MAJOR SUPERIOR LEAGUE
CHICAGO WINDS AT LOUISVILLE SLUGGERS
04/23/2026
 
MAJOR SUPERIOR LEAGUE
CHICAGO WINDS AT LOUISVILLE SLUGGERS
GAME ID: 359 - THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Winds (11-12) 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6 9 0
Louisville Sluggers (6-19) 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
Morales Slugs Winds to 6-5 Win
A 3-RBI performance from Leon Morales, who is tied for 5th in the SC in home runs with 6, helped the Chicago Winds beat the Louisville Sluggers, 6-5. Carlos Juarez snagged the win in relief. The left-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits over 2 innings. He's now 1-0 on the season. With the loss, Louisville is 6-19.

Morales had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a first pitch fastball from Don Carr, he banged a 2-run home run to right-center, giving the Winds a 6-5 lead. It was the 6th home run of the year for Morales.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Chicago manager Rocky Balboni.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Haase DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .192 2 9
N. Hudson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 2 5
   a-S. Bonis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 5 11
   c-R. Stevens SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .183 3 9
J. Soto 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 1 8
   b-M. Winters PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .327 2 8
   d-M. Hopkins 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .172 1 3
L. Morales C 4 2 4 3 0 0 0 .290 6 13
J. Tormund 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .194 1 2
E. Valentin CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 1 10
R. Bond LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .278 1 2
A. Fernandez SS 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .227 0 3
K. Williams RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .303 0 4
Totals 33 6 9 6 3 6 11      
a - S. Bonis pinch hit for N. Hudson in the 8th
b - M. Winters pinch hit for J. Soto in the 8th
c - R. Stevens substituted for S. Bonis in the 8th
d - M. Hopkins substituted for M. Winters in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Morales 2 (6, 6th Inning off J. Annett, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off D. Carr, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Morales 10 , J. Tormund , R. Bond 2 , K. Williams 2
2-out RBI: K. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Soto , M. Hopkins , R. Bond
Sac Bunt: G. Haase , J. Tormund
Sac Fly: A. Fernandez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Valentin (7)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Bond(Santos at home), Valentin(Manuel at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ferguson CF 3 1 0 1 1 3 1 .238 1 11
   b-T. Cole PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 3 13
R. Jones SS 5 0 2 3 0 1 0 .245 1 14
L. Bradford RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .276 2 12
C. Alvarez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .269 4 17
J. Santos C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .303 5 18
D. Kucek 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .263 0 0
S. Manuel DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .387 1 7
T. Tanaka LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .226 1 8
V. Blanchard 1B 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .212 0 6
   a-A. Dogar PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5 4 9 15      
a - A. Dogar pinch hit for V. Blanchard in the 8th
b - T. Cole pinch hit for K. Ferguson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Jones 2 (7, 3rd Inning off G. MacWhirter, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off G. MacWhirter, 3 on, 2 outs) , A. Dogar (1, 8th Inning off C. Juarez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Jones 4 , L. Bradford , J. Santos 2 , S. Manuel 2 , T. Tanaka , A. Dogar 2
2-out RBI: K. Ferguson , R. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bradford , C. Alvarez , T. Tanaka 2
Sac Fly: L. Bradford
Hit by Pitch: V. Blanchard
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Annett (1)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. MacWhirter 3.2 6 5 5 3 7 0 83 6.08   
T. Sullivan 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 3.52   
C. Juarez W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.04   
M. Hunter SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. MacWhirter 31
Batters Faced: G. MacWhirter 20, T. Sullivan 9, C. Juarez 7, M. Hunter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. MacWhirter 0-3, T. Sullivan 3-3, C. Juarez 2-2, M. Hunter 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. MacWhirter 83-50, T. Sullivan 30-19, C. Juarez 15-11, M. Hunter 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Sullivan 1-0
WP: G. MacWhirter
Hit Batsmen: G. MacWhirter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Annett 5.2 7 4 1 0 4 1 86 3.57   
M. Moore H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.35   
J. Lopez H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.91   
D. Carr L (0-2), BS (2) 1.1 2 2 2 3 1 1 35 22.09   
A. Castillo 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Annett 49
Batters Faced: J. Annett 25, M. Moore 1, J. Lopez 2, D. Carr 9, A. Castillo 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Annett 9-5, M. Moore 0-0, J. Lopez 0-2, D. Carr 1-2, A. Castillo 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Annett 86-55, M. Moore 3-3, J. Lopez 9-5, D. Carr 35-16, A. Castillo 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Moore 1-0 , A. Castillo 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leon Morales
Ballpark: Slugger Field
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 18431
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