EASTERN LEAGUE
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS AT AKRON RUBBERDUCKS
04/12/2026
 
EASTERN LEAGUE
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS AT AKRON RUBBERDUCKS
GAME ID: 23 - SUNDAY, APRIL 12TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Britain Rock Cats (2-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
Akron RubberDucks (2-2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 7 0
RubberDucks Drop Rock Cats, 1-0
Akron right-hander Eric Kennedy helped his team edge New Britain by the score of 1-0. Kennedy kept the opposing lineup in check. Chad Cochrane picked up his 2nd save of the season. The loss drops New Britain to 2-2.

The RubberDucks got a big at-bat from left fielder Juan Hernández. For the game, Hernández was 1-4 with a double. In the bottom of the first, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 1st double of the season gave Akron a 1-0 lead.

"It wasn't easy, but we got it done," said Hernández.
NEW BRITAIN BATTING LINESCORE AKRON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. García RF, CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .133 0 0
B. Grier CF, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .222 0 0
T. Núñez 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .312 1 3
   b-J. Crow PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 0
A. López 2B, SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0
   c-D. Hawkins PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
M. Taylor DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 1 1
   d-D. Harrison DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 0 0
L. Pérez LF, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .091 0 0
J. Murdoch C 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .250 0 1
J. Román 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .167 0 0
J. Taylor SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 0 1
   a-M. Díaz PH, RF, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .154 0 0
Totals 34 0 8 0 3 11 25      
a - M. Díaz pinch hit for J. Taylor in the 7th
b - J. Crow pinch hit for T. Núñez in the 8th
c - D. Hawkins pinch hit for A. López in the 8th
d - D. Harrison inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Grier (1, 1st Inning off E. Kennedy, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Pérez (1, 2nd Inning off E. Kennedy, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Murdoch (1, 9th Inning off C. Cochrane, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Grier 3 , T. Núñez , A. López 2 , L. Pérez 2 , J. Murdoch 2 , J. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. García , T. Núñez , A. López , J. Murdoch
GIDP: J. Román
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Murdoch (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Román-López-Núñez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Zamora CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .312 0 0
B. Ramsey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .062 0 0
I. Mendoza RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .182 0 0
J. Hernández LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .364 0 1
E. Banha 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .538 0 0
A. Becerra 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
L. Carlos DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
O. Garza C 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000 0 0
C. Macías SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
Totals 30 1 7 1 0 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Zamora (2, 1st Inning off J. Scott, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hernández (1, 1st Inning off J. Scott, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Ramsey (1, 3rd Inning off J. Scott, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Zamora 2 , B. Ramsey 2 , I. Mendoza 2 , J. Hernández 2 , E. Banha , C. Macías
2-out RBI: J. Hernández
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hernández , E. Banha
GIDP: J. Hernández
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Banha-Ramsey-Becerra)
NEW BRITAIN PITCHING LINESCORE AKRON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Scott L (0-1) 5.2 6 1 1 0 6 0 23 92 1.59   
G. Belisle 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 37 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Scott 59
Batters Faced: J. Scott 23, G. Belisle 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Scott 3-7, G. Belisle 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Scott 92-62, G. Belisle 37-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Belisle 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Kennedy W (1-0) 7.0 7 0 0 2 8 0 29 120 0.00   
S. García H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0.00   
W. Ashley H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 3.18   
C. Cochrane SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Kennedy 69
Batters Faced: E. Kennedy 29, S. García 1, W. Ashley 2, C. Cochrane 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Kennedy 7-5, S. García 0-0, W. Ashley 2-0, C. Cochrane 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Kennedy 120-73, S. García 4-3, W. Ashley 7-4, C. Cochrane 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. García 1-0 , W. Ashley 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Kennedy
Ballpark: Canal Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 7317
Thursday, April 23rd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.1 Build 52