MIDWEST LEAGUE
SPRINGFIELD SLUGGERS AT SOUTH BEND FIGHTING IRISH
05/26/2026
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
SPRINGFIELD SLUGGERS AT SOUTH BEND FIGHTING IRISH
GAME ID: 5054 - TUESDAY, MAY 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Springfield Sluggers (22-18) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
South Bend Fighting Irish (25-15) 9 0 0 4 0 2 3 1 X 19 22 1
Diaz Sizzles -- Smokes Sluggers for 5 Hits
5 times is the charm -- at least for Eduardo Diaz.

The South Bend Fighting Irish left fielder tore up the Springfield Sluggers to the tune of 5 hits in 7 at-bats at Fighting Irish Ballpark. The offensive onslaught from Diaz powered the 19-3 Fighting Irish win.

"Diaz was a tough out," Springfield manager said to the press in the postgame interview. "He hit some very good pitches with that quick bat of his. Not an easy out, that's for sure."

Eduardo Diaz singled in the 1st, hit a two-run single in the 1st, flied out in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Jorge Juan in the 6th, grounded out in the 7th and hit an RBI single in the 8th.

Thus far this season, Diaz is hitting .378 with 8 home runs, 31 RBIs and 25 runs scored. He has 48 hits in 127 at-bats and has played in 33 games.
SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Cappe LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .331 1 13
S. Polanco CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .245 3 18
Y. Diaz RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .344 7 35
   a-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Sanchez SS 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 .241 0 13
T. Gillen 2B 2 1 0 0 3 1 3 .263 3 28
R. Barajas Jr. C 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .320 0 21
A. Hernandez 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .302 3 13
D. McElveny DH 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 .206 2 14
J. Unknown 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .500 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 2 9 9 23      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for Y. Diaz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Diaz (8, 5th Inning off R. Thompson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Diaz 3 , A. Hernandez 2 , J. Unknown 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Polanco , R. Barajas Jr. 2 , A. Hernandez
GIDP: Y. Cappe 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Diaz (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Arruda 3B 3 2 1 1 1 0 4 .253 3 13
   a-W. Simoneit PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 0 2
   b-J. Vargas 3B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 5 19
J. Brewer CF 4 5 3 1 2 0 2 .330 3 15
E. Diaz LF 7 4 5 6 0 0 4 .378 8 31
I. Melendez 1B 6 1 4 3 1 2 3 .241 2 13
J. Glowenke SS, 3B 2 1 1 2 4 0 2 .313 8 38
S. Barnett RF 3 1 0 2 2 0 6 .246 4 11
R. Beracierta DH 5 1 1 1 1 2 7 .271 3 11
M. Nelson C 6 1 2 0 0 1 5 .208 0 1
K. Harrison 2B 6 2 4 2 0 1 2 .256 1 4
Totals 44 19 22 18 11 6 37      
a - W. Simoneit pinch hit for J. Arruda in the 7th
b - J. Vargas substituted for W. Simoneit in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Brewer (4, 1st Inning off D. Colleran, 2 on, 2 outs) , W. Simoneit (3, 7th Inning off A. Holiday, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Harrison (1, 4th Inning off B. Moore, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Diaz (8, 6th Inning off J. Juan, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Arruda , W. Simoneit 2 , J. Brewer 4 , E. Diaz 8 , I. Melendez 4 , J. Glowenke , R. Beracierta , M. Nelson 2 , K. Harrison 7
2-out RBI: J. Brewer , E. Diaz 3 , I. Melendez , K. Harrison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Arruda , I. Melendez , J. Glowenke , S. Barnett , R. Beracierta 2 , M. Nelson
Sac Fly: J. Arruda , S. Barnett
Hit by Pitch: J. Brewer
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Errors: R. Thompson (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Glowenke-Melendez, Vargas-Harrison-Melendez)
SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Colleran L (2-2) 0.2 5 9 9 3 0 0 11 47 10.33   
B. Moore 3.0 9 4 4 2 2 1 20 74 4.85   
J. Juan 1.1 3 2 2 2 2 1 9 41 3.86   
A. Holiday 1.1 2 3 3 4 1 0 10 46 8.83   
R. Brown 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 8 25 10.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Colleran -5
Batters Faced: D. Colleran 11, B. Moore 20, J. Juan 9, A. Holiday 10, R. Brown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Colleran 0-2, B. Moore 2-5, J. Juan 2-0, A. Holiday 1-2, R. Brown 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Colleran 47-23, B. Moore 74-46, J. Juan 41-23, A. Holiday 46-22, R. Brown 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Moore 2-2 , J. Juan 2-1 , A. Holiday 1-0 , R. Brown 3-1
WP: J. Juan
Hit Batsmen: D. Colleran
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Thompson W (1-0) 5.0 3 3 2 6 5 0 24 110 5.52   
S. Harney 2.1 3 0 0 2 2 0 12 56 4.71   
W. Olds 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 27 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Thompson 50
Batters Faced: R. Thompson 24, S. Harney 12, W. Olds 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Thompson 2-7, S. Harney 2-3, W. Olds 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Thompson 110-60, S. Harney 56-34, W. Olds 27-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Olds 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eduardo Diaz
Ballpark: Fighting Irish Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:31
Attendance: 8125
Special Notes: Jimmy Glowenke ties the SBE regular season game record for bases on balls with 4. Jordan Brewer ties the SBE regular season game record for runs with 5. Eduardo Diaz ties the SBE regular season game record for hits with 5.
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