RISING STAR LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS AT TUCSON TOROS
06/30/2079
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS VIKINGS AT TUCSON TOROS
GAME ID: 1228 - FRIDAY, JUNE 30TH , 2079 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Vikings (32-50) 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 11 1
Tucson Toros (38-44) 2 0 3 2 3 1 2 0 X 13 18 0
Ervilhosa Shines in 13-9 Tucson Win
The game was a shootout. To win it, the Tucson Toros had to outpace the Minneapolis Vikings. The final score was 13-9, Toros. Neither team lacked hitting stars. For Tucson, first baseman Migdônio Ervilhosa was the foremost. He was 4 for 5 with 2 home runs, a double, and a walk, while scoring 4 and driving in 2. The loss makes Minneapolis 32-50.

Heater Watkins, who is tied for 9th in the WC in home runs with 16, helped out the Tucson cause in the bottom of the fourth inning with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. For the game, the third baseman went 2-3 with a double and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"We're a talented bunch when we're playing well," said Ervilhosa. "I think we showed that here."
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE TUCSON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Bush CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .246 12 34
J. Rouse 2B, SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 1 14
T. Asano DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .247 15 52
M. Morikawa 1B, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .269 6 37
A. Sanchez LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .254 2 7
T. Pineda RF 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 .256 12 31
J. McMenemy 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .167 0 10
D. Elizalde C 4 2 2 6 0 1 0 .245 8 24
C. Goudie SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 2 18
   a-D. Zayas PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 2 11
Totals 37 9 11 9 1 7 5      
a - D. Zayas pinch hit for C. Goudie in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Sanchez (3, 3rd Inning off V. Falcon, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Elizalde 2 (8, 2nd Inning off V. Falcon, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off V. Falcon, 3 on, 1 out) , T. Pineda (12, 5th Inning off D. Buentello, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Bush , J. Rouse , T. Asano , M. Morikawa 2 , A. Sanchez 2 , T. Pineda 5 , J. McMenemy , D. Elizalde 8
2-out RBI: D. Elizalde
Hit by Pitch: T. Pineda
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Bush (6)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Goudie (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Goudie-Rouse-Morikawa, Goudie-Morikawa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ervilhosa 1B 5 4 4 2 1 0 0 .340 9 35
M. Murillo DH 3 4 2 0 2 1 1 .236 20 39
M. Groetzinger RF 6 1 4 2 0 2 3 .221 0 16
H. Watkins 3B 3 1 2 2 1 1 4 .323 8 19
R. Pond 2B 4 0 1 2 1 1 4 .229 6 31
H. Fujii SS 4 0 1 1 1 1 5 .210 6 18
W. Major C 5 2 3 3 0 1 6 .261 3 10
N. Imada LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .270 4 12
C. Winkler CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .298 5 28
Totals 40 13 18 12 6 8 28      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Watkins (2, 3rd Inning off K. Laing, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Murillo (13, 3rd Inning off K. Laing, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Groetzinger 2 (16, 3rd Inning off K. Laing, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off S. Maekawa, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Ervilhosa (20, 4th Inning off K. Laing, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Major 2 (3, 5th Inning off M. Schull, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off S. Maekawa, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Ervilhosa 2 (9, 5th Inning off M. Schull, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off S. Maekawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ervilhosa 11 , M. Murillo 3 , M. Groetzinger 6 , H. Watkins 3 , R. Pond , H. Fujii , W. Major 9 , C. Winkler
2-out RBI: M. Ervilhosa , M. Groetzinger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Pond , H. Fujii , N. Imada
GIDP: W. Major
Sac Fly: H. Watkins
Hit by Pitch: M. Murillo
Team LOB: 11
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE TUCSON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Laing 3.0 10 7 7 3 2 0 66 6.16   
M. Schull 1.2 2 2 2 0 1 2 27 5.85   
S. Maekawa L (0-2) 1.1 4 4 4 1 1 2 25 7.11   
T. Fang 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 22 8.53   
A. Prowse 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 9.47   
O. Erie 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Laing 8
Batters Faced: K. Laing 20, M. Schull 8, S. Maekawa 10, T. Fang 5, A. Prowse 4, O. Erie 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Laing 4-1, M. Schull 3-1, S. Maekawa 1-2, T. Fang 0-1, A. Prowse 0-1, O. Erie 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Laing 66-39, M. Schull 27-20, S. Maekawa 25-17, T. Fang 22-10, A. Prowse 21-12, O. Erie 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Schull 2-1 , T. Fang 1-1 , A. Prowse 3-0 , O. Erie 1-0
WP: K. Laing
Hit Batsmen: S. Maekawa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Falcon 2.1 9 8 8 1 3 2 67 5.12   
D. Buentello W (1-1) 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 27 5.06   
O. Che H (5) 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 26 5.97   
Y. Usui 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Falcon 5
Batters Faced: V. Falcon 17, D. Buentello 11, O. Che 8, Y. Usui 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Falcon 3-0, D. Buentello 4-4, O. Che 3-2, Y. Usui 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: V. Falcon 67-40, D. Buentello 27-16, O. Che 26-19, Y. Usui 9-6
Hit Batsmen: V. Falcon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Migdônio Ervilhosa
Ballpark: Aetna Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 32196
Thursday, January 30th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 25.9 Build 90