MIDWEST LEAGUE
DAYTON DRAGONS AT LANSING LUGNUTS
09/07/2025
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
DAYTON DRAGONS AT LANSING LUGNUTS
GAME ID: 12631 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dayton Dragons (57-81) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1
Lansing Lugnuts (61-77) 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 X 12 20 0
Lugnuts March Over Dragons, 12-1
Lansing Lugnuts starter Ed Buschlen had all his pitches working at Cooley Law School Stadium. His stellar performance paved the way for an easy 12-1 Lansing win over the Dayton Dragons. Lansing is 61-77 and Dayton, with the loss, 57-81.

The Lugnuts ran into trouble in the top of the second. The score was 2-1, Lansing, with one out. Dayton, with runners on 1st and 2nd, had Joey Ramírez at the plate. With a base hit, he could have changed the complexion of the game. Instead, he struck out and the Lugnuts went on to win.
DAYTON BATTING LINESCORE LANSING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. McCarthy LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .256 5 37
   b-E. Moore PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 3 11
G. Campbell 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .237 6 26
L. Jones 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .236 11 57
J. Guerra DH 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .271 3 43
L. Miranda RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .292 4 26
J. Duarte CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .308 8 42
D. Murdoch SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .304 3 38
J. Espinoza 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .252 12 39
   a-W. Harvey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 3 14
J. Ramírez C 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .179 4 23
Totals 35 1 10 1 2 14 20      
a - W. Harvey pinch hit for J. Espinoza in the 9th
b - E. Moore pinch hit for E. McCarthy in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: L. Jones , L. Miranda 2 , J. Duarte , D. Murdoch 2 , J. Espinoza 2 , J. Ramírez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. McCarthy , G. Campbell , J. Duarte
GIDP: E. McCarthy
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: D. Murdoch (10)
OF assists: 1 (Duarte(Barnes at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Floyd CF 5 2 3 1 0 2 3 .285 6 38
   a-S. Eldridge PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247 5 24
S. Collins 3B 6 2 2 1 0 1 6 .352 5 73
A. Jones LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .316 16 83
M. Nicholas 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .273 14 62
A. Mercado SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .333 7 46
J. Cisneros RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .271 6 43
W. Barnes DH 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .279 12 34
E. Johnston C 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .132 1 6
J. Garza 2B 3 1 2 2 1 0 3 .226 5 23
Totals 43 12 20 12 3 5 28      
a - S. Eldridge pinch hit for B. Floyd in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Jones (40, 1st Inning off R. White, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Mercado (37, 1st Inning off R. White, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Johnston (1, 2nd Inning off R. White, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Floyd (18, 4th Inning off R. White, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Barnes 2 (13, 5th Inning off D. Wilson, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. Brooks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Johnston (1, 4th Inning off R. White, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Floyd 4 , S. Collins 2 , A. Jones 4 , M. Nicholas 2 , A. Mercado 3 , J. Cisneros , W. Barnes 5 , E. Johnston 5 , J. Garza 2
2-out RBI: A. Mercado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Collins 2 , A. Jones , J. Cisneros , W. Barnes
Sac Fly: J. Garza
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nicholas-Mercado-Buschlen)
OF assists: 1 (Cisneros(Duarte at 2nd base))
DAYTON PITCHING LINESCORE LANSING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. White L (4-13) 3.1 11 7 7 0 1 0 55 4.60   
D. Wilson 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 41 0.00   
R. Brooks 1.2 6 5 4 2 2 0 59 6.24   
K. Mack 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. White 9
Batters Faced: R. White 21, D. Wilson 10, R. Brooks 13, K. Mack 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. White 4-5, D. Wilson 3-2, R. Brooks 2-0, K. Mack 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. White 55-38, D. Wilson 41-22, R. Brooks 59-38, K. Mack 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Wilson 2-1 , R. Brooks 1-0 , K. Mack 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Buschlen W (6-8) 7.1 9 1 1 2 10 0 115 4.19   
D. Salazar 1.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 19 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Buschlen 64
Batters Faced: E. Buschlen 31, D. Salazar 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Buschlen 5-5, D. Salazar 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Buschlen 115-70, D. Salazar 19-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Salazar 1-0
Balk: E. Buschlen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Buschlen
Ballpark: Cooley Law School Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 7147
Sunday, September 7th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.6 Build 73