TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT FORT WORTH CATS
07/05/2066
BNN Index | AAA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT FORT WORTH CATS
GAME ID: 2855 - MONDAY, JULY 5TH , 2066 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Joplin Fireballs (31-44) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Fort Worth Cats (45-31) 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 X 5 7 0
Cats 5-3 Victors Over Joplin
Fort Worth pitcher Jared Simms did his part in helping his team beat the Joplin Fireballs, 5-3. The left-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. Simms picked up the win for Fort Worth, going 7.2 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 8 hits. He now sports a record of 2-1. John Goff recorded the save, making him 5 for 6.

Dan Walker took Joplin hurler Sean Lapinski deep in the bottom of the fifth. His 2-run home run put the Cats on top, 4-3. In all, Walker had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"It's a good day to be a fan after a win like that," Simms told the Fort Worth News.

Fort Worth, at 45-31, is 3 games up in the RCL AAA Bobby Cox Division.
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORE FORT WORTH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Azizi CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .319 10 23
T. Altamirano RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 3 17
R. Baker DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .266 9 43
M. Alonso LF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .214 2 4
M. Kolenda 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .276 10 35
C. Ascione 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .311 5 23
B. Cranston SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .235 5 21
D. Dalzell 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .348 0 3
K. Lappin C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .238 1 2
Totals 33 3 9 3 2 6 12      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Ascione (5, 2nd Inning off J. Simms, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Azizi (10, 5th Inning off J. Simms, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Azizi 4 , R. Baker , M. Alonso , C. Ascione 3 , B. Cranston 2 , D. Dalzell , K. Lappin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Lappin
GIDP: G. Azizi , M. Kolenda
Hit by Pitch: T. Altamirano
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Altamirano (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Altamirano(Ernst at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Kroes LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .233 6 14
V. Harris 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .292 0 6
D. Walker 1B 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .297 8 25
   a-B. Wight 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 2
M. Hernandez RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .288 11 35
J. Eastes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 9 27
   b-J. de la Cruz 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
E. Woolsey DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 2 6
T. McCoy SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .234 4 30
S. Furse CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
B. Ernst C 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 0 0
Totals 28 5 7 5 3 5 10      
a - B. Wight substituted for D. Walker in the 8th
b - J. de la Cruz substituted for J. Eastes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Harris (3, 3rd Inning off S. Lapinski, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Walker (8, 5th Inning off S. Lapinski, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Kroes (6, 5th Inning off S. Lapinski, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Woolsey (2, 6th Inning off S. Lapinski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Kroes 4 , V. Harris 3 , D. Walker 5 , E. Woolsey 4 , T. McCoy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kroes , T. McCoy
Sac Bunt: B. Ernst
Hit by Pitch: V. Harris , E. Woolsey
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Walker (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (McCoy-Harris-Walker, Harris-McCoy-Walker)
OF assists: 1 (Hernandez(Dalzell at 2nd base))
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORE FORT WORTH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Lapinski L (3-6) 5.0 5 5 5 3 4 3 97 7.40   
A. Gonzalez 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 35 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Lapinski 38
Batters Faced: S. Lapinski 24, A. Gonzalez 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Lapinski 6-4, A. Gonzalez 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Lapinski 97-61, A. Gonzalez 35-20
Hit Batsmen: S. Lapinski 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Simms W (2-1) 7.2 8 3 3 2 6 1 124 6.68   
M. Korney H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.40   
J. Goff SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Simms 55
Batters Faced: J. Simms 31, M. Korney 1, J. Goff 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Simms 7-7, M. Korney 1-0, J. Goff 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Simms 124-77, M. Korney 5-3, J. Goff 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Korney 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Simms
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jared Simms
Ballpark: LaGrave Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 12701
Thursday, July 16th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82