MIDWEST LEAGUE
BELOIT SNAPPERS AT BURLINGTON BEES
08/12/2026
BNN Index | MID | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
BELOIT SNAPPERS AT BURLINGTON BEES
GAME ID: 9966 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Beloit Snappers (70-44) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 1
Burlington Bees (43-70) 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 X 5 11 1
Bees Handle Beloit, Snag 5-4 Win
Burlington Bees starter Vinnie Merritt found his groove in his team's 5-4 win over the Beloit Snappers. In 6.1 innings, Merritt surrendered 4 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 0. He allowed 3 runs. Ismael López was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 8 of 10 save opportunities.

Shortstop Jorge Rodríguez made an impact for Burlington, when he swatted a 2-run double off Bobby Whitfield in the bottom of the third. For the contest, Rodríguez was 1 for 4 with a double, while adding 2 RBI.

"Vinnie pitched like a son-of-a-gun," said Burlington manager Danny Valencia.

The win puts Burlington at 43-70.
BELOIT BATTING LINESCORE BURLINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Smith CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .388 2 3
C. Smith 2B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .351 8 55
B. Harris 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .340 10 64
A. Román SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .416 2 16
J. Britten LF 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .311 4 51
R. Brown 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .281 3 46
T. Castro RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .346 5 36
D. Ash C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .281 0 4
   a-D. Jolivet PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 0 2
M. Sawyer DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325 7 49
   b-C. Hicks DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 0 8
Totals 34 4 8 4 0 9 13      
a - D. Jolivet pinch hit for D. Ash in the 9th
b - C. Hicks inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Smith (20, 1st Inning off V. Merritt, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Brown (20, 4th Inning off V. Merritt, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Román (2, 1st Inning off V. Merritt, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Smith (8, 3rd Inning off V. Merritt, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Smith , C. Smith 7 , B. Harris , A. Román 4 , R. Brown 2 , D. Ash
2-out RBI: A. Román
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Brown , D. Ash
GIDP: M. Sawyer
Sac Fly: J. Britten
Hit by Pitch: J. Britten
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: E. Zambrano (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Davis 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .311 4 32
   a-S. Lacrosse 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 1 24
J. Salinas SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .288 3 32
S. Lucas C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .304 4 31
D. Whitehead LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .236 3 32
J. Rodríguez CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .338 3 21
B. Flores DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .330 2 10
R. Hammond 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 1 6
V. Duffin 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .182 7 23
J. Castro RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .240 2 20
Totals 36 5 11 3 1 8 13      
a - S. Lacrosse substituted for M. Davis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rodríguez (18, 3rd Inning off B. Whitfield, 3 on, 1 out) , V. Duffin (4, 4th Inning off B. Whitfield, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Davis 2 , J. Salinas 2 , S. Lucas 2 , J. Rodríguez 2 , B. Flores , V. Duffin 3 , J. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Davis , D. Whitehead , R. Hammond , J. Castro
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: V. Merritt (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Salinas-Hammond-Duffin)
BELOIT PITCHING LINESCORE BURLINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Whitfield L (7-11) 3.1 9 5 5 1 4 0 20 81 5.08   
E. Zambrano 4.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 17 65 2.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Whitfield 23
Batters Faced: B. Whitfield 20, E. Zambrano 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Whitfield 4-2, E. Zambrano 4-6
Pitches - Strikes: B. Whitfield 81-48, E. Zambrano 65-45
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Zambrano 2-0
WP: B. Whitfield , E. Zambrano
Balk: B. Whitfield
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
V. Merritt W (3-8) 6.1 4 3 3 0 7 2 25 91 4.24   
L. Kimball H (1) 1.2 4 1 1 0 1 0 8 25 4.50   
I. López SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Merritt 60
Batters Faced: V. Merritt 25, L. Kimball 8, I. López 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Merritt 4-8, L. Kimball 1-2, I. López 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: V. Merritt 91-61, L. Kimball 25-19, I. López 11-8
Hit Batsmen: V. Merritt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vinnie Merritt
Ballpark: Community Field
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 3161
Wednesday, August 12th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76