INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
GWINNETT FIREBIRDS AT NORFOLK TIDES
09/15/2025
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
GWINNETT FIREBIRDS AT NORFOLK TIDES
GAME ID: 14631 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Gwinnett Firebirds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0
Norfolk Tides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12 0
Tides Clip Firebirds, 2-1, in R1 Contest
The Norfolk Tides and the Gwinnett Firebirds will take the Round 1 to a decisive 5th game. The Tides got a dramatic walk-off victory in a must-win situation to beat the Firebirds, 2-1, at Harbor Park and force the series into what will essentially be a one-game playoff. Norfolk right-hander Al Rucker had a sizable impact in the win. He threw 6.0 innings of shutout ball.

Wilbert Austin was the walk-off hero for Norfolk. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Tides first baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

In comments to the Norfolk Daily, Austin insisted that he's not as disinterested as it often appears. "Haters will hate," he added.

The next game is set to be played for Wednesday, September 17th , 2025 at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville.
GWINNETT BATTING LINESCORE NORFOLK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Quintana 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .353 0 0
E. French DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 0 0
J. Ibarra 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 2 3
   a-J. Gonzáles PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   b-A. Ford 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
A. Bailey RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .286 1 3
J. Ferrer CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .500 0 1
J. Abbott LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .133 0 1
D. Rush 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .333 0 1
D. Dorey C 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .100 1 2
E. James SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1 4 12 20      
a - J. Gonzáles pinch hit for J. Ibarra in the 8th
b - A. Ford substituted for J. Gonzáles in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Quintana (1, 8th Inning off B. Woodward, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Gonzáles (1, 8th Inning off B. Woodward, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Quintana 2 , J. Ibarra , J. Gonzáles 2 , J. Ferrer 2 , D. Rush
2-out RBI: J. Gonzáles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Quintana , A. Bailey , D. Dorey , E. James
Sac Bunt: D. Dorey
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (James-Quintana-Ibarra, Rush-Quintana-Ibarra)
OF assists: 2 (Ferrer(Austin at 2nd base), Bailey(Roberts at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Villalobos CF 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .312 0 1
W. Austin 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .500 3 6
J. Pérez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 0 0
E. Shiplack 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .067 0 0
V. Sutton DH 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .357 0 0
R. Robinson RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 0 3
   b-R. Lilly PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Roberts SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .231 0 1
X. Heredia 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
   a-S. Smith PH, 3B 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Flores C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083 0 0
   c-N. Ortíz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 12 2 3 5 17      
a - S. Smith pinch hit for X. Heredia in the 7th
b - R. Lilly pinch hit for R. Robinson in the 9th
c - N. Ortíz pinch hit for J. Flores in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Sutton 2 (3, 4th Inning off N. Kingham, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off T. Crane, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Roberts 2 (2, 5th Inning off N. Kingham, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off T. Crane, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Villalobos (1, 6th Inning off N. Kingham, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Villalobos 5 , W. Austin 3 , V. Sutton 5 , J. Roberts 4
2-out RBI: W. Austin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Shiplack , R. Robinson , J. Flores
GIDP: J. Pérez , R. Robinson
Hit by Pitch: R. Villalobos , V. Sutton
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: V. Sutton (1)
GWINNETT PITCHING LINESCORE NORFOLK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Kingham 8.0 8 0 0 2 4 0 126 0.00   
T. Crane L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 4 2 2 1 1 0 27 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kingham 68
Batters Faced: N. Kingham 31, T. Crane 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kingham 7-8, T. Crane 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kingham 126-72, T. Crane 27-17
Hit Batsmen: N. Kingham 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Rucker 6.0 1 0 0 3 6 0 90 0.00   
B. Woodward 2.0 3 1 1 1 4 0 41 4.50   
R. Delgado W (1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Rucker 73
Batters Faced: A. Rucker 21, B. Woodward 10, R. Delgado 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Rucker 6-5, B. Woodward 1-1, R. Delgado 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Rucker 90-53, B. Woodward 41-25, R. Delgado 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Woodward 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Rucker
Ballpark: Harbor Park
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 19347
Monday, September 15th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.7 Build 77