GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
NEW YORK N (GCL) METS AT TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS
09/02/2025
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
NEW YORK N (GCL) METS AT TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS
GAME ID: 12257 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York N (GCL) Mets 3 4 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 15 17 0
Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 13 1
Simons Blasts Rays, Mets Take Game 1, 15-8
With second baseman Shawn Simons leading the charge, the New York N (GCL) Mets got a road win over the Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays, 15-8, in Game 1 of the Round 1. Simons went 3-5 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 4 runs and drove in 4 at Louisville Grounds to help New York N (GCL) take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-5 series.

In the top of the first, Simons pounced on a 1-0 fastball from Charlie Zimmerman and hit a 2-run home run. It put New York N (GCL) on top, 2-0.

"It was a good day but I'm not letting my guard down," Simons said. "I'll let my guard down as soon as someone puts a big, fat championship ring on my finger."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Wednesday, September 3rd , 2025.
NEW YORK N (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Cox CF 5 2 2 2 1 0 4 .400 0 2
S. Simons 2B 5 4 3 4 1 2 4 .600 2 4
J. Adams DH 5 2 1 0 1 0 4 .200 0 0
K. Burke LF 6 2 2 1 0 2 4 .333 1 1
B. Norwood SS 6 2 2 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
E. Wright RF 6 1 1 3 0 4 6 .167 1 3
B. Miner 3B 5 0 3 5 0 0 0 .600 0 5
T. Ryan 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .250 0 0
K. Richardson C 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .667 0 0
Totals 45 15 17 15 6 10 27      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Adams (1, 5th Inning off C. Miller, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Miner (1, 6th Inning off Q. Williams, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Cox (1, 2nd Inning off C. Zimmerman, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Miner (1, 5th Inning off C. Miller, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Simons 2 (2, 1st Inning off C. Zimmerman, 1 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off C. Miller, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Burke (1, 1st Inning off C. Zimmerman, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Wright (1, 8th Inning off G. Larsen, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Cox 4 , S. Simons 9 , J. Adams 2 , K. Burke 5 , B. Norwood 2 , E. Wright 4 , B. Miner 6 , T. Ryan , K. Richardson 2
2-out RBI: , B. Miner 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Cox , J. Adams , T. Ryan
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Holt RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .400 0 1
P. Camacho 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .250 0 1
   a-Q. Becker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
C. Jones CF 5 0 3 4 0 1 0 .600 0 4
J. Ibarra DH 5 0 0 1 0 0 4 .000 0 1
W. Owens 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
D. Garza 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
D. Bermea C 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
B. Lyons SS 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
J. Hernández LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .667 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8 1 6 15      
a - Q. Becker pinch hit for P. Camacho in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jones 2 (2, 1st Inning off J. Lara, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Lara, 3 on, 1 out) , D. Bermea (1, 2nd Inning off J. Lara, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Owens (1, 6th Inning off J. Lara, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Hernández (1, 7th Inning off J. Lara, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Holt 2 , P. Camacho , C. Jones 5 , W. Owens 2 , D. Garza , D. Bermea 2 , B. Lyons 2 , J. Hernández 3
2-out RBI: P. Camacho , C. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Camacho , J. Ibarra , W. Owens 2 , D. Garza
Hit by Pitch: B. Lyons
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Holt (1)
CS: B. Lyons (1)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Camacho
NEW YORK N (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lara W (1-0) 8.1 13 8 8 1 6 0 131 8.64   
P. Hoopes 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lara 30
Batters Faced: J. Lara 39, P. Hoopes 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lara 9-9, P. Hoopes 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lara 131-89, P. Hoopes 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Hoopes 2-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Lara
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Zimmerman L (0-1) 1.1 5 6 6 1 1 2 42 40.50   
C. Miller 3.1 3 4 1 1 2 1 63 2.70   
Q. Williams 2.1 5 3 3 3 4 0 69 11.57   
G. Larsen 2.0 4 2 2 1 3 1 43 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Zimmerman 14
Batters Faced: C. Zimmerman 10, C. Miller 15, Q. Williams 15, G. Larsen 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Zimmerman 1-2, C. Miller 4-4, Q. Williams 1-2, G. Larsen 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Zimmerman 42-26, C. Miller 63-40, Q. Williams 69-38, G. Larsen 43-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Miller 1-1 , Q. Williams 1-0 , G. Larsen 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shawn Simons
Ballpark: Louisville Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM ET
Time: 4:21
Attendance: 10333
Special Notes: Shawn Simons sets the PSL playoff game record for runs with 4.
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