APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
DANVILLE FIREBIRDS AT PULASKI YANKEES
07/06/2025
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
DANVILLE FIREBIRDS AT PULASKI YANKEES
GAME ID: 11927 - SUNDAY, JULY 6TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Danville Firebirds (6-6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 1
Pulaski Yankees (4-8) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 6 10 0
Yankees Resilient in 6-3 Win Over Danville
Fans got some free baseball at Calfee Park.

The Danville Firebirds could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Tommy Pierce into a win. Instead, the Pulaski Yankees prevailed, 6-3. Pierce threw 5.1 innings allowing 1 run. Reliever Ethan Ward picked up the win. His record improves to 1-2. Shawn Moore took the loss.

Pulaski got a clutch hit from Octávio Ledezma. The pinch hitter launched a 3-run home run in the bottom of the tenth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a kill shot.

Ledezma attributed the win to his team's "hyper resolve."

The Yankees have stumbled out of the gate, getting only their 4th win in 12 games.
DANVILLE BATTING LINESCORE PULASKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Boulay 2B 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 .136 1 2
E. Huff LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 .271 4 11
D. Steele CF 3 1 0 0 2 3 4 .298 4 7
K. Robbins 3B 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .143 0 0
D. Hill DH 5 1 2 3 0 3 2 .268 3 8
L. López SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .231 2 3
   a-M. Wright PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 0 0
   b-J. Unknown SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Turner 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .250 0 2
J. Espinoza RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 .333 0 1
J. Hayes C 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .273 0 1
Totals 33 3 5 3 11 17 25      
a - M. Wright pinch hit for L. López in the 9th
b - J. Unknown substituted for M. Wright in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hayes (1, 2nd Inning off B. Varner, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Hill (3, 7th Inning off G. Saunders, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Robbins , D. Hill 5 , J. Hayes 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Huff , D. Steele , D. Turner
Sac Bunt: J. Hayes
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Steele (2)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Robbins (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Couturier RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 .100 1 5
A. Herrera LF 5 2 3 0 0 2 0 .378 3 5
L. Ramos 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .357 0 1
P. McDonald 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .196 3 4
J. Lambert SS 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 .209 0 0
S. Hines C 3 0 0 1 1 2 5 .161 0 2
D. Rivera 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .241 0 1
   a-O. Ledezma PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .333 1 3
J. Rowe CF 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .281 1 2
J. Sánchez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .200 1 2
Totals 38 6 10 6 3 18 23      
a - O. Ledezma pinch hit for D. Rivera in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Herrera (2, 3rd Inning off T. Pierce, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. McDonald 2 (3, 4th Inning off T. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off T. Pierce, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Herrera (2, 6th Inning off T. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Ledezma (1, 10th Inning off S. Moore, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Herrera 6 , L. Ramos 2 , P. McDonald 4 , J. Lambert , O. Ledezma 4 , J. Rowe
2-out RBI: J. Rowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Ramos , D. Rivera 2 , J. Rowe , J. Sánchez
Sac Bunt: S. Hines
Hit by Pitch: L. Ramos
Team LOB: 9
DANVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE PULASKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Pierce 5.1 5 1 1 0 11 0 80 4.15   
E. Mitchell 3.2 4 2 2 1 6 0 58 4.61   
S. Moore L (1-2) 0.1 1 3 3 2 1 1 18 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Pierce 65
Batters Faced: T. Pierce 23, E. Mitchell 16, S. Moore 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Pierce 2-3, E. Mitchell 3-2, S. Moore 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Pierce 80-58, E. Mitchell 58-35, S. Moore 18-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Mitchell 2-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Pierce
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Varner 4.0 3 1 1 5 7 0 78 4.35   
J. Castro 1.2 0 0 0 3 3 0 42 0.00   
G. Saunders 3.1 2 2 2 3 5 1 61 2.08   
E. Ward W (1-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Varner 54
Batters Faced: B. Varner 20, J. Castro 7, G. Saunders 15, E. Ward 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Varner 3-2, J. Castro 1-0, G. Saunders 2-3, E. Ward 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Varner 78-43, J. Castro 42-21, G. Saunders 61-40, E. Ward 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Saunders 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tommy Pierce
Ballpark: Calfee Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:10 PM ET
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 2459
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