Game Date: May 25th, 2074
Taunton 12 - Milwaukee 2
Date: January 20th, 2072
Game: World Classic [#5914335] 
Ballpark: World Classic Field
Attendance: 39,216
Winning Pitcher: Cameron Nickolls (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Dex Bakker (0-1)
Save: Eli Moran (1)
Player Of The Game: Simon Heath (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Aruba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | ||
Great Britain
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| N. Pennington 3b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .500 | |
| E. Bray 2b | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .429 | |
| P. Charlton rf | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | |
| S. Heath cf | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| J. White c | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
| A. Cook lf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | |
| H. Beckham 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | |
| T. Owen dh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | |
| S. Conway ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | |
| C. Horton ss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| Total | 42 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| C. Nickolls W (1-0) | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 121 | 78 | 4 | - | 7 | 3.00 | |
| E. Moran S (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 24 | 2 | - | 3 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 155 | 102 | 6 | - | 10 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| C. Nickolls p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Moran p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. White c | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Beckham 1b | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Bray 2b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Pennington 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Conway ss | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C. Horton ss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Cook lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Heath cf | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| P. Charlton rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aruba
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Hoekstra 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | |
| I. Anselma 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | |
| E. De Bont rf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | |
| L. Van Beek lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| R. Van der Linden cf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | |
| M. Jansen 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | |
| N. Mulder dh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | |
| N. Gregorius c | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | |
| J. Prins ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | |
| Total | 35 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| D. Bakker L (0-1) | 6 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 148 | 94 | 12 | - | 14 | 18.00 | |
| C. Willems | 2⅔ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 23 | 5 | - | 1 | 0.00 | |
| D. Dekker | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 190 | 118 | 17 | - | 16 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| D. Bakker p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C. Willems p | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Dekker p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Gregorius c | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Jansen 1b | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Anselma 2b | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Hoekstra 3b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Prins ss | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| L. Van Beek lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Van der Linden cf | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. De Bont rf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Great Britain: Simon Heath
Managers
Great Britain: Default Manager
Aruba: Default Manager
Injuries
Great Britain: none
Aruba: none
Starting Pitcher
Great Britain: C. Nickolls
Aruba: D. Bakker
Pitcher Fatigue
Great Britain: Wardle-Heavy, Buckley-Heavy, Johnson-Moderate, Crawford-Light
Aruba: De Graaf-Moderate, Janssen-Heavy, Meulens-Light, Mertens-Light
Power Index
Great Britain:
Aruba:
Lineup Selection
Great Britain: Invalid [option #]
Aruba: Invalid [option #]
Game Information
Date: January 20th, 2072
Game Type: World Classic
Ballpark: World Classic Field
Weather: Sunny
Attendance: 39,216
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Tue Dec 9 2025 @ 4:01:24 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Great Britain: C. Nickolls (R)
Aruba: D. Bakker (L)
Starting Lineups
Great Britain: 3B-Pennington (R), 2B-Bray (R), RF-Charlton (R), CF-Heath (R), C-White (R), LF-Cook (R), 1B-Beckham (R), DH-Owen (R), SS-Conway (L)
Aruba: 3B-Hoekstra (L), 2B-Anselma (L), RF-De Bont (L), LF-Van Beek (L), CF-Van der Linden (L), 1B-Jansen (L), DH-Mulder (L), C-Gregorius (S), SS-Prins (R)
Top 1st: Great Britain
Bakker takes the mound to pitch.
Pennington hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Bray flies out to right field.
Pennington steals second base.
Charlton grounds to second base. Charlton is thrown out at first by Anselma. Pennington advances to third base.
Heath hits a home run to left field. Pennington comes in to score.
White flies out to right field.
Great Britain 2, Aruba 0
Bottom 1st: Aruba
Nickolls takes the mound to pitch.
Hoekstra lines out to center field.
Anselma flies out to right field.
De Bont hits a single to center field.
Van Beek lines out to first base.
Great Britain 2, Aruba 0
Top 2nd: Great Britain
Bakker takes the mound to pitch.
Cook grounds to second base. Cook is thrown out at first by Anselma.
Beckham hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Owen reaches on an error by short stop Prins. Beckham advances to second base.
Conway flies out to right field.
Pennington flies out to center field.
Great Britain 2, Aruba 0
Bottom 2nd: Aruba
Nickolls takes the mound to pitch.
Van der Linden hits a single to right field.
Jansen strikes out.
Mulder grounds to first base. Van der Linden is thrown out at second by Beckham. Mulder reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Gregorius hits a ground ball single through to center field. Mulder advances to second base.
Prins strikes out.
Great Britain 2, Aruba 0
Top 3rd: Great Britain
Bakker takes the mound to pitch.
Bray hits a single to left field.
Charlton draws a walk.
Heath hits a double to center field. Bray comes in to score. Charlton advances to third base.
White flies out to center field. Charlton comes in to score.
Cook hits a home run to right field. Heath comes in to score.
Beckham fouls out to third base.
Owen grounds to second base. Owen is thrown out at first by Anselma.
Great Britain 6, Aruba 0
Bottom 3rd: Aruba
Nickolls takes the mound to pitch.
Hoekstra strikes out.
Anselma draws a walk.
De Bont hits a single to left field. Anselma advances to second base.
Van Beek grounds to short stop. De Bont is thrown out at second by Conway. Van Beek reaches first on a fielder's choice. Anselma advances to third base.
Van der Linden grounds to third base. Van der Linden is thrown out at first by Pennington.
Great Britain 6, Aruba 0
Top 4th: Great Britain
Bakker takes the mound to pitch.
Conway flies out to center field.
Pennington flies out to left field.
Bray hits a single to center field.
Charlton hits a home run to left field. Bray comes in to score.
Heath grounds to short stop. Heath is thrown out at first by Prins.
Great Britain 8, Aruba 0
Bottom 4th: Aruba
Nickolls takes the mound to pitch.
Jansen flies out to center field.
Mulder hits a double to right field.
Gregorius hits a double to right field. Mulder comes in to score.
Prins strikes out.
Hoekstra strikes out.
Great Britain 8, Aruba 1
Top 5th: Great Britain
Bakker takes the mound to pitch.
White hits a single to right field.
Cook draws a walk.
Beckham strikes out.
Owen hits a ground ball single through to center field. White advances to third base. Cook advances to second base.
Conway pops out to first base.
Pennington hits a ground ball single to second base. White comes in to score. Cook advances to third base. Owen advances to second base.
Bray grounds to short stop. Bray is thrown out at first by Prins.
Great Britain 9, Aruba 1
Bottom 5th: Aruba
Nickolls takes the mound to pitch.
Anselma flies out to center field.
De Bont flies out to center field.
Van Beek strikes out.
Great Britain 9, Aruba 1
Top 6th: Great Britain
Bakker takes the mound to pitch.
Charlton hits a single to center field.
Heath hits a single to right field. Charlton advances to second base.
White hits a single to left field. Charlton advances to third base. Heath advances to second base.
Cook hits a ground ball single to second base. Charlton comes in to score. Heath advances to third base. White advances to second base.
Beckham draws a walk. Heath comes in to score.
Owen grounds to second base. White is thrown out at the plate by Anselma. Cook advances to third base. Beckham advances to second base. Owen reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Conway flies out to center field. Cook comes in to score.
Pennington draws a walk.
Bray pops out to second base.
Great Britain 12, Aruba 1
Bottom 6th: Aruba
Nickolls takes the mound to pitch.
Van der Linden hits a double to center field.
Jansen flies out to left field.
Mulder flies out to right field.
Gregorius hits a single to center field. Van der Linden comes in to score.
Prins flies out to center field.
Great Britain 12, Aruba 2
Top 7th: Great Britain
Willems comes in to pitch.
Charlton grounds to second base. Charlton is thrown out at first by Anselma.
Heath grounds to third base. Heath is thrown out at first by Hoekstra.
White hits a single to center field.
Cook grounds to short stop. Cook is thrown out at first by Prins.
Great Britain 12, Aruba 2
Bottom 7th: Aruba
Moran comes in to pitch.
Hoekstra hits a single to right field.
Anselma grounds to second base. Hoekstra is thrown out at second by Bray. Anselma is thrown out at first by short stop Conway for a double play.
De Bont strikes out.
Great Britain 12, Aruba 2
Top 8th: Great Britain
Willems takes the mound to pitch.
Beckham pops out to short stop.
Owen strikes out.
Horton comes in to pinch hit for Conway.
Horton draws a walk.
Pennington grounds to first base. Pennington is thrown out at first by Jansen.
Great Britain 12, Aruba 2
Bottom 8th: Aruba
Moran takes the mound to pitch.
Van Beek pops out to the pitcher.
Van der Linden fouls out to the catcher.
Jansen strikes out.
Great Britain 12, Aruba 2
Top 9th: Great Britain
Willems takes the mound to pitch.
Bray hits a single to right field.
Charlton grounds to first base. Bray is thrown out at second by Jansen. Charlton is thrown out at first by short stop Prins for a double play.
Dekker comes in to pitch.
Heath flies out to center field.
Great Britain 12, Aruba 2
Bottom 9th: Aruba
Moran takes the mound to pitch.
Mulder strikes out.
Gregorius flies out to center field.
Prins grounds to second base. Prins is thrown out at first by Bray.
Great Britain 12, Aruba 2
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Great Britain: C. Nickolls (R)
Aruba: D. Bakker (L)
Starting Lineups
Great Britain: 3B-Pennington (R), 2B-Bray (R), RF-Charlton (R), CF-Heath (R), C-White (R), LF-Cook (R), 1B-Beckham (R), DH-Owen (R), SS-Conway (L)
Aruba: 3B-Hoekstra (L), 2B-Anselma (L), RF-De Bont (L), LF-Van Beek (L), CF-Van der Linden (L), 1B-Jansen (L), DH-Mulder (L), C-Gregorius (S), SS-Prins (R)
Top 1st: Great Britain
Bakker takes the mound to pitch.
Pennington hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Bray flies out to right field.
Pennington steals second base.
Charlton grounds to second base. Charlton is thrown out at first by Anselma. Pennington advances to third base.
Heath hits a home run to left field. Pennington comes in to score.
White flies out to right field.
Great Britain 2, Aruba 0
Bottom 1st: Aruba
Nickolls takes the mound to pitch.
Hoekstra lines out to center field.
Anselma flies out to right field.
De Bont hits a single to center field.
Van Beek lines out to first base.
Great Britain 2, Aruba 0
Top 2nd: Great Britain
Bakker takes the mound to pitch.
Cook grounds to second base. Cook is thrown out at first by Anselma.
Beckham hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Owen reaches on an error by short stop Prins. Beckham advances to second base.
Conway flies out to right field.
Pennington flies out to center field.
Great Britain 2, Aruba 0
Bottom 2nd: Aruba
Nickolls takes the mound to pitch.
Van der Linden hits a single to right field.
Jansen strikes out.
Mulder grounds to first base. Van der Linden is thrown out at second by Beckham. Mulder reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Gregorius hits a ground ball single through to center field. Mulder advances to second base.
Prins strikes out.
Great Britain 2, Aruba 0
Top 3rd: Great Britain
Bakker takes the mound to pitch.
Bray hits a single to left field.
Charlton draws a walk.
Heath hits a double to center field. Bray comes in to score. Charlton advances to third base.
White flies out to center field. Charlton comes in to score.
Cook hits a home run to right field. Heath comes in to score.
Beckham fouls out to third base.
Owen grounds to second base. Owen is thrown out at first by Anselma.
Great Britain 6, Aruba 0
Bottom 3rd: Aruba
Nickolls takes the mound to pitch.
Hoekstra strikes out.
Anselma draws a walk.
De Bont hits a single to left field. Anselma advances to second base.
Van Beek grounds to short stop. De Bont is thrown out at second by Conway. Van Beek reaches first on a fielder's choice. Anselma advances to third base.
Van der Linden grounds to third base. Van der Linden is thrown out at first by Pennington.
Great Britain 6, Aruba 0
Top 4th: Great Britain
Bakker takes the mound to pitch.
Conway flies out to center field.
Pennington flies out to left field.
Bray hits a single to center field.
Charlton hits a home run to left field. Bray comes in to score.
Heath grounds to short stop. Heath is thrown out at first by Prins.
Great Britain 8, Aruba 0
Bottom 4th: Aruba
Nickolls takes the mound to pitch.
Jansen flies out to center field.
Mulder hits a double to right field.
Gregorius hits a double to right field. Mulder comes in to score.
Prins strikes out.
Hoekstra strikes out.
Great Britain 8, Aruba 1
Top 5th: Great Britain
Bakker takes the mound to pitch.
White hits a single to right field.
Cook draws a walk.
Beckham strikes out.
Owen hits a ground ball single through to center field. White advances to third base. Cook advances to second base.
Conway pops out to first base.
Pennington hits a ground ball single to second base. White comes in to score. Cook advances to third base. Owen advances to second base.
Bray grounds to short stop. Bray is thrown out at first by Prins.
Great Britain 9, Aruba 1
Bottom 5th: Aruba
Nickolls takes the mound to pitch.
Anselma flies out to center field.
De Bont flies out to center field.
Van Beek strikes out.
Great Britain 9, Aruba 1
Top 6th: Great Britain
Bakker takes the mound to pitch.
Charlton hits a single to center field.
Heath hits a single to right field. Charlton advances to second base.
White hits a single to left field. Charlton advances to third base. Heath advances to second base.
Cook hits a ground ball single to second base. Charlton comes in to score. Heath advances to third base. White advances to second base.
Beckham draws a walk. Heath comes in to score.
Owen grounds to second base. White is thrown out at the plate by Anselma. Cook advances to third base. Beckham advances to second base. Owen reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Conway flies out to center field. Cook comes in to score.
Pennington draws a walk.
Bray pops out to second base.
Great Britain 12, Aruba 1
Bottom 6th: Aruba
Nickolls takes the mound to pitch.
Van der Linden hits a double to center field.
Jansen flies out to left field.
Mulder flies out to right field.
Gregorius hits a single to center field. Van der Linden comes in to score.
Prins flies out to center field.
Great Britain 12, Aruba 2
Top 7th: Great Britain
Willems comes in to pitch.
Charlton grounds to second base. Charlton is thrown out at first by Anselma.
Heath grounds to third base. Heath is thrown out at first by Hoekstra.
White hits a single to center field.
Cook grounds to short stop. Cook is thrown out at first by Prins.
Great Britain 12, Aruba 2
Bottom 7th: Aruba
Moran comes in to pitch.
Hoekstra hits a single to right field.
Anselma grounds to second base. Hoekstra is thrown out at second by Bray. Anselma is thrown out at first by short stop Conway for a double play.
De Bont strikes out.
Great Britain 12, Aruba 2
Top 8th: Great Britain
Willems takes the mound to pitch.
Beckham pops out to short stop.
Owen strikes out.
Horton comes in to pinch hit for Conway.
Horton draws a walk.
Pennington grounds to first base. Pennington is thrown out at first by Jansen.
Great Britain 12, Aruba 2
Bottom 8th: Aruba
Moran takes the mound to pitch.
Van Beek pops out to the pitcher.
Van der Linden fouls out to the catcher.
Jansen strikes out.
Great Britain 12, Aruba 2
Top 9th: Great Britain
Willems takes the mound to pitch.
Bray hits a single to right field.
Charlton grounds to first base. Bray is thrown out at second by Jansen. Charlton is thrown out at first by short stop Prins for a double play.
Dekker comes in to pitch.
Heath flies out to center field.
Great Britain 12, Aruba 2
Bottom 9th: Aruba
Moran takes the mound to pitch.
Mulder strikes out.
Gregorius flies out to center field.
Prins grounds to second base. Prins is thrown out at first by Bray.
Great Britain 12, Aruba 2