GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
BALTIMORE (GCL) ORIOLES AT TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS
07/14/2025
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
BALTIMORE (GCL) ORIOLES AT TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS
GAME ID: 12865 - MONDAY, JULY 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore (GCL) Orioles (8-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0
Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays (11-8) 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 X 9 11 0
Morgan, Rays March to 9-1 Victory
The Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays beat the Baltimore (GCL) Orioles, 9-1, with major props going to second baseman Johnny Morgan. On the day, Morgan went 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4 for the Rays. With the victory, the Rays upped their record to 11-8.

With Tampa Bay (GCL) leading 1-0 in the bottom of the fifth, Morgan hit a changeup from Mike Bennett for a grand slam home run. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Rays ahead, 5-0.

"The key is not trying to do too much," said Morgan.
BALTIMORE (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gandon RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .364 4 11
   a-J. Reyes PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Harris 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 0 5
A. Gore CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
P. Lutz C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 2 3
A. Soppitt LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .309 2 11
   b-R. Secor PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
W. King 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239 1 8
G. Gavaghan 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .195 0 3
S. Muller SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .310 2 3
J. Hensley DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1 1 11 9      
a - J. Reyes pinch hit for B. Gandon in the 8th
b - R. Secor pinch hit for A. Soppitt in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Muller (2, 8th Inning off G. Larsen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Lutz , A. Soppitt , S. Muller 4 , J. Hensley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gore
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Harris-Gavaghan-King)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Holt RF 4 0 2 2 1 0 3 .338 1 5
D. Stevenson SS 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .321 0 8
C. Jones CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .398 3 20
J. Ibarra DH 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .432 1 18
W. Owens 3B 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 .270 2 19
   a-D. Williams PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
D. Garza 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 6 .291 2 8
J. Morgan 2B 5 2 4 4 0 0 0 .309 5 15
D. Bermea C 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 .304 1 7
J. Hernández LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 .211 0 8
Totals 33 9 11 9 10 7 31      
a - D. Williams pinch hit for W. Owens in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ibarra (8, 4th Inning off M. Bennett, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Jones (11, 5th Inning off M. Bennett, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Stevenson (9, 7th Inning off D. Burton, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Morgan (5, 5th Inning off M. Bennett, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Holt 2 , D. Stevenson 2 , C. Jones 2 , J. Ibarra 3 , J. Morgan 7 , D. Bermea
2-out RBI: J. Morgan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Holt , C. Jones , J. Ibarra 2
GIDP: D. Garza
Sac Bunt: J. Hernández
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Holt (6)
BALTIMORE (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bennett L (0-1) 4.2 6 5 5 6 3 1 118 9.64   
D. Burton 2.2 4 4 4 4 3 0 66 4.94   
S. Gordon 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bennett 29
Batters Faced: M. Bennett 25, D. Burton 16, S. Gordon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bennett 7-3, D. Burton 2-3, S. Gordon 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bennett 118-65, D. Burton 66-38, S. Gordon 10-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Williams W (2-0) 6.0 3 0 0 1 8 0 84 3.63   
G. Larsen SV (1) 3.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 39 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Williams 73
Batters Faced: J. Williams 22, G. Larsen 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Williams 4-6, G. Larsen 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Williams 84-55, G. Larsen 39-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Larsen 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Morgan
Ballpark: Louisville Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 12:00 PM ET
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 3776
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