Game Date: May 2nd, 2073
Houston 1 - Virginia Beach 2
Date: April 8th, 2073
Game: Cup [#6073287] 
Ballpark: Virginia Beach Stadium
Attendance: 24,037
Winning Pitcher: Desmond Williams (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Darell Ellington (1-1)
Save: Kwamie Reynolds (1)
Player Of The Game: Desmond Williams (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Houston Devil Rays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Virginia Beach Gorillas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | ||
Houston Devil Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| J. Bonilla rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | |
| M. Aviles rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | |
| E. Nakashima dh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 | |
| S. Takagi cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .278 | |
| R. Pike c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | |
| R. Swain 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | |
| T. Early lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | |
| C. Traverso 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .150 | |
| M. George 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 | |
| R. Graham ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | |
| Total | 33 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| D. Ellington L (1-1) | 6⅔ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 123 | 83 | 11 | - | 6 | 2.40 | |
| N. De Simone | 1⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 0 | - | 2 | 4.15 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 135 | 93 | 11 | - | 8 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| D. Ellington p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. De Simone p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Pike c | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C. Traverso 1b | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. George 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Swain 3b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Graham ss | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Early lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Takagi cf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Bonilla rf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Aviles rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Virginia Beach Gorillas
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| R. Alcala dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | |
| L. Aparicio dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| D. Glover cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .227 | |
| J. Lane 1b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | |
| F. Van Slyke lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 | |
| S. Carrington c | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | |
| R. Dodge c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | |
| M. Lauer 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .280 | |
| D. Harkins 2b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .625 | |
| L. Youngblood rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 | |
| F. Schafer ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .087 | |
| Total | 32 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| D. Williams W (1-0) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 94 | 58 | 6 | - | 4 | 2.77 | |
| K. Reynolds S (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 25 | 3 | - | 3 | 5.06 | |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 139 | 83 | 9 | - | 7 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| D. Williams p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Reynolds p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Carrington c | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Dodge c | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Lane 1b | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Harkins 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Lauer 3b | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F. Schafer ss | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F. Van Slyke lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Glover cf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| L. Youngblood rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Virginia Beach: Desmond Williams
Managers
Houston: Eduardo Gamboa
Virginia Beach: Bernie Dean
Injuries
Houston: none
Virginia Beach: OF-Willingham, 2B-Curtin, OF-Jennings
Starting Pitcher
Houston: D. Ellington
Virginia Beach: D. Williams
Pitcher Fatigue
Houston: Gonzalez-Moderate, Mejias-Light, Ellington-Light, Murphy-Heavy, Gray-Heavy, Torres-Heavy, Collins-Heavy, De Simone-Light
Virginia Beach: Hankin-Heavy, Williams-Light, Vitale-Heavy, Carter-Light, De Palma-Heavy, Rendon-Moderate, Jennings-Heavy, Sosa-Moderate
Power Index
Houston: 102.5
Virginia Beach: 104.2
Lineup Selection
Houston: Default [option #3]
Virginia Beach: Default [option #3]
Game Information
Date: April 8th, 2073
Game Type: Cup
Ballpark: Virginia Beach Stadium
Weather: Rainy
Attendance: 24,037
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Fri Mar 13 2026 @ 3:21:40 pm PDT
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Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Houston: D. Ellington (L)
Virginia Beach: D. Williams (R)
Starting Lineups
Houston: RF-Bonilla (L), DH-Nakashima (S), CF-Takagi (L), C-Pike (L), 3B-Swain (R), LF-Early (R), 1B-Traverso (R), 2B-George (R), SS-Graham (R)
Virginia Beach: DH-Alcala (L), CF-Glover (R), 1B-Lane (R), LF-Van Slyke (S), C-Carrington (S), 3B-Lauer (R), 2B-Harkins (R), RF-Youngblood (R), SS-Schafer (S)
Top 1st: Houston
Williams takes the mound to pitch.
Bonilla grounds to short stop. Bonilla is thrown out at first by Schafer.
Nakashima lines out to third base.
Takagi hits a double to center field.
Pike lines out to third base.
Houston 0, Virginia Beach 0
Bottom 1st: Virginia Beach
Ellington takes the mound to pitch.
Alcala draws a walk.
Glover pops out to first base.
Lane grounds to short stop. Alcala is thrown out at second by Graham. Lane is thrown out at first by second base George for a double play.
Houston 0, Virginia Beach 0
Top 2nd: Houston
Williams takes the mound to pitch.
Swain hits a double to right field.
Early flies out to center field.
Traverso strikes out.
George pops out to second base.
Houston 0, Virginia Beach 0
Bottom 2nd: Virginia Beach
Ellington takes the mound to pitch.
Van Slyke flies out to right field.
Carrington hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Lauer flies out to left field.
Harkins hits a ground ball single to third base. Carrington advances to second base.
Youngblood hits a ground ball single through to right field. Carrington comes in to score. Harkins advances to third base.
Schafer flies out to right field.
Houston 0, Virginia Beach 1
Top 3rd: Houston
Williams takes the mound to pitch.
Graham draws a walk.
Bonilla reaches on an error by third base Lauer. Graham advances to second base.
Nakashima strikes out.
Takagi strikes out.
Pike lines out to center field.
Houston 0, Virginia Beach 1
Bottom 3rd: Virginia Beach
Ellington takes the mound to pitch.
Alcala grounds to second base. Alcala is thrown out at first by George.
Glover hits a single to center field.
Lane lines out to the pitcher.
Van Slyke hits a ground ball single to the pitcher. Glover advances to second base.
Carrington draws a walk.
Lauer flies out to right field.
Houston 0, Virginia Beach 1
Top 4th: Houston
Williams takes the mound to pitch.
Swain strikes out.
Early flies out to right field.
Traverso hits a single to left field.
George hits a ground ball single through to left field. Traverso advances to second base.
Graham lines out to third base.
Houston 0, Virginia Beach 1
Bottom 4th: Virginia Beach
Ellington takes the mound to pitch.
Harkins hits a double to center field.
Youngblood grounds to short stop. Youngblood is thrown out at first by Graham. Harkins holds at second base.
Schafer strikes out on a hit and run. Harkins steals third base.
Alcala lines out to center field.
Houston 0, Virginia Beach 1
Top 5th: Houston
Williams takes the mound to pitch.
Bonilla pops out to third base.
Nakashima draws a walk.
Takagi strikes out.
Pike hits a double to center field. Nakashima comes in to score.
Swain grounds to second base. Swain is thrown out at first by Harkins.
Houston 1, Virginia Beach 1
Bottom 5th: Virginia Beach
Ellington takes the mound to pitch.
Glover grounds to short stop. Glover is thrown out at first by Graham.
Lane hits a home run to left field.
Van Slyke reaches on an error by third base Swain.
Dodge comes in to pinch hit for Carrington.
Van Slyke steals second base.
Dodge strikes out.
Lauer strikes out.
Houston 1, Virginia Beach 2
Top 6th: Houston
Williams takes the mound to pitch.
Early strikes out.
Traverso grounds to the pitcher. Traverso is thrown out at first by Williams.
George grounds to short stop. George is thrown out at first by Schafer.
Houston 1, Virginia Beach 2
Bottom 6th: Virginia Beach
Ellington takes the mound to pitch.
Harkins strikes out.
Youngblood strikes out.
Schafer draws a walk.
Aparicio comes in to pinch hit for Alcala.
Schafer is caught stealing second base by Pike.
Houston 1, Virginia Beach 2
Top 7th: Houston
Reynolds comes in to pitch.
Graham grounds to short stop. Graham is thrown out at first by Schafer.
Aviles comes in to pinch hit for Bonilla.
Aviles pops out to second base.
Nakashima lines out to center field.
Houston 1, Virginia Beach 2
Bottom 7th: Virginia Beach
Ellington takes the mound to pitch.
Aparicio reaches on an error by third base Swain.
Glover strikes out.
Lane hits a ground ball single through to left field. Aparicio advances to second base.
Van Slyke strikes out.
Dodge draws a walk.
De Simone comes in to pitch.
Lauer flies out to left field.
Houston 1, Virginia Beach 2
Top 8th: Houston
Reynolds takes the mound to pitch.
Takagi strikes out.
Pike flies out to center field.
Swain strikes out.
Houston 1, Virginia Beach 2
Bottom 8th: Virginia Beach
De Simone takes the mound to pitch.
Harkins flies out to center field.
Youngblood lines out to third base.
Schafer strikes out.
Houston 1, Virginia Beach 2
Top 9th: Houston
Reynolds takes the mound to pitch.
Early flies out to left field.
Traverso draws a walk.
George grounds to second base. Traverso is thrown out at second by Harkins. George reaches first on a fielder's choice.
George steals second base.
Graham grounds to third base. Graham is thrown out at first by Lauer.
Houston 1, Virginia Beach 2
Bottom 9th: Virginia Beach
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Houston 1, Virginia Beach 2
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Houston: D. Ellington (L)
Virginia Beach: D. Williams (R)
Starting Lineups
Houston: RF-Bonilla (L), DH-Nakashima (S), CF-Takagi (L), C-Pike (L), 3B-Swain (R), LF-Early (R), 1B-Traverso (R), 2B-George (R), SS-Graham (R)
Virginia Beach: DH-Alcala (L), CF-Glover (R), 1B-Lane (R), LF-Van Slyke (S), C-Carrington (S), 3B-Lauer (R), 2B-Harkins (R), RF-Youngblood (R), SS-Schafer (S)
Top 1st: Houston
Williams takes the mound to pitch.
Bonilla grounds to short stop. Bonilla is thrown out at first by Schafer.
Nakashima lines out to third base.
Takagi hits a double to center field.
Pike lines out to third base.
Houston 0, Virginia Beach 0
Bottom 1st: Virginia Beach
Ellington takes the mound to pitch.
Alcala draws a walk.
Glover pops out to first base.
Lane grounds to short stop. Alcala is thrown out at second by Graham. Lane is thrown out at first by second base George for a double play.
Houston 0, Virginia Beach 0
Top 2nd: Houston
Williams takes the mound to pitch.
Swain hits a double to right field.
Early flies out to center field.
Traverso strikes out.
George pops out to second base.
Houston 0, Virginia Beach 0
Bottom 2nd: Virginia Beach
Ellington takes the mound to pitch.
Van Slyke flies out to right field.
Carrington hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Lauer flies out to left field.
Harkins hits a ground ball single to third base. Carrington advances to second base.
Youngblood hits a ground ball single through to right field. Carrington comes in to score. Harkins advances to third base.
Schafer flies out to right field.
Houston 0, Virginia Beach 1
Top 3rd: Houston
Williams takes the mound to pitch.
Graham draws a walk.
Bonilla reaches on an error by third base Lauer. Graham advances to second base.
Nakashima strikes out.
Takagi strikes out.
Pike lines out to center field.
Houston 0, Virginia Beach 1
Bottom 3rd: Virginia Beach
Ellington takes the mound to pitch.
Alcala grounds to second base. Alcala is thrown out at first by George.
Glover hits a single to center field.
Lane lines out to the pitcher.
Van Slyke hits a ground ball single to the pitcher. Glover advances to second base.
Carrington draws a walk.
Lauer flies out to right field.
Houston 0, Virginia Beach 1
Top 4th: Houston
Williams takes the mound to pitch.
Swain strikes out.
Early flies out to right field.
Traverso hits a single to left field.
George hits a ground ball single through to left field. Traverso advances to second base.
Graham lines out to third base.
Houston 0, Virginia Beach 1
Bottom 4th: Virginia Beach
Ellington takes the mound to pitch.
Harkins hits a double to center field.
Youngblood grounds to short stop. Youngblood is thrown out at first by Graham. Harkins holds at second base.
Schafer strikes out on a hit and run. Harkins steals third base.
Alcala lines out to center field.
Houston 0, Virginia Beach 1
Top 5th: Houston
Williams takes the mound to pitch.
Bonilla pops out to third base.
Nakashima draws a walk.
Takagi strikes out.
Pike hits a double to center field. Nakashima comes in to score.
Swain grounds to second base. Swain is thrown out at first by Harkins.
Houston 1, Virginia Beach 1
Bottom 5th: Virginia Beach
Ellington takes the mound to pitch.
Glover grounds to short stop. Glover is thrown out at first by Graham.
Lane hits a home run to left field.
Van Slyke reaches on an error by third base Swain.
Dodge comes in to pinch hit for Carrington.
Van Slyke steals second base.
Dodge strikes out.
Lauer strikes out.
Houston 1, Virginia Beach 2
Top 6th: Houston
Williams takes the mound to pitch.
Early strikes out.
Traverso grounds to the pitcher. Traverso is thrown out at first by Williams.
George grounds to short stop. George is thrown out at first by Schafer.
Houston 1, Virginia Beach 2
Bottom 6th: Virginia Beach
Ellington takes the mound to pitch.
Harkins strikes out.
Youngblood strikes out.
Schafer draws a walk.
Aparicio comes in to pinch hit for Alcala.
Schafer is caught stealing second base by Pike.
Houston 1, Virginia Beach 2
Top 7th: Houston
Reynolds comes in to pitch.
Graham grounds to short stop. Graham is thrown out at first by Schafer.
Aviles comes in to pinch hit for Bonilla.
Aviles pops out to second base.
Nakashima lines out to center field.
Houston 1, Virginia Beach 2
Bottom 7th: Virginia Beach
Ellington takes the mound to pitch.
Aparicio reaches on an error by third base Swain.
Glover strikes out.
Lane hits a ground ball single through to left field. Aparicio advances to second base.
Van Slyke strikes out.
Dodge draws a walk.
De Simone comes in to pitch.
Lauer flies out to left field.
Houston 1, Virginia Beach 2
Top 8th: Houston
Reynolds takes the mound to pitch.
Takagi strikes out.
Pike flies out to center field.
Swain strikes out.
Houston 1, Virginia Beach 2
Bottom 8th: Virginia Beach
De Simone takes the mound to pitch.
Harkins flies out to center field.
Youngblood lines out to third base.
Schafer strikes out.
Houston 1, Virginia Beach 2
Top 9th: Houston
Reynolds takes the mound to pitch.
Early flies out to left field.
Traverso draws a walk.
George grounds to second base. Traverso is thrown out at second by Harkins. George reaches first on a fielder's choice.
George steals second base.
Graham grounds to third base. Graham is thrown out at first by Lauer.
Houston 1, Virginia Beach 2
Bottom 9th: Virginia Beach
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Houston 1, Virginia Beach 2