SOUTHERN LEAGUE
PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS AT MONTGOMERY BISCUITS
07/14/2025
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS AT MONTGOMERY BISCUITS
GAME ID: 6141 - MONDAY, JULY 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pensacola Blue Wahoos (53-35) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 5 9 0
Montgomery Biscuits (37-51) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Blue Wahoos Nudge Past Biscuits, 5-4
Pensacola starter Doug Merkel pitched effectively against the Montgomery Biscuits at Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-4. Pensacola reliever Luis Martínez was the winner. His record is now 6-3. The losing pitcher was Horace Cook. Picking up the save was António Castaneda. He's now 26 for 29 in save chances.

It could have been a different outcome for Pensacola, had it not been for Rusty Pratt, the top prospect . Pratt contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning to put Pensacola up, 5-4.

"Every time I step on the mound, I want to go out there and compete and bring my best game," said Merkel.

The North Division-leading Blue Wahoos are 53-35.
PENSACOLA BATTING LINESCORE MONTGOMERY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Jones CF 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .339 9 44
A. Ortega RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .236 4 18
   b-J. Aguilera RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 5 24
G. Lefebvre 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .284 4 25
R. Pratt 2B 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 .317 3 22
C. Muñíz C 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .272 1 16
S. Marín SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .250 4 33
V. Carter DH 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .243 5 25
   a-J. Gonsáles DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 5
J. Bautista LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .203 2 13
S. Silva 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 .222 1 7
Totals 34 5 9 4 6 8 19      
a - J. Gonsáles inserted as DH in the 8th
b - J. Aguilera substituted for A. Ortega in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Carter (7, 4th Inning off B. Thompson, 2 on, 0 outs) , G. Lefebvre (16, 7th Inning off G. Foster, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Jones , A. Ortega , G. Lefebvre 3 , C. Muñíz , S. Marín , V. Carter 3 , J. Bautista
2-out RBI: G. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ortega , R. Pratt , C. Muñíz 2 , S. Silva
Sac Fly: R. Pratt
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Jones (10) , A. Ortega (4) , G. Lefebvre 2 (17) , S. Silva (3)
CS: R. Pratt (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Marín-Pratt-Lefebvre)
PB: C. Muñíz
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Gustafson RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .269 6 29
J. Peterson 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .323 2 41
T. Miller SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
G. Bailey 1B 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .256 15 37
S. Pruitt DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .280 2 25
T. Brown 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .275 2 13
A. Johnston CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .253 2 38
J. Olvera C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .193 2 2
   a-D. Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .202 3 31
S. Aguilar LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .248 13 43
Totals 33 4 7 4 5 10 13      
a - D. Phillips pinch hit for J. Olvera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Pruitt (6, 2nd Inning off D. Merkel, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: I. Gustafson (7, 5th Inning off D. Merkel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Bailey (15, 4th Inning off D. Merkel, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Gustafson 3 , J. Peterson 2 , G. Bailey 5 , S. Pruitt 2 , T. Brown
2-out RBI: I. Gustafson , J. Peterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Johnston , J. Olvera
GIDP: J. Peterson
Team LOB: 7
PENSACOLA PITCHING LINESCORE MONTGOMERY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Merkel 7.0 6 4 4 2 6 1 109 4.44   
L. Martínez W (6-3) 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 29 2.33   
A. Castaneda SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Merkel 53
Batters Faced: D. Merkel 28, L. Martínez 6, A. Castaneda 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Merkel 10-4, L. Martínez 0-1, A. Castaneda 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Merkel 109-71, L. Martínez 29-16, A. Castaneda 15-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Thompson 6.1 6 3 3 4 6 0 106 3.45   
G. Foster H (1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 5.17   
H. Cook L (1-4), BS (4) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 28 3.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Thompson 51
Batters Faced: B. Thompson 29, G. Foster 6, H. Cook 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Thompson 2-11, G. Foster 1-1, H. Cook 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Thompson 106-68, G. Foster 22-13, H. Cook 28-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Foster 1-1
WP: G. Foster
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Doug Merkel
Ballpark: Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 4453
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