MAJOR SUPERIOR LEAGUE
DENVER RABBITS AT FLORIDA PENGUINS
09/18/2025
 
MAJOR SUPERIOR LEAGUE
DENVER RABBITS AT FLORIDA PENGUINS
GAME ID: 2288 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Rabbits (85-69) 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 12 0
Florida Penguins (62-91) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Rabbits Drop Penguins, 8-2
Boosted by the 3-hit performance of Katniss Smith, who is tied for 6th in the MC in RBI with 98, the Denver Rabbits defeated the Florida Penguins, 8-2. Denver improves to 85-69 with the win. They lead their division by 3½ games.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Michael Stewart? The Denver left fielder had a 2-run double in the top of the first inning to put the Rabbits on top, 2-0. For the game, Stewart had 2 doubles and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

Said losing manager Trent Weaver: "It's very easy to sit in an ivory tower and critique the pitching, but the bottom line is we need to score runs."
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Maldonado CF 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 .285 0 21
M. Perez 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 15 65
K. Smith 1B 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 .294 31 98
M. Stewart LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .240 20 66
B. Crespo 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .218 7 38
C. Walker RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .194 16 58
D. Russell DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .246 2 20
C. Winter C 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 .333 0 6
A. Rivas SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .183 0 3
Totals 38 8 12 8 2 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Maldonado (29, 1st Inning off C. Colon, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Stewart 2 (26, 1st Inning off C. Colon, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off G. Marsh, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Smith (31, 4th Inning off N. Hilton, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Maldonado 3 , K. Smith 6 , M. Stewart 5 , B. Crespo , C. Walker , D. Russell , C. Winter
2-out RBI: D. Russell , C. Winter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Russell , A. Rivas 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Crespo (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Rivas-Smith)
OF assists: 1 (Maldonado(Tucker at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Valenzuela DH 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .210 5 12
A. Ortiz CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .260 17 70
M. James 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .266 18 83
J. Peterson LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .206 4 11
R. Gonzalez RF 4 0 1 2 0 2 4 .286 11 72
J. Kroski 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .103 2 2
B. Ordonez SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .241 2 40
G. Price 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .134 1 7
D. Tucker C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .137 4 16
Totals 30 2 5 2 5 11 18      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Gonzalez (43, 1st Inning off D. Bellew, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Ortiz 2 , R. Gonzalez 2 , D. Tucker 2
2-out RBI: R. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gonzalez , J. Kroski 2
GIDP: A. Ortiz
Hit by Pitch: J. Valenzuela
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Ortiz 2 (22)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Bellew 4.0 4 2 2 4 6 0 84 4.87   
A. Caraballo 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.91   
S. Rice W (14-4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 2.95   
G. Duarte 2.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 36 3.60   
J. Annett 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Bellew 48
Batters Faced: D. Bellew 19, A. Caraballo 3, S. Rice 4, G. Duarte 8, J. Annett 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Bellew 2-3, A. Caraballo 0-1, S. Rice 0-2, G. Duarte 3-2, J. Annett 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Bellew 84-47, A. Caraballo 8-6, S. Rice 21-12, G. Duarte 36-20, J. Annett 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Rice 1-0 , J. Annett 1-0
WP: D. Bellew
Hit Batsmen: G. Duarte
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Colon L (2-8) 2.2 8 5 5 2 3 0 62 5.70   
N. Hilton 3.1 2 2 2 0 4 1 45 5.82   
G. Marsh 3.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 33 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Colon 19
Batters Faced: C. Colon 17, N. Hilton 12, G. Marsh 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Colon 1-3, N. Hilton 2-4, G. Marsh 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Colon 62-36, N. Hilton 45-32, G. Marsh 33-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Hilton 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Katniss Smith
Ballpark: Penguin Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 24378
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