GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PIRATES AT ATLANTA (GCL) FIREBIRDS
07/16/2025
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PIRATES AT ATLANTA (GCL) FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 12881 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh (GCL) Pirates (9-12) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 13 0
Atlanta (GCL) Firebirds (14-7) 0 0 0 2 0 6 2 0 X 10 16 0
Firebirds Win, Now 14-7
The home team was supported by a raucous crowd at Champion Stadium.

The Atlanta (GCL) Firebirds beat the Pittsburgh (GCL) Pirates, 10-2, with major props going to center fielder Walt Evans. On the day, Evans went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3 for the Firebirds. Jim Unknown earned the save for Atlanta (GCL), his 1st of the year.

Center Fielder Brad Wright made an impact for Atlanta (GCL), when he swatted a run-scoring triple off Alan Pierce in the bottom of the fourth. For the contest, Wright was 2-3 with a triple, a double, and a walk.

Pittsburgh (GCL) manager Kyle Lohse called the blowout loss "not what we wanted."

The second-place Firebirds have won 6 straight games.
PITTSBURGH (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anquilo CF 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 .279 2 8
P. Clark RF 5 0 4 0 0 1 1 .375 1 12
C. Adams SS, 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 6 .333 0 1
O. Draper C 5 1 2 2 0 1 6 .167 1 3
C. Green LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .304 3 9
D. Frank 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .250 0 0
A. Elías 3B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .125 0 0
E. Bennett 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .357 0 1
   a-T. Flowers PH, SS 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .550 0 3
C. Perkins DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .364 0 1
Totals 37 2 13 2 3 11 29      
a - T. Flowers pinch hit for E. Bennett in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Green (2, 2nd Inning off D. Everett, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Draper (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Adams (3, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Flowers (2, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Draper (1, 4th Inning off D. Everett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Clark 4 , C. Adams 2 , O. Draper 6 , C. Green 3 , D. Frank , T. Flowers 3 , C. Perkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Clark , O. Draper , A. Elías , E. Bennett , C. Perkins
GIDP: C. Adams , O. Draper , A. Elías
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Elías-Bennett-Frank, Adams-Bennett-Frank)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Márquez SS 6 0 0 0 0 2 8 .227 3 14
B. Bishop 2B 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .279 1 6
   b-J. Unknown PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Evans CF 3 2 2 3 1 1 0 .299 1 11
   c-J. Unknown PH, RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
B. Wright LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .392 2 12
   d-C. Hill PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 1
O. Turpin 3B 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .364 1 9
D. Humphrey RF 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .314 3 11
   a-L. Burns PH, CF 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250 1 2
J. Johnson 1B 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .280 4 13
D. Everett P, DH 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 .417 3 5
J. Unknown C 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 .333 0 0
Totals 37 10 16 10 8 11 24      
a - L. Burns pinch hit for D. Humphrey in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for B. Bishop in the 7th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for W. Evans in the 7th
d - C. Hill pinch hit for B. Wright in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Everett (4, 3rd Inning off A. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Wright (9, 6th Inning off J. Pomares, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Bishop (7, 6th Inning off B. Harvey, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Wright (3, 4th Inning off A. Pierce, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Turpin (1, 6th Inning off A. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Humphrey (3, 6th Inning off B. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Evans (1, 6th Inning off B. Harvey, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Burns (1, 7th Inning off J. Pomares, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bishop 2 , W. Evans 5 , J. Unknown , B. Wright 5 , O. Turpin 4 , D. Humphrey 6 , L. Burns 4 , J. Johnson , D. Everett 4 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: B. Bishop , W. Evans , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Márquez , B. Bishop , C. Hill , O. Turpin , J. Unknown
GIDP: B. Wright , O. Turpin
Sac Fly: O. Turpin
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Bishop-Márquez-Johnson, Turpin-Bishop-Johnson, Márquez-Bishop-Johnson)
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Pierce L (1-2) 5.0 7 3 3 3 6 1 81 3.05   
B. Harvey 0.2 3 5 5 2 2 2 27 6.91   
J. Pomares 2.1 6 2 2 3 3 1 50 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Pierce 44
Batters Faced: A. Pierce 23, B. Harvey 7, J. Pomares 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Pierce 4-3, B. Harvey 0-0, J. Pomares 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Pierce 81-51, B. Harvey 27-14, J. Pomares 50-28
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Everett W (1-1) 5.1 8 1 1 2 5 1 81 6.33   
J. Unknown SV (1) 3.2 5 1 1 1 6 0 61 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Everett 51
Batters Faced: D. Everett 24, J. Unknown 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Everett 4-5, J. Unknown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Everett 81-53, J. Unknown 61-42
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
WP: D. Everett
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Walt Evans
Ballpark: Champion Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 4311
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