ARIZONA COMPLEX LEAGUE
ACL RANGERS AT ACL GUARDIANS
08/27/2026
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ARIZONA COMPLEX LEAGUE
ACL RANGERS AT ACL GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 5699 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ACL Rangers 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 7 13 1
ACL Guardians 2 1 7 0 1 0 4 0 X 15 21 2
ACL Wins Round 1
It was a sweet sweep for the ACL Guardians as they eased past the ACL Rangers to advance to the Round 2.

ACL won the final game by a 15-7 count and the series 3-0.

"We're just fortunate to get through it quickly and be able to rest up for the next series," said Don Hoffman, who was named series MVP.

For the series, Hoffman hit .538 with a .538 on-base percentage. He had 0 home runs, drove in 1 RBI and scored 3 runs.

The ACL Guardians don't know who they will face in the next round. They will play the winner of the ACL Giants - ACL Athletics series. ACL leads the series 2 games to 0. The Round 2 schedule will be announced after the Round 1 finishes.
ACL BATTING LINESCORE ACL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hanson LF 5 2 2 1 1 0 1 .250 0 1
D. Clarke RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
   b-C. Saunders PH, CF 3 2 2 0 0 1 3 .667 0 0
J. Mercado 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .357 0 1
F. Kardal CF, RF 3 0 0 2 1 2 4 .231 0 2
R. Little DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .385 0 1
D. Brooks 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .308 0 1
S. McIlwain 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
M. Jenkins C 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .250 0 1
R. López SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 0 0
   a-K. Knapp PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   c-D. Oliver SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
Totals 41 7 13 7 3 6 27      
a - K. Knapp pinch hit for R. López in the 4th
b - C. Saunders pinch hit for D. Clarke in the 4th
c - D. Oliver substituted for K. Knapp in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mercado 2 (2, 5th Inning off J. Graham, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off E. Burris, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Brooks (1, 5th Inning off E. Burris, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Oliver (1, 9th Inning off O. González, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hanson 2 , C. Saunders 2 , J. Mercado 4 , R. Little 2 , D. Brooks 3 , S. McIlwain , K. Knapp , D. Oliver 2
2-out RBI: B. Hanson , R. Little , D. Brooks , K. Knapp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hanson , C. Saunders , R. Little 2 , D. Brooks , M. Jenkins
Sac Fly: F. Kardal
Hit by Pitch: D. Oliver
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: M. Jenkins
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gary C 5 2 3 5 0 2 2 .308 1 5
J. Smith 2B 6 1 1 4 0 2 3 .154 1 4
C. Larsen RF 5 3 3 1 0 0 2 .417 1 2
F. Pianta DH 5 2 2 2 0 3 1 .250 1 2
D. Tanh 3B 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .300 0 2
B. Simon CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .385 0 2
J. Brault SS 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .429 0 0
D. Hoffman LF 5 2 3 0 0 0 4 .538 0 1
R. Dempsey 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .417 0 2
Totals 44 15 21 15 1 11 17      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Pianta (1, 1st Inning off J. Dixon, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Larsen (2, 1st Inning off J. Dixon, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Hoffman (2, 2nd Inning off J. Dixon, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Simon (1, 7th Inning off T. Martínez, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Tanh (1, 1st Inning off J. Dixon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Smith (1, 3rd Inning off T. Rudhart, 3 on, 2 outs) , D. Gary (1, 7th Inning off R. Powers, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Pianta (1, 7th Inning off R. Powers, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Larsen (1, 7th Inning off R. Powers, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Gary 6 , J. Smith 4 , C. Larsen 7 , F. Pianta 6 , D. Tanh 4 , B. Simon 3 , J. Brault 3 , D. Hoffman 4 , R. Dempsey 2
2-out RBI: , D. Gary 2 , J. Smith , F. Pianta , D. Tanh , R. Dempsey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Larsen , B. Simon , D. Hoffman 2
Sac Fly: D. Gary
Hit by Pitch: D. Tanh
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Larsen (3) , R. Dempsey (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Graham , J. Smith
ACL PITCHING LINESCORE ACL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Dixon L (0-1) 2.1 7 5 5 0 5 0 14 56 19.29   
T. Rudhart 0.1 4 5 5 1 1 1 6 23 19.29   
M. Bryant 3.1 6 2 2 0 4 0 16 64 5.40   
R. Powers 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 3 4 13 27.00   
T. Martínez 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Dixon 24
Batters Faced: J. Dixon 14, T. Rudhart 6, M. Bryant 16, R. Powers 4, T. Martínez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dixon 2-0, T. Rudhart 0-0, M. Bryant 2-4, R. Powers 0-1, T. Martínez 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Dixon 56-35, T. Rudhart 23-15, M. Bryant 64-42, R. Powers 13-9, T. Martínez 28-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Rudhart 1-1 , R. Powers 1-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Martínez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Graham 4.1 6 3 1 2 4 0 22 78 2.08   
E. Burris W (1-0) 2.2 4 3 1 0 1 0 14 44 3.38   
O. González 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 10 45 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Graham 45
Batters Faced: J. Graham 22, E. Burris 14, O. González 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Graham 2-7, E. Burris 5-2, O. González 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Graham 78-51, E. Burris 44-30, O. González 45-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Burris 1-1 , O. González 1-1
Hit Batsmen: E. Burris
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Doug Gary
Ballpark: Chain of Lakes Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 18 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:22
Attendance: 11430
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