Sparks 5 - Elkhart 8

Date: May 5th, 2075

Game: Cup [#6245004]

Ballpark: Elkhart Yard

Attendance: 23,268

Winning Pitcher: Luis Acosta (1-0)

Losing Pitcher: Gordon Kovacs (0-2)

Player Of The Game: Martin Bray (1)

Team / Inning	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
Sparks Reds	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	5	6	0	5
Elkhart Raptors	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	3	x	8	12	2	8

Sparks Reds

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
J. Santa Cruz dh	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333
A. Bravo dh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133
D. Samuel cf	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.292
L. Mejia c	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.214
R. Morales 2b	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.208
A. Zaragoza 2b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313
B. Cowart 3b	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.224
M. Kim 1b	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417
G. Herrera rf	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278
A. Dowd rf	2	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194
D. Saenz ss	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.222
C. Pena lf	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.250
H. Friend lf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318
L. Ball ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192
Total	31	5	6	0	2	1	5	5	4	0	1	0	1	10

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
A. Clancy	4⅔	4	3	3	4	0	0	2	1	21	92	49	2	-	8	2.76
J. Pena	1⅓	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	16	9	2	-	3	3.48
G. Kovacs BS (2) L (0-2)	1⅓	6	5	5	1	1	0	1	1	11	38	26	3	-	2	5.54
D. Norris	⅔	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	6	1	-	1	2.84
Total	8	12	8	8	5	1	0	3	2	40	154	90	8	-	14

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
A. Clancy p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Pena p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G. Kovacs p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Norris p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Mejia c	5	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
M. Kim 1b	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Morales 2b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Zaragoza 2b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B. Cowart 3b	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Saenz ss	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. Pena lf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Friend lf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Ball ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Samuel cf	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
G. Herrera rf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Dowd rf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	28	24	4	0	0	1	0	0	0

Elkhart Raptors

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
M. Bray rf	4	1	2	1	0	1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	.188
S. Mesa 1b	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222
P. South 1b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
L. Strong 3b	3	2	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
R. Monroy cf	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.289
O. Smith cf	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.292
A. Scarpa lf	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333
D. Haggerty ss	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.268
D. Church dh	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.225
J. Reynoso dh	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
M. Martinez c	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.259
H. Hurtado 2b	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.304
Total	35	8	12	3	0	2	8	5	3	1	0	0	0	16

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
M. Malone	6⅓	5	4	4	3	0	0	3	1	26	88	57	9	-	8	3.77
L. Mayhew	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	0	-	0	0.00
L. Acosta W (1-0)	2⅔	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	10	42	28	1	-	5	8.10
Total	9	6	5	5	5	0	0	4	1	37	136	87	10	-	13

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
M. Malone p	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Mayhew p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Acosta p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Martinez c	6	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
S. Mesa 1b	6	5	1	0	2	0	0	0	0
P. South 1b	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Hurtado 2b	4	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
L. Strong 3b	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Haggerty ss	7	2	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
A. Scarpa lf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Monroy cf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
O. Smith cf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Bray rf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	38	27	9	2	6	0	1	0	0

Player of the Game
Elkhart: Martin Bray

Managers
Sparks: J.B. McCollum
Elkhart: Toby Owen

Injuries
Sparks:  C-Muniz
Elkhart:  P-Vaughn

Starting Pitcher
Sparks: A. Clancy
Elkhart: M. Malone

Pitcher Fatigue
Sparks:  Berman-Heavy, Valasquez-Heavy, Norris-Light, Florez-None, Kovacs-Light, Cervantes-Light, Friedman-Light, Pena-Light, Cozzolino-Light
Elkhart:  Goebel-Moderate, Toca-Moderate, Malone-Light, Wise-Heavy, Galindo-Heavy, Baxter-Heavy, Thomas-Moderate, Horan-None, Acosta-Light

Power Index
Sparks:  104.5
Elkhart:  99.1

Lineup Selection
Sparks:  -defense [option #7]
Elkhart:  Default [option #3]

Game Information
Date:  May 5th, 2075
Game Type:  Cup

Ballpark:  Elkhart Yard
Weather:  Partly Cloudy
Attendance:  23,268

Version:  1.120
Simulated:  Fri Aug 21 2026 @ 7:12:35 pm PDT

Standard Dialog

Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Sparks: A. Clancy (R)
Elkhart: M. Malone (R)

Starting Lineups
Sparks: DH-Santa Cruz (R), CF-Samuel (L), C-Mejia (R), 2B-Morales (R), 3B-Cowart (L), 1B-Kim (L), RF-Herrera (L), SS-Saenz (R), LF-Pena (L)
Elkhart: RF-Bray (R), 1B-Mesa (L), 3B-Strong (L), CF-Monroy (L), LF-Scarpa (S), SS-Haggerty (R), DH-Church (L), C-Martinez (R), 2B-Hurtado (R)

Top 1st: Sparks
  Malone takes the mound to pitch.
  Santa Cruz flies out to left field.
  Samuel strikes out.
  Mejia flies out to right field.
Sparks 0, Elkhart 0

Bottom 1st: Elkhart
  Clancy takes the mound to pitch.
  Bray draws a walk.
  Mesa flies out to center field.
  Bray steals second base.
  Strong draws a walk.
  Monroy flies out to left field.
  Scarpa flies out to right field.
Sparks 0, Elkhart 0

Top 2nd: Sparks
  Malone takes the mound to pitch.
  Morales strikes out.
  Cowart draws a walk.
  Kim reaches on an error by short stop Haggerty. Cowart advances to second base.
  Herrera hits a single to right field. Cowart advances to third base. Kim advances to second base.
  Saenz grounds to first base. Cowart is thrown out at the plate by Mesa. Kim advances to third base. Herrera advances to second base. Saenz reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Pena grounds to short stop. Pena is thrown out at first by Haggerty.
Sparks 0, Elkhart 0

Bottom 2nd: Elkhart
  Clancy takes the mound to pitch.
  Haggerty lines out to third base.
  Church flies out to center field.
  Martinez grounds to short stop. Martinez is thrown out at first by Saenz.
Sparks 0, Elkhart 0

Top 3rd: Sparks
  Malone takes the mound to pitch.
  Santa Cruz strikes out.
  Samuel lines out to center field.
  Mejia pops out to the pitcher.
Sparks 0, Elkhart 0

Bottom 3rd: Elkhart
  Clancy takes the mound to pitch.
  Hurtado strikes out.
  Bray flies out to center field.
  Mesa lines out to left field.
Sparks 0, Elkhart 0

Top 4th: Sparks
  Malone takes the mound to pitch.
  Morales pops out to second base.
  Cowart grounds to the pitcher. Cowart is thrown out at first by Malone.
  Kim flies out to right field.
Sparks 0, Elkhart 0

Bottom 4th: Elkhart
  Clancy takes the mound to pitch.
  Strong flies out to center field.
  Monroy flies out to right field.
  Scarpa draws a walk.
  Haggerty draws a walk.
  Church strikes out.
Sparks 0, Elkhart 0

Top 5th: Sparks
  Malone takes the mound to pitch.
  Herrera reaches on an error by third base Strong.
  Saenz flies out to center field.
  Pena grounds to second base. Herrera is thrown out at second by Hurtado. Pena is thrown out at first by short stop Haggerty for a double play.
Sparks 0, Elkhart 0

Bottom 5th: Elkhart
  Clancy takes the mound to pitch.
  Martinez lines out to right field.
  Hurtado hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Bray hits a double to left field. Hurtado advances to third base.
  Mesa hits a single to center field. Hurtado comes in to score. Bray is thrown out at the plate by Samuel.
  Strong hits a home run to right field. Mesa comes in to score.
  Pena comes in to pitch.
  Smith comes in to pinch hit for Monroy.
  Smith grounds to short stop. Smith is thrown out at first by Saenz.
Sparks 0, Elkhart 3

Top 6th: Sparks
  Malone takes the mound to pitch.
  Santa Cruz hits a home run to left field.
  Samuel hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Samuel is caught stealing second base by Martinez.
  Mejia draws a walk.
  Morales grounds to second base. Mejia is thrown out at second by Hurtado. Morales is thrown out at first by short stop Haggerty for a double play.
Sparks 1, Elkhart 3

Bottom 6th: Elkhart
  Pena takes the mound to pitch.
  Scarpa flies out to left field.
  Haggerty hits a ground ball single through to center field.
  Reynoso comes in to pinch hit for Church.
  Reynoso flies out to center field.
  Martinez fouls out to first base.
Sparks 1, Elkhart 3

Top 7th: Sparks
  Malone takes the mound to pitch.
  Cowart hits a ground ball single to third base.
  Kim draws a walk.
  Dowd comes in to pinch hit for Herrera.
  Dowd hits a triple to right field. Cowart comes in to score. Kim comes in to score.
  The infield draws in.
  Saenz flies out to left field. Dowd comes in to score.
  Mayhew comes in to pitch.
  Friend comes in to pinch hit for Pena.
  Friend draws a walk.
  Acosta comes in to pitch.
  Santa Cruz pops out to first base.
  Samuel draws a walk.
  Mejia flies out to right field.
Sparks 4, Elkhart 3

Bottom 7th: Elkhart
  Kovacs comes in to pitch.
  Hurtado hits a single to left field.
  Bray strikes out.
  Mesa hits a double to right field. Hurtado advances to third base.
  The infield draws in.
  Strong is intentionally walked.
  Smith grounds to third base. Hurtado is thrown out at the plate by Cowart. Mesa advances to third base. Strong advances to second base. Smith reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Scarpa hits a ground ball single through to center field. Mesa comes in to score. Strong comes in to score. Smith advances to third base.
  Haggerty lines out to left field.
Sparks 4, Elkhart 5

Top 8th: Sparks
  Acosta takes the mound to pitch.
  Zaragoza comes in to pinch hit for Morales.
  Zaragoza flies out to center field.
  Cowart strikes out.
  Kim flies out to center field.
Sparks 4, Elkhart 5

Bottom 8th: Elkhart
  Kovacs takes the mound to pitch.
  Reynoso flies out to center field.
  Martinez hits a double to right field.
  Hurtado hits a ground ball single through to right field. Martinez advances to third base.
  Bray hits a home run to right field. Martinez comes in to score. Hurtado comes in to score.
  Norris comes in to pitch.
  South comes in to pinch hit for Mesa.
  South grounds to first base. South is forced out at first by Kim.
  Strong hits a single to left field.
  Smith flies out to right field.
Sparks 4, Elkhart 8

Top 9th: Sparks
  Acosta takes the mound to pitch.
  Dowd flies out to center field.
  Saenz hits a triple to right field.
  Ball comes in to pinch hit for Friend.
  Ball grounds to short stop. Ball is thrown out at first by Haggerty. Saenz comes in to score.
  Bravo comes in to pinch hit for Santa Cruz.
  Bravo lines out to left field.
Sparks 5, Elkhart 8

Bottom 9th: Elkhart
  Not Required
Sparks 5, Elkhart 8