MIDWEST LEAGUE
PEORIA CHIEFS AT BURLINGTON BEES
06/21/2025
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
PEORIA CHIEFS AT BURLINGTON BEES
GAME ID: 9605 - SATURDAY, JUNE 21ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Peoria Chiefs (40-29) 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 5 11 14 0
Burlington Bees (38-31) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Smith Baffles Burlington Batters
Bob Smith was in a mood to talk following the Peoria Chiefs contest against the Burlington Bees, expounding to BNN reporters on his pitching philosophy. He had good reason to be excitable, having tossed a complete game shutout of the Bees, 11-0.

"There are three important elements in pitching success: location, location, and location," Smith said. "I was hitting my spots time and time again."

The right-hander blanked Burlington on a 2-hitter, allowing 2 walks and racking up 11 strikeouts.

Up to now Smith has compiled an ERA of 5.54 with a 4-6 mark over 11 starts. He has 60 strikeouts in 63.1 innings and has held opponents to a .293 batting average.
PEORIA BATTING LINESCORE BURLINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Miller CF 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 .284 0 7
S. Arrington 1B 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .332 5 32
C. Edwards DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .331 2 26
R. MacKey LF 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .272 3 16
J. Gonzáles 2B 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .320 4 26
R. Mullins RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 5 .325 5 39
D. Simpson 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 4 .260 3 20
C. Hampton C 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-J. Berroa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .242 4 30
   b-D. Thomas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 3 9
J. Batista SS 5 2 3 6 0 0 2 .208 4 15
Totals 38 11 14 11 6 8 22      
a - J. Berroa pinch hit for C. Hampton in the 9th
b - D. Thomas substituted for J. Berroa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. MacKey (14, 3rd Inning off L. González, 3 on, 2 outs) , C. Edwards (18, 7th Inning off J. Mejía, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Arrington (5, 1st Inning off L. González, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Batista 2 (4, 4th Inning off L. González, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Mejía, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Miller 2 , S. Arrington 4 , C. Edwards 3 , R. MacKey 3 , J. Gonzáles , R. Mullins , D. Simpson 2 , J. Batista 9
2-out RBI: R. MacKey , J. Batista 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gonzáles , R. Mullins , D. Simpson
GIDP: S. Arrington , D. Simpson , J. Batista
Hit by Pitch: D. Simpson , C. Hampton
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Miller (6) , R. MacKey (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gonzáles-Batista-Arrington)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Thomas CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .309 3 21
D. Miller SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .273 2 13
N. Shaw C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .379 4 15
   a-C. Preston PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Haugen DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .308 10 34
W. Paniers 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .291 3 23
R. Pérez RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .324 3 20
S. Prince 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .261 7 26
R. Ray LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .307 3 11
J. Cabrera 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .210 1 19
Totals 28 0 2 0 2 11 6      
a - C. Preston pinch hit for N. Shaw in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Thomas , C. Haugen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Shaw
GIDP: R. Pérez
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: J. Mejía (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Miller-Cabrera-Prince, Cabrera-Miller-Prince, Prince-Miller-Prince)
PEORIA PITCHING LINESCORE BURLINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Smith W (4-6) 9.0 2 0 0 2 11 0 125 5.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Smith 92
Batters Faced: B. Smith 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Smith 7-8
Pitches - Strikes: B. Smith 125-81
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. González L (5-4) 4.2 5 5 5 3 4 2 80 4.54   
J. Mejía 4.1 9 6 6 3 4 1 87 6.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. González 35
Batters Faced: L. González 23, J. Mejía 23
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. González 7-2, J. Mejía 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. González 80-45, J. Mejía 87-53
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mejía 2-0
Hit Batsmen: L. González 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Batista
Ballpark: Community Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 3165
Saturday, June 21st , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.4 Build 61