SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT JACKSONVILLE SUNS
04/17/2025
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT JACKSONVILLE SUNS
GAME ID: 5435 - THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Barons (4-3) 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 8 11 0
Jacksonville Suns (4-3) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 1
Cross Helps Barons Beat Suns, 8-4
The Birmingham Barons stopped the Jacksonville Suns, 8-4, at Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. The Barons got a big game from Ben Cross, who was 4-5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. Dave Smiley, credited with the win, is now 2-0. He allowed 4 runs on 5 hits in 9 innings. The win gives Birmingham a record of 4-3.

With Birmingham leading 5-3 in the top of the seventh, Cross hit a curveball from Ben Pierce for a 2-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Barons ahead, 7-3.

Birmingham manager Casey Kopitzke commended his team for "putting the pedal to the metal."
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Vargas LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 5 .120 0 0
W. McFergus 2B 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .360 1 6
J. Ramos CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .192 0 1
K. Perry C 3 0 0 2 1 1 2 .316 0 2
J. Alfonso 3B 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 .100 1 3
J. Quintana DH 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 .421 0 1
   a-F. Aguilar DH 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
B. Cross 1B 5 2 4 3 0 1 0 .261 1 6
M. Muñíz SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .273 1 2
S. Caixeiro RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 6 7 6 23      
a - F. Aguilar inserted as DH in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Cross (1, 2nd Inning off M. Fletcher, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. McFergus (2, 5th Inning off D. Rossignol, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Muñíz (1, 4th Inning off M. Fletcher, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Cross (1, 7th Inning off B. Pierce, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. McFergus 4 , J. Quintana , B. Cross 8 , M. Muñíz 5 , S. Caixeiro
2-out RBI: , B. Cross 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Vargas , J. Ramos , J. Quintana , F. Aguilar , S. Caixeiro
GIDP: S. Caixeiro
Sac Fly: K. Perry
Hit by Pitch: L. Vargas
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Ramos (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Muñíz-Cross)
PB: K. Perry 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kramer RF, LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .545 0 3
L. Suárez 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .158 0 0
S. Borel DH 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .083 1 2
J. Bello 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .077 0 1
M. García SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 0 1
J. Harris 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .067 0 0
   c-A. Rodríguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294 0 2
A. Reed C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 0 1
J. Hernández LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Abbott PH, RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 1 1
L. Fournet CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .353 0 0
   b-J. Wilson PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 0 1
Totals 29 4 5 3 2 9 5      
a - J. Abbott pinch hit for J. Hernández in the 8th
b - J. Wilson pinch hit for L. Fournet in the 8th
c - A. Rodríguez pinch hit for J. Harris in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bello (1, 1st Inning off D. Smiley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Abbott (1, 8th Inning off D. Smiley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kramer 2 , J. Bello 2 , J. Abbott 4 , L. Fournet
2-out RBI: J. Bello
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. García
Sac Bunt: L. Suárez
Sac Fly: S. Borel
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: J. Harris (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Harris-García-Suárez)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Smiley W (2-0) 9.0 5 4 2 2 9 1 117 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Smiley 72
Batters Faced: D. Smiley 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Smiley 8-9
Pitches - Strikes: D. Smiley 117-82
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Fletcher 3.1 5 3 2 2 5 1 63 2.08   
D. Rossignol L (1-1) 2.2 3 2 2 2 1 0 56 5.68   
B. Pierce 2.0 2 3 3 3 0 1 50 5.79   
D. Edwards 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fletcher 41
Batters Faced: M. Fletcher 17, D. Rossignol 13, B. Pierce 12, D. Edwards 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fletcher 3-1, D. Rossignol 4-3, B. Pierce 4-2, D. Edwards 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fletcher 63-40, D. Rossignol 56-35, B. Pierce 50-30, D. Edwards 10-6
WP: D. Rossignol
Hit Batsmen: B. Pierce
Balk: D. Rossignol
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Cross
Ballpark: Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 6:35 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 10887
Thursday, April 17th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.2 Build 50