INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
AUSTIN BATS AT HERSHEY BEARS
07/17/2026
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
AUSTIN BATS AT HERSHEY BEARS
GAME ID: 2961 - FRIDAY, JULY 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Austin Bats (41-44) 3 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 11 16 1
Hershey Bears (52-34) 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 9 17 0
5-Hit Barrage by Baker
Bears second baseman Darren Baker had his way with Austin pitching at Ballpark of Hershey and mauled them for 5 hits in 6 at-bats. His efforts were all in vain, though, as the Bats ruined his great day by toppling the Bears, 11-9.

"I had a great day, but you've got to give Austin credit, they did what they had to do to win," he told reporters after the game. "They weren't very impressed with my 5 hits."

"Oh, we noticed what Baker did today," Bats skipper said. "He had quite a game. I can tell you this, we will pitch him a little differently the next time we face him."

Darren Baker singled in the 1st, grounded out in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 5th, doubled in the 8th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.

So far in 2026 Baker is batting .309 with 3 home runs, 31 RBIs and 44 runs scored. He has 85 hits in 275 at-bats and a .362 OBP.
AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE HERSHEY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kim SS 3 3 1 1 3 1 0 .227 1 4
T. Josenberger CF 4 0 2 2 1 0 2 .247 5 35
E. Montero 1B 5 1 3 2 1 1 3 .330 9 37
C. Wong C 5 1 2 2 1 1 4 .388 9 52
J. Meneses DH 6 0 0 0 0 1 8 .310 3 17
J. Diaz 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .340 13 46
W. Wilson RF 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .271 26 75
D. Hill LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .349 9 34
   a-O. Caissie PH, LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .252 9 33
J. Gonzalez 2B 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .320 2 13
Totals 42 11 16 10 7 7 21      
a - O. Caissie pinch hit for D. Hill in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Wong (20, 1st Inning off A. Faedo, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Josenberger (10, 7th Inning off M. Pushard, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Gonzalez (6, 9th Inning off J. Hagenman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Gonzalez (1, 6th Inning off T. Vrieling, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Wilson (26, 6th Inning off T. Vrieling, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kim , T. Josenberger 3 , E. Montero 3 , C. Wong 3 , J. Diaz 2 , W. Wilson 5 , D. Hill , J. Gonzalez 6
2-out RBI: H. Kim , T. Josenberger , E. Montero , C. Wong , W. Wilson 2 , J. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Wong 2 , J. Meneses 2 , D. Hill
Sac Bunt: T. Josenberger
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Josenberger (11)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Wilson (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Baker 2B 6 1 5 2 0 0 0 .309 3 31
L. Keaschall 1B 6 1 1 2 0 0 6 .303 3 17
E. Valdez 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .315 8 33
C. Encarnacion-Strand DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .359 25 86
S. Thompson RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .299 8 36
S. Taylor CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .262 2 13
M. Schuemann LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .260 2 18
C. Ingle C 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .279 6 40
J. Rojas SS 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .252 4 24
Totals 43 9 17 9 3 4 21      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Thompson (12, 5th Inning off C. Povich, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Schuemann (8, 5th Inning off C. Povich, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Baker (14, 8th Inning off D. Moreta, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Taylor (14, 9th Inning off C. Minacci, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Keaschall (3, 1st Inning off P. Bonzagni, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Rojas (4, 2nd Inning off P. Bonzagni, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Baker 6 , L. Keaschall 4 , E. Valdez , C. Encarnacion-Strand 2 , S. Thompson 3 , S. Taylor 3 , M. Schuemann 2 , J. Rojas 6
2-out RBI: , D. Baker 2 , J. Rojas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Keaschall 2 , C. Encarnacion-Strand , M. Schuemann 2
Sac Fly: S. Taylor
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Baker (16)
AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE HERSHEY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
P. Bonzagni 4.0 7 3 3 1 1 2 20 69 6.88   
C. Povich 0.2 4 5 5 1 1 0 7 30 5.15   
J. Ekness W (1-0) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 41 7.56   
D. Moreta H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 9 2.59   
C. Minacci SV (9) 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 7 24 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Bonzagni 36
Batters Faced: P. Bonzagni 20, C. Povich 7, J. Ekness 9, D. Moreta 4, C. Minacci 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Bonzagni 4-7, C. Povich 0-1, J. Ekness 3-3, D. Moreta 1-1, C. Minacci 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Bonzagni 69-42, C. Povich 30-17, J. Ekness 41-26, D. Moreta 9-7, C. Minacci 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ekness 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Faedo 2.2 6 3 3 0 2 0 14 47 3.86   
T. Vrieling 3.0 4 4 4 2 2 1 15 57 4.71   
M. Pushard L (3-2), BS (2) 1.0 4 4 4 3 0 0 10 45 6.75   
J. Hagenman 2.1 2 0 0 2 3 0 11 42 3.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Faedo 32
Batters Faced: A. Faedo 14, T. Vrieling 15, M. Pushard 10, J. Hagenman 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Faedo 2-4, T. Vrieling 2-5, M. Pushard 1-2, J. Hagenman 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Faedo 47-32, T. Vrieling 57-32, M. Pushard 45-21, J. Hagenman 42-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Vrieling 1-0 , M. Pushard 2-1 , J. Hagenman 3-1
WP: T. Vrieling
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Darren Baker
Ballpark: Ballpark of Hershey
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:10
Attendance: 17977
Special Notes: SP Alex Faedo was injured while pitching. Darren Baker ties the HER regular season game record for hits with 5.
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