EASTERN LEAGUE
ERIE SEAWOLVES AT AKRON RUBBERDUCKS
08/19/2025
 
EASTERN LEAGUE
ERIE SEAWOLVES AT AKRON RUBBERDUCKS
GAME ID: 5280 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Erie SeaWolves (71-49) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 2 0
Akron RubberDucks (50-70) 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 15 0
SeaWolves Rally For Late Win Over RubberDucks
The Erie SeaWolves downed the Akron RubberDucks, 6-4. The hitting star was second baseman Chris Shirokata. Shirokata went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4 for the SeaWolves. Erie reliever Rob Simard picked up the win, raising his record to 1-0. Eli Taylor was tagged with the loss. Junior Taylor was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 8 of 10 save opportunities.

Shirokata had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a 2-2 splitter from Eli Taylor, he banged a 2-run home run to left-center, giving the SeaWolves a 6-4 lead. It was the 1st home run of the year for Shirokata.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Shirokata.

The Southern Division-leading SeaWolves have a record of 71-49.
ERIE BATTING LINESCORE AKRON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Provolone CF, LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .306 12 49
T. Hanna RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302 12 38
   a-J. Cortini CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 3 12
W. Kilmister 2B, 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .302 2 26
   d-M. Camacho C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 2 16
L. Tyler DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .238 11 36
D. Miller 3B 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 .352 2 8
C. Shirokata SS, 2B 4 2 2 4 0 1 2 .284 1 11
T. Scott LF 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 4 18
   b-J. Mercado SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 0 18
B. Page 1B, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .322 5 43
J. Reed C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .266 3 37
   c-A. Brown 2B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 5 39
Totals 28 6 2 5 10 5 12      
a - J. Cortini substituted for T. Hanna in the 8th
b - J. Mercado substituted for T. Scott in the 8th
c - A. Brown substituted for J. Reed in the 9th
d - M. Camacho substituted for W. Kilmister in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Shirokata (10, 4th Inning off T. Young, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Shirokata (1, 8th Inning off E. Taylor, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Shirokata 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hanna , W. Kilmister , C. Shirokata
Sac Fly: T. Scott
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cortini (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sperring RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275 3 20
C. Martin 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .278 7 48
B. Austin DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .250 1 3
M. Lynch 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .357 5 33
I. Gonzáles SS 5 0 3 2 0 1 3 .258 6 33
P. Miller CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .283 1 6
E. González 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 3 28
   a-J. Ramírez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .193 2 8
H. Rijo LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .253 4 38
J. Reyes C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .238 4 27
Totals 41 4 15 4 0 3 22      
a - J. Ramírez substituted for E. González in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lynch (19, 3rd Inning off J. Flores, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Austin (1, 3rd Inning off J. Flores, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Martin (3, 1st Inning off J. Flores, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Austin (1, 5th Inning off J. Flores, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Martin 3 , B. Austin 5 , M. Lynch 4 , I. Gonzáles 3 , P. Miller , J. Ramírez , H. Rijo 2 , J. Reyes 2
2-out RBI: J. Reyes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sperring , B. Austin , I. Gonzáles , P. Miller , J. Ramírez , H. Rijo
Hit by Pitch: B. Austin
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Rijo (1)
CS: P. Miller (1)
ERIE PITCHING LINESCORE AKRON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Flores 5.2 12 4 4 0 3 0 98 5.30   
R. Simard W (1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 0.96   
J. Taylor SV (8) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Flores 32
Batters Faced: J. Flores 29, R. Simard 8, J. Taylor 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Flores 7-6, R. Simard 2-5, J. Taylor 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Flores 98-61, R. Simard 20-13, J. Taylor 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Simard 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Flores
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Young 6.0 1 4 4 8 5 0 106 5.42   
E. Taylor L (2-3) 2.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 39 2.76   
K. Jordan 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 4.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Young 51
Batters Faced: T. Young 27, E. Taylor 8, K. Jordan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Young 6-7, E. Taylor 2-4, K. Jordan 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Young 106-49, E. Taylor 39-24, K. Jordan 21-12
WP: T. Young
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Shirokata
Ballpark: Canal Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 4941
Special Notes: SS Esteban González was injured in a collision at a base. Tim Young sets the Akron RubberDucks regular season game record for walks with 8.
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