2025 WEEK 22
RECORD: 3-3
OVERALL: 89-46 +23.5
RUNS SCORED: 742 (32) 6th
RUNS AGAINST: 547 (30) 1st
OWNER: Ecstatic
FANS: 75/100 (+2)
SCHEDULE: 1 vs Dayton/3 @ West Michigan/Off Day/2 @ Providence
8/25
DAY 8 ALK 2
W-J.Kelley (11-8) L-C.Durham (12-7)
HR DAY-Arroyo (37) ALK-McBryde (15) Ibarbia (16)
Jessie Kelley goes 7-4-2-2-1-5 while Colin Durham can't get past some early trouble in a 6-6-6-5-1-4 loss. Arroyo hammers his 37th homer and drives in 3 (121)
GREAT GAMES-Lonnie Vaughan becomes just the 18th player in IBL history to record 6 hits in a game. He's the 1st player to ever do it for the Knights.
8/26
WMI 4 ALK 1
W-Drake (10-9) L-Solis (12-7) S-T.Gonzalez (24)
HR WMI-Mendez (20) Hunter (14)
John Drake was solid going 7.1-8-1-1-3-6 despite having a very bad year (10-9 5.02) and Jesus Solis left after 7.1-9-2-1-3-3 with a runner on and John Durham surrendered Hunters 2 run shot on his 1st pitch. Wes Webb was 3-4 in the loss. Manuel Rodriguez was hurt running the bases, no word yet on how bad.
8/27
ALK 7 WMI 5
W-Santos (12-6) L-Valentin (13-7) S-Wheeler (36)
HR ALK-Salgado (3) WMI-Hunter (15)
3 early runs were enough for the staff to hold on, barely. Santos struggled in a 5-8-5-5-4-0 outing but Endo H(9) Alexander H(6) and Casas H(18) got it to Michael Wheeler for his 36th. Backup catcher Carlos Gomez went 3-4 with 2 doubles (6), scoring twice and driving in 2 (14).
8/28
ALK 4 WMI 1
W-Rubio (15-8) L-Vargas (11-8) S-Wheeler (37)
HR ALK-Olson (3) Ibarbia (17)
Raul Rubio was on top of his game today, going 7-2-1-1-4-0 and the offense was led by Mauro Ibarbia's 3-4 day with a double (23) homer and RBI (73).
INJURY NEWS-Manuel Rodriguez has a broken rib and will be out 6-7 weeks. Babar Abbas will be recalled. This is a huge blow to a potential Cinderella playoff run.
8/29
Off Day
In the injury news below, Benton Crowder has had a nightmare 2nd half. The All Star game MVP was hurt last month, and has been back and forth every since. What originally was to be 1-2 weeks, is now turning into an 8-10 week thing. The Yanks are just 3 up on Buffalo as of today.
8/30
ALK 12 PROV 3
W-Fox (7-7) L-Hickman (1-7)
HR ALK-Douglas (1) Carter (3) Webb (1) PROV-M.Ramirez (7)
Wes Webb's 1st inning 3 run homer propelled the offenese to a 12 run 15 hit day. Nathanial Fox went 7-5-2-2-4-4 for the win. Duane Long led off and went3-4 with a triple (2) scoring 3 and driving in 3 (11). Ash Carter had his 1st career 5 hit day, going 5-6 with a double (8) homer (3) and 4 RBI's (19). Webb drove in 3 (4). Manny Ramirez homered in the loss.
8/31
PROV 9 ALK 6
W-Guzman (10-11) L-C.Durham (12-8) S-Mathews (12)
HR ALK-Olson (4) PROV-Ramirez (8) Mills (3) Christensen GS (6)
Jeremy Christensen's 2nd inning grand slam broke Colin Durham's back, and the Black Sox held a late surge off, to win it. Durham was pounded for 7 earned runs on 8 hits in 4 innings. Kevin Olson was 3-4 with a double (10) home run and 2 RBI's (13) in the loss. Manny Ramirez went 2-4 with another homer and drove in 2 (30).
WEEK 22 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Antonio Altagracia (NH) 10-19 3 HR's 6 RBI's (.269-21-65)
CL POTW-Harley Warren (HOU) 9-27 4 HR's 11 RBI's (.260-28-82)
WEEK 22 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (1)
2) Fresno (2)
3) Columbus (3)
4) Alaska (4)
5) West Michigan (-)
OUT Dallas (6)
SEPTEMBER CALLUPS-lefties Bill Caldwell and Carlos Gonzales and RH Mike Ball are the pitchers. 3rd Catcher Peter Callahan, IF Ricardo Torres are the rest.