GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
MINNESOTA (GCL) TWINS AT BALTIMORE (GCL) ORIOLES
08/15/2025
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
MINNESOTA (GCL) TWINS AT BALTIMORE (GCL) ORIOLES
GAME ID: 13089 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota (GCL) Twins (30-17) 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 8 15 0
Baltimore (GCL) Orioles (15-32) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Erkan Socks It to Orioles, Cracks 5 Hits
The Minnesota (GCL) Twins stopped the Baltimore (GCL) Orioles by a score of 8-3 at Ed Smith Stadium, with the lion's share of the credit going to left fielder Orkut Erkan. The 21-year-old had a career day, collecting 5 hits.

"Every batter wants to have a quality at-bat every time he steps up to the plate," Erkan said later. "He wants to hit the ball hard."

Erkan did just that in his 5 at-bats, much to the chagrin of the Orioles.

"Not much that I can say," offered Baltimore (GCL) manager Chris Dwyer. "He just hammered the heck out of us."

Orkut Erkan singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th, tripled in the 8th and walked in the 9th.

So far this season, Erkan has put up a .450 batting average with 50 hits, 2 home runs and 18 RBIs.
MINNESOTA (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. MacCaw SS 5 0 1 0 1 3 6 .397 5 30
B. Bowers RF 5 0 1 0 1 1 6 .301 4 28
O. Erkan LF 5 1 5 1 1 0 0 .450 2 18
J. Robinson 1B 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 .464 6 55
J. Lerma DH 5 1 1 1 1 0 10 .359 2 14
J. Marín C 5 2 2 0 0 0 7 .396 6 23
X. Burke 2B 4 1 0 1 0 0 4 .303 3 10
J. Chapa 3B 3 2 3 4 2 0 0 .284 4 20
D. Rutledge CF 4 0 1 0 1 3 3 .263 4 14
Totals 39 8 15 8 10 9 39      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Chapa (7, 7th Inning off J. Morris, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: O. Erkan (3, 8th Inning off J. Morris, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Chapa (4, 8th Inning off J. Morris, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. MacCaw , B. Bowers , O. Erkan 7 , J. Robinson , J. Lerma , J. Marín 2 , J. Chapa 7 , D. Rutledge
2-out RBI: O. Erkan , J. Robinson , J. Chapa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. MacCaw , B. Bowers , J. Lerma 2 , J. Marín
GIDP: J. Marín
Sac Fly: X. Burke
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: D. MacCaw 2 (27) , O. Erkan (20)
CS: O. Erkan (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (MacCaw-Burke-Robinson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Davis CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .193 1 6
B. Jones 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .347 0 6
N. Wiggins C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .277 1 2
B. Gandon RF 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .288 6 20
A. Soppitt LF 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .312 2 16
   a-J. Mercado PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 2 6
   c-A. Gore LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
   d-V. Calhoun PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .316 7 16
   e-P. Hardin LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 1 16
J. Pérez 3B 3 0 2 1 1 1 2 .258 2 9
W. King SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .238 4 17
G. Gavaghan 2B 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 .192 0 10
J. Everson P, DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-H. Brantley DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 1 6
Totals 31 3 7 3 7 12 17      
a - J. Mercado pinch hit for A. Soppitt in the 6th
b - H. Brantley inserted as DH in the 6th
c - A. Gore substituted for J. Mercado in the 7th
d - V. Calhoun pinch hit for A. Gore in the 8th
e - P. Hardin substituted for V. Calhoun in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pérez (5, 2nd Inning off T. Philbrick, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Mercado (3, 6th Inning off A. Valdés, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Jones , N. Wiggins , B. Gandon 2 , J. Mercado 2 , J. Pérez 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pérez , G. Gavaghan 2 , H. Brantley
GIDP: W. King
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gandon (8)
CS: B. Gandon (6) , W. King (1)

FIELDING
Errors: W. King (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Jones-King-Jones)
OF assists: 1 (Gandon(Erkan at 2nd base))
MINNESOTA (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Philbrick 4.2 5 3 3 4 7 0 86 5.04   
A. Valdés 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 12.60   
J. Aguilar W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 2.08   
C. Jones H (4) 2.1 0 0 0 2 5 0 38 4.11   
S. Puenta 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Philbrick 45
Batters Faced: T. Philbrick 22, A. Valdés 3, J. Aguilar 3, C. Jones 9, S. Puenta 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Philbrick 5-1, A. Valdés 1-0, J. Aguilar 2-0, C. Jones 2-0, S. Puenta 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Philbrick 86-52, A. Valdés 16-8, J. Aguilar 17-7, C. Jones 38-22, S. Puenta 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Valdés 1-0 , J. Aguilar 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Everson 5.2 6 3 1 8 5 0 121 1.59   
J. Morris L (1-6), BS (1) 2.0 9 5 5 0 2 1 42 9.45   
J. Havlat 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 24 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Everson 46
Batters Faced: J. Everson 29, J. Morris 15, J. Havlat 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Everson 5-4, J. Morris 1-3, J. Havlat 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Everson 121-66, J. Morris 42-31, J. Havlat 24-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Morris 3-2
WP: J. Everson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Chapa
Ballpark: Ed Smith Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:05
Attendance: 3762
Special Notes: Jeff Everson ties the Baltimore (GCL) Orioles regular season game record for walks with 8. Orkut Erkan ties the GMIN regular season game record for hits with 5. SP Chris Jones was injured while pitching.
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