CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
SAN MATEO BLOOM AT MERCED MARINES
05/21/2026
 
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
SAN MATEO BLOOM AT MERCED MARINES
GAME ID: 3958 - THURSDAY, MAY 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Mateo Bloom (18-18) 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 7 13 0
Merced Marines (24-12) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 8 1
Knight Bangs Out 5 Base Hits
The San Mateo Bloom upended the Merced Marines at Marines Ballpark, thanks in large part to left fielder Bill Knight, who had a smashing day with the bat, racking up 5 hits in 5 at-bats. His big effort helped propel the Bloom to a 7-3 victory. Bill Knight hit a solo-shot off Cole Miller in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, singled in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off Jacob Shafer in the 8th.

In the 2026 season Knight is hitting .320 with 5 home runs.
SAN MATEO BATTING LINESCORE MERCED BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Cook 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .240 6 15
B. Knight CF 5 2 5 3 0 0 0 .320 5 19
L. Montes RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .320 3 11
C. Lomavita C 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .312 1 11
H. Mendoza 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .382 3 18
M. Smith LF 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 .239 1 10
L. Dunn 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .292 0 15
A. Green DH 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .273 1 14
J. McCants SS 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 .309 2 9
Totals 40 7 13 7 4 12 23      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Mendoza (5, 2nd Inning off C. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs) , Z. Cook (9, 4th Inning off C. Miller, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Knight 2 (5, 1st Inning off C. Miller, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Shafer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Cook 3 , B. Knight 11 , L. Montes , H. Mendoza 2 , M. Smith , L. Dunn , A. Green 2
2-out RBI: Z. Cook , B. Knight
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Mendoza 3 , A. Green , J. McCants
Sac Fly: L. Montes
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Cook (6) , B. Knight (10) , L. Montes (1) , C. Lomavita (1) , J. McCants (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cook-Mendoza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Markwardt CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .358 2 20
C. Young 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299 4 21
T. English RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .333 1 2
R. Fitzgerald SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .396 7 30
M. Tatum LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .338 2 25
M. Guerra 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .310 8 28
B. Donay C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
R. Ramirez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .167 0 0
A. Guzman DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 2 4
Totals 32 3 8 2 1 9 10      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Donay 2 (2, 5th Inning off D. Eagen, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off D. Eagen, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Fitzgerald (7, 9th Inning off G. Ziehl, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Markwardt 2 , T. English , R. Fitzgerald 4 , M. Guerra , B. Donay 4 , A. Guzman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Guzman 2
Sac Bunt: C. Young
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Guzman (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Young (1)
SAN MATEO PITCHING LINESCORE MERCED PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Eagen W (2-2) 6.2 7 2 2 1 8 0 26 93 3.26   
G. Ziehl 2.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 25 1.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Eagen 59
Batters Faced: D. Eagen 26, G. Ziehl 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Eagen 4-6, G. Ziehl 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Eagen 93-58, G. Ziehl 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Ziehl 2-1
WP: G. Ziehl
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Miller L (3-2) 4.1 6 6 5 3 5 1 23 104 4.24   
J. Shafer 3.0 6 1 1 1 4 1 16 63 7.12   
J. Wu-Yelland 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Miller 31
Batters Faced: C. Miller 23, J. Shafer 16, J. Wu-Yelland 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Miller 2-6, J. Shafer 2-3, J. Wu-Yelland 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Miller 104-63, J. Shafer 63-42, J. Wu-Yelland 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Shafer 1-1 , J. Wu-Yelland 1-0
WP: J. Shafer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Knight
Ballpark: Marines Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM PT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 11988
Thursday, May 21st , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 59