ANTIQUITY LEAGUE
OAKLAND OAKS AT TORONTO HOGTOWNERS
06/07/2025
 
ANTIQUITY LEAGUE
OAKLAND OAKS AT TORONTO HOGTOWNERS
GAME ID: 5030 - SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Oaks (24-34) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 7 0
Toronto Hogtowners (40-18) 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 8 0
Merrill Homers Twice in 4-3 Hogtowners Win
Toronto defeated Oakland, 4-3, in large part due to former first round draft pick Jackson Merrill. Merrill drove in 3 runs. The center fielder had 1 double and 2 home runs for the Hogtowners. Lance McCullers Jr., who is tied for 4th in the CON with a 2.19 ERA, was the winner. He's now 8-3. The loser was John Taylor. Yusei Kikuchi recorded his 1st save for Toronto.

Merrill had a key at-bat for Toronto in the bottom of the first. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run home run. It was his 8th home run of the season and gave Toronto an early 2-0 lead.

"It was a good effort all around," said Merrill.

The Continental League Northern-leading Hogtowners have a record of 40-18.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Allen 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .314 0 6
O. Lopez LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 0 12
A. Volpe SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 8 31
   a-L. Arraez PR, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 1 17
   c-M. Schuemann PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 0 1
S. Seybold 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .258 8 24
E. Diehl RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 2 8
A. Ibáñez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .202 1 13
A. Almonte CF 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .197 2 12
C. Johnson C 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .239 3 17
J. Taylor P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .071 0 0
   b-B. Marsh PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266 2 19
Totals 32 3 7 3 5 6 12      
a - L. Arraez pinch ran for A. Volpe in the 1st
b - B. Marsh pinch hit for J. Taylor in the 9th
c - M. Schuemann pinch hit for L. Arraez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Seybold (8, 6th Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Johnson (3, 9th Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Allen , L. Arraez , S. Seybold 4 , E. Diehl , A. Ibáñez , C. Johnson 4 , B. Marsh
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Schuemann , E. Diehl , J. Taylor 2
Sac Bunt: N. Allen
Hit by Pitch: A. Volpe
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Almonte (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Marte RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .316 7 22
J. Merrill CF 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .349 8 29
J. Baez SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .256 8 23
M. McLain 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333 11 45
   a-C. Moran 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 2 16
W. Langford LF 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .324 6 35
   b-B. Nimmo LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 1 4
J. Pena 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 6
L. Gurriel Jr. 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .216 2 4
   Y. Kikuchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Z. Collins C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .149 1 5
L. McCullers Jr. P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .061 0 0
   c-C. Walker 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 9 35
Totals 32 4 8 4 2 9 9      
a - C. Moran substituted for M. McLain in the 4th
b - B. Nimmo substituted for W. Langford in the 7th
c - C. Walker substituted for L. McCullers Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. McLain (11, 3rd Inning off J. Taylor, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Merrill (13, 5th Inning off J. Taylor, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Merrill 2 (8, 1st Inning off J. Taylor, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Taylor, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Merrill 10 , M. McLain 2 , C. Moran , W. Langford 2 , L. Gurriel Jr.
2-out RBI: W. Langford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Langford , J. Pena
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Langford (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gurriel Jr.)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Taylor L (6-5) 8.0 8 4 4 2 9 2 117 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taylor 57
Batters Faced: J. Taylor 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taylor 6-9
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taylor 117-77
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. W (8-3) 8.0 5 1 1 4 6 1 142 2.19   
Y. Kikuchi SV (1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 27 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 70
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 33, Y. Kikuchi 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 6-11, Y. Kikuchi 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 142-93, Y. Kikuchi 27-15
Hit Batsmen: L. McCullers Jr.
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jackson Merrill
Ballpark: Ballpark of Toronto
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 44621
Special Notes: SS Anthony Volpe was injured being hit by a pitch. 2B Matt McLain was injured while running the bases.
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