APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
DANVILLE FIREBIRDS AT ELIZABETHTON TWINS
08/30/2025
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
DANVILLE FIREBIRDS AT ELIZABETHTON TWINS
GAME ID: 12190 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Danville Firebirds (32-32) 8 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 13 10 0
Elizabethton Twins (32-32) 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 12 0
Gentil Goes Off, But Firebirds Win
The Elizabethton Twins could not turn a fine performance from shortstop Mickael Gentil into a win. Instead, the Danville Firebirds prevailed, 13-8. Gentil went 4-4 with a double, 3 singles, and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. José Pereira came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 1 hit in 2.1 innings. His record now stands at 1-0. The victory gives the Firebirds a record of 32-32.

Danville used a clutch at-bat from Dave Steele to capture the win. The left fielder hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the first inning to put the Firebirds ahead, 4-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Win or lose, we always try to grind it out and stay even-keeled," Steele said in reaction to the win.
DANVILLE BATTING LINESCORE ELIZABETHTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Chávez CF 4 3 2 2 0 1 0 .388 5 15
K. Rose DH 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 .312 5 18
P. Boulay SS 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 .287 11 30
D. Steele LF 4 1 1 5 0 3 2 .271 17 52
M. Wright 2B 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .250 3 19
W. Fowler RF 3 1 0 1 1 2 2 .242 7 25
G. Jones 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .278 2 15
S. Battle 1B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .231 2 12
J. Rivera C 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .200 1 3
Totals 35 13 10 13 4 13 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Steele (17, 1st Inning off S. Carter, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Rivera (1, 1st Inning off S. Carter, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Chávez (5, 5th Inning off M. McCann, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Chávez 5 , K. Rose , P. Boulay , D. Steele 4 , M. Wright 2 , S. Battle 2 , J. Rivera 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Jones
Sac Fly: D. Steele , W. Fowler
Hit by Pitch: R. Chávez , K. Rose
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jones-Wright-Battle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Smith CF 5 2 1 0 1 2 1 .199 2 9
O. Erkan LF 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .354 1 7
   b-T. Martínez PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 2 12
R. Lester 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .402 17 59
M. Gentil SS 4 1 4 4 1 0 0 .347 9 42
J. Larsen RF 5 0 1 1 0 3 9 .282 6 34
J. Robinson DH 3 0 0 0 2 3 6 .309 3 12
J. Herman 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .206 3 20
J. Marín C 5 2 2 2 0 1 4 .250 2 4
L. Hernández 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291 1 11
   a-B. McCullagh PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Ramírez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .415 0 16
Totals 37 8 12 8 9 13 26      
a - B. McCullagh pinch hit for L. Hernández in the 7th
b - T. Martínez pinch hit for O. Erkan in the 8th
c - M. Ramírez pinch hit for B. McCullagh in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Smith (7, 1st Inning off O. Keller, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Gentil (6, 2nd Inning off O. Keller, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Marín (2, 9th Inning off C. Hawkins, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Smith 2 , O. Erkan , T. Martínez , R. Lester , M. Gentil 5 , J. Larsen , J. Herman , J. Marín 5
2-out RBI: M. Gentil , J. Larsen , J. Herman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Larsen , J. Robinson , J. Herman , J. Marín
GIDP: J. Marín
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Smith (3) , O. Erkan (7)
CS: M. Gentil (6)
DANVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE ELIZABETHTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Keller 4.0 8 5 5 4 6 0 95 2.93   
J. Pereira W (1-0) 2.1 1 1 1 4 3 0 51 7.61   
C. Hawkins 2.2 3 2 2 1 4 1 39 7.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Keller 28
Batters Faced: O. Keller 23, J. Pereira 11, C. Hawkins 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Keller 2-3, J. Pereira 2-1, C. Hawkins 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Keller 95-60, J. Pereira 51-26, C. Hawkins 39-25
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Carter L (3-3) 0.1 4 8 8 3 0 2 29 6.89   
B. Orosco 2.2 1 1 1 1 6 0 56 5.13   
M. McCann 3.1 4 4 4 0 3 1 43 5.17   
T. Robinson 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 5.18   
J. Hale 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Carter 0
Batters Faced: S. Carter 9, B. Orosco 10, M. McCann 15, T. Robinson 6, J. Hale 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Carter 0-1, B. Orosco 1-1, M. McCann 2-5, T. Robinson 3-1, J. Hale 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Carter 29-11, B. Orosco 56-37, M. McCann 43-28, T. Robinson 21-17, J. Hale 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. McCann 1-1
WP: S. Carter
Hit Batsmen: S. Carter , M. McCann
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mickael Gentil
Ballpark: Joe O'Brien Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 4 mph
Start Time: 5:10 PM ET
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 1971
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