MIDWEST LEAGUE
GRAND RAPIDS SAINTS AT SPRINGFIELD SLUGGERS
08/26/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
GRAND RAPIDS SAINTS AT SPRINGFIELD SLUGGERS
GAME ID: 5568 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grand Rapids Saints (71-54) 2 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 9 14 1
Springfield Sluggers (56-69) 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 8 13 0
Schwindel on Fire, 5-for-5 Against Springfield
No matter what the Springfield Sluggers threw him, Frank Schwindel hit it. The 34-year-old Grand Rapids Saints first baseman racked up 5 hits in 5 at-bats at Sluggers Ballpark and led the Saints to a win, 9-8.

Frank Schwindel singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit an RBI triple in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

This season, Schwindel is hitting .408 with 91 hits, 23 home runs, 67 RBIs, scored 50 runs and played in 60 games.
GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cipion LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .321 4 21
   c-J. Grady RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 6 44
L. Hanson 2B 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 .282 10 51
F. Schwindel DH 5 3 5 1 0 0 0 .408 23 67
D. Bote 1B 4 2 2 4 1 0 2 .382 10 47
C. Vaquero CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .273 8 34
S. Hernandez C 3 0 1 3 2 1 1 .314 6 32
B. Eike 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .255 9 27
N. Ochoa Leyva SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .255 3 6
J. McQueen RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .236 2 16
   a-I. Luciano PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .186 2 14
   b-K. Kern RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 12 34
Totals 38 9 14 9 4 10 14      
a - I. Luciano pinch hit for J. McQueen in the 8th
b - K. Kern substituted for I. Luciano in the 8th
c - J. Grady substituted for A. Cipion in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Cipion (8, 5th Inning off N. Morreale, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: F. Schwindel (2, 7th Inning off K. Pagan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Bote (10, 5th Inning off N. Morreale, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cipion 2 , L. Hanson , F. Schwindel 7 , D. Bote 5 , C. Vaquero 3 , S. Hernandez , B. Eike
2-out RBI: F. Schwindel , D. Bote 2 , S. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Ochoa Leyva
GIDP: D. Bote , B. Eike , N. Ochoa Leyva
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Vaquero (11)

FIELDING
Errors: J. McQueen (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Hanson-Ochoa Leyva-Bote)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Cantrelle 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .276 3 18
Z. Zielinski SS 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .252 1 14
S. McGuire 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .303 1 5
K. James 3B 4 1 2 0 1 2 0 .343 7 25
M. Ricciardi RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .276 1 19
B. Poppell DH 5 1 1 0 0 3 5 .261 5 24
T. Gillen CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .291 15 92
F. Gonzalez C 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .200 1 4
R. Barajas Jr. LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .348 8 50
Totals 39 8 13 8 4 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Poppell (7, 6th Inning off C. Phillips, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Ricciardi (7, 9th Inning off J. Merryweather, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. McGuire (1, 5th Inning off C. Phillips, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Barajas Jr. (8, 6th Inning off C. Phillips, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Zielinski 2 , S. McGuire 4 , K. James 2 , M. Ricciardi 3 , B. Poppell 2 , T. Gillen 2 , F. Gonzalez 2 , R. Barajas Jr. 4
2-out RBI: Z. Zielinski , S. McGuire , F. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Poppell , T. Gillen , F. Gonzalez , R. Barajas Jr.
GIDP: S. McGuire
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Gillen (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Zielinski-Cantrelle-McGuire, McGuire-Zielinski-McGuire, Zielinski-Cantrelle-McGuire)
GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
O. Proksch 4.2 3 3 3 3 4 0 20 88 5.79   
C. Phillips 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 2 7 23 7.42   
A. Hoppe W (5-2) 2.0 5 1 1 0 2 0 11 34 2.74   
A. Menendez H (10) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4.60   
J. Merryweather SV (29) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 12 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Proksch 47
Batters Faced: O. Proksch 20, C. Phillips 7, A. Hoppe 11, A. Menendez 1, J. Merryweather 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Proksch 4-6, C. Phillips 2-0, A. Hoppe 3-1, A. Menendez 1-0, J. Merryweather 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Proksch 88-53, C. Phillips 23-16, A. Hoppe 34-25, A. Menendez 2-2, J. Merryweather 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Phillips 1-1 , A. Menendez 1-0
WP: O. Proksch
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
N. Morreale 6.0 8 5 5 3 5 1 26 112 5.73   
K. Pagan L (2-1), BS (2) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 0 5 22 7.18   
M. Rodriguez 2.1 4 1 1 0 4 0 11 35 16.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Morreale 38
Batters Faced: N. Morreale 26, K. Pagan 5, M. Rodriguez 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Morreale 6-4, K. Pagan 1-0, M. Rodriguez 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Morreale 112-68, K. Pagan 22-16, M. Rodriguez 35-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rodriguez 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Schwindel
Ballpark: Sluggers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 4826
Special Notes: Frank Schwindel ties the GR regular season game record for hits with 5.
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