AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES
06/23/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES
GAME ID: 898 - TUESDAY, JUNE 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Boston Whistlers (39-36) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 9 0
Indianapolis Eagles (46-29) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Whistlers Sneak By Eagles, 2-1
The Boston Whistlers earned a close win over the Indianapolis Eagles, thanks in part to Josh Cowels. The Boston right-hander played a key role in the 10-inning, 2-1 victory. The win went to Dusty Thomas in relief, making him now 5-1. Mike Watts took the loss for Indianapolis. The American Conference Central Division-leading Whistlers are 39-36.

Brian Brockman provided a timely hit. The Boston center fielder delivered a run-scoring triple in the top of the tenth inning to put the Whistlers on top, 2-1. It was his only hit in the game, but he made it count.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Cowels said after the game.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .296 7 32
T. McLean RF, LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .304 8 35
B. Roseman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 14 59
T. Lotz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .261 10 34
J. Beeson 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .260 7 31
D. Maher LF 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .312 5 19
   a-D. Aschenbrener PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
   b-J. Benson LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Simister C 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .315 14 41
   c-M. Schmid SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .134 1 7
B. Brockman CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .318 5 26
E. Stowe SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .243 4 30
   d-M. Fowler C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 1 7
Totals 37 2 9 2 1 9 10      
a - D. Aschenbrener pinch hit for D. Maher in the 10th
b - J. Benson substituted for D. Aschenbrener in the 10th
c - M. Schmid substituted for P. Simister in the 10th
d - M. Fowler substituted for E. Stowe in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Maher (12, 2nd Inning off J. Bowman, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Lotz (13, 4th Inning off J. Riddick, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Beeson (17, 7th Inning off J. Gibson, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Brockman (2, 10th Inning off M. Watts, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Herrera 2 , T. Lotz 2 , J. Beeson 2 , D. Maher 3 , D. Aschenbrener , P. Simister , B. Brockman 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. McLean 2 , D. Maher , P. Simister , B. Brockman
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Herrera (30)
CS: C. Herrera (7) , D. Aschenbrener (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anderson LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .277 11 31
V. Mendez 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .295 5 24
T. Walker 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .317 14 40
M. Lepa C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .318 9 20
   a-J. Van Donsel C 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .189 4 16
H. Cortez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .214 6 21
T. Bradshaw RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .290 14 47
B. Butler DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .252 2 16
M. Dallis SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .225 3 19
A. McCumiskey CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .194 9 25
Totals 37 1 8 1 2 10 17      
a - J. Van Donsel substituted for M. Lepa in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Walker (11, 8th Inning off D. Thomas, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Butler (4, 2nd Inning off J. Cowels, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Anderson 2 , T. Walker 2 , M. Lepa , H. Cortez , T. Bradshaw , B. Butler 3 , M. Dallis
2-out RBI: B. Butler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Walker , H. Cortez , B. Butler , M. Dallis
Hit by Pitch: J. Anderson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Anderson (11)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Bradshaw (5)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cowels 6.2 5 1 1 2 5 0 102 2.76   
D. Thomas W (5-1) 2.1 2 0 0 0 5 0 35 2.48   
B. Bryant SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cowels 63
Batters Faced: J. Cowels 27, D. Thomas 9, B. Bryant 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cowels 3-11, D. Thomas 2-0, B. Bryant 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cowels 102-62, D. Thomas 35-24, B. Bryant 16-9
Hit Batsmen: J. Cowels
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bowman 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 32 3.42   
J. Riddick 3.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 62 2.34   
J. Gibson BS (2) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 28 2.08   
N. Horrocks 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 3.00   
M. Watts L (0-1) 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 30 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bowman 52
Batters Faced: J. Bowman 8, J. Riddick 13, J. Gibson 8, N. Horrocks 3, M. Watts 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bowman 1-2, J. Riddick 6-2, J. Gibson 2-3, N. Horrocks 1-0, M. Watts 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bowman 32-21, J. Riddick 62-39, J. Gibson 28-18, N. Horrocks 10-7, M. Watts 30-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Cowels
Ballpark: Eagles Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 34631
Special Notes: SP Jerry Bowman was injured while pitching. RP Nick Horrocks was injured while pitching.
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