Inning off B. Hennick, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Seago 2 , B. Geeslin 2 , J. Cardona 2 , R. Black 2 , F. Hoffman , R. Stanczak , B. Brenner
2-out RBI: F. Hoffman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Geeslin , J. Wilkes 2 , J. Andrade , M. Davis
Sac Fly: R. Black
Hit by Pitch: F. Hoffman
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Seago (58)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bopp SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .277 5 15
A. McConnell DH 5 0 2 3 0 0 1 .239 8 30
A. Rakers LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .320 12 48
E. Kraft 2B 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .248 19 60
J. Thompson RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 6 .207 10 42
M. Santiago 3B 5 1 3 2 0 1 2 .240 10 30
M. Payne 1B 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .182 4 10
   a-T. Haskell PH, 1B 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .190 1 5
C. Wagner C 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .253 6 32
M. Root CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .239 11 56
Totals 37 8 14 8 4 7 24      
a - T. Haskell pinch hit for M. Payne in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Payne (2, 2nd Inning off P. Hovhannisian, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. McConnell (9, 2nd Inning off P. Hovhannisian, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Bopp 2 (18, 6th Inning off M. Ruiz, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Coleman, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Kraft (4, 7th Inning off M. Ruiz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bopp 4 , A. McConnell 3 , A. Rakers 3 , E. Kraft 3 , J. Thompson , M. Santiago 3 , M. Payne 2 , M. Root
2-out RBI: A. McConnell , M. Santiago
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bopp , A. Rakers , J. Thompson , T. Haskell
Sac Fly: B. Bopp
Hit by Pitch: M. Root
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bopp (17)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bopp (8) , M. Santiago (8) , M. Root (8)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DAYTONA BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Hovhannisian 4.1 8 4 4 1 3 0 99 6.12   
M. Ruiz L (3-12) 2.2 2 1 1 2 3 0 46 7.06   
A. Coleman 0.2 4 3 3 1 1 0 30 7.01   
S. Foye 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Hovhannisian 33
Batters Faced: P. Hovhannisian 23, M. Ruiz 12, A. Coleman 7, S. Foye 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Hovhannisian 3-7, M. Ruiz 4-1, A. Coleman 1-0, S. Foye 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Hovhannisian 99-61, M. Ruiz 46-29, A. Coleman 30-18, S. Foye 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Foye 2-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Hovhannisian
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Villarreal 5.1 5 4 3 3 3 0 109 5.51   
J. Wicken W (2-4), BS (6) 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 32 3.86   
B. Hennick 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 10 4.91   
S. Hyatt SV (21) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Villarreal 44
Batters Faced: L. Villarreal 25, J. Wicken 12, B. Hennick 3, S. Hyatt 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Villarreal 5-7, J. Wicken 4-2, B. Hennick 0-0, S. Hyatt 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Villarreal 109-56, J. Wicken 32-20, B. Hennick 10-6, S. Hyatt 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wicken 1-1 , S. Hyatt 2-1
WP: L. Villarreal
Hit Batsmen: L. Villarreal
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marcos Santiago
Ballpark: Leatherback Park
Weather: Roof closed, 65 degrees
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 9550
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