AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT PHILADELPHIA MARAUDERS
09/17/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT PHILADELPHIA MARAUDERS
GAME ID: 6895 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Gladiators (81-69) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 2
Philadelphia Marauders (79-71) 5 0 0 2 6 2 0 0 X 15 17 1
Marauders Lick Gladiators, 15-2
The Philadelphia Marauders pinned a convincing loss on the Phoenix Gladiators, 15-2, at Marauders Ballpark. Joel Thompson was a main factor in the win. He went 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles. He scored 4 times and drove in 4 for Philadelphia. With the win, Philadelphia has a record of 79-71. Phoenix falls to 81-69.

The Philadelphia dugout showed signs of unrest at times. But the Marauders put this one in the win column with some good pitching and some timely hitting at critical moments.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Julio 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .288 19 68
W. Villegas RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .251 8 16
J. Platzer SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .311 37 106
P. Bounds CF 5 1 1 0 0 4 4 .281 30 84
B. Shultz LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .249 15 55
T. Ariëns 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .288 28 92
B. Figueroa DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .274 16 55
P. McCarthy 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .247 16 42
M. Pierskalla C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .229 14 50
Totals 37 2 9 1 3 12 23      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Julio (34, 4th Inning off C. Gruver, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: P. Bounds (6, 3rd Inning off C. Gruver, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Julio 2 , W. Villegas , J. Platzer , P. Bounds 3 , B. Shultz , T. Ariëns , P. McCarthy , M. Pierskalla 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Villegas , J. Platzer 2 , P. Bounds , T. Ariëns , P. McCarthy
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Platzer (20)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Platzer (17) , T. Ariëns (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McCargar SS 6 3 3 0 0 1 2 .257 19 61
J. Thompson 1B 5 4 4 4 0 1 0 .266 13 38
M. Rosas CF 4 2 3 2 1 1 1 .322 24 89
A. McDonald RF 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 .283 26 97
J. Borich LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .267 23 83
   a-C. Van Noort PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-H. Landa 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
C. Barreto DH 5 1 2 3 0 2 2 .248 21 68
T. Beckford 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .237 7 29
   b-J. Bender PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
R. Ordonez 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .192 6 26
E. Langley C 4 1 1 3 0 2 2 .182 19 44
Totals 42 15 17 15 2 11 19      
a - C. Van Noort pinch hit for J. Borich in the 7th
b - J. Bender pinch hit for T. Beckford in the 7th
c - H. Landa substituted for C. Van Noort in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. McCargar (13, 1st Inning off M. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. McDonald (30, 1st Inning off M. Cruz, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Barreto (20, 1st Inning off M. Cruz, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Rosas (42, 2nd Inning off M. Cruz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Thompson (13, 4th Inning off M. Cruz, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Langley (19, 5th Inning off M. Mascareno, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Rosas (24, 6th Inning off J. Shropshire, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. McCargar 4 , J. Thompson 7 , M. Rosas 7 , A. McDonald 2 , J. Borich , C. Barreto 3 , T. Beckford 2 , E. Langley 4
2-out RBI: M. Rosas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McCargar , J. Borich , C. Barreto , R. Ordonez
Sac Fly: E. Langley
Hit by Pitch: A. McDonald
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McCargar (49) , J. Borich (30)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Gruver (1)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Cruz L (10-9) 3.1 8 7 5 1 5 1 82 5.90   
M. Mascareno 1.0 7 6 5 1 1 1 45 4.77   
J. Shropshire 3.2 2 2 2 0 5 1 56 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cruz 22
Batters Faced: M. Cruz 20, M. Mascareno 13, J. Shropshire 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cruz 0-5, M. Mascareno 2-0, J. Shropshire 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cruz 82-58, M. Mascareno 45-27, J. Shropshire 56-37
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Shropshire 3-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Mascareno
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Gruver W (10-10) 6.1 7 2 1 2 9 0 106 4.24   
M. Freeman 2.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 42 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Gruver 60
Batters Faced: C. Gruver 29, M. Freeman 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Gruver 6-4, M. Freeman 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Gruver 106-66, M. Freeman 42-24
WP: C. Gruver
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joel Thompson
Ballpark: Marauders Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 14 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 33624
Special Notes: Joel Thompson ties the PHI regular season game record for runs with 4.
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