Rays score in 6 of 7 innings to best Tigers
The Rays were active on the bases with 25 baserunners in this game. They took the lead in the first on an RBI single by Gary Blaylock and a bases-loaded walk by Phil Polakoff. Despite getting 2 runners on in the 2nd, the Rays were held scoreless for the only time in the game. They added a run in the 3rd when Adrian Ferrer smacked a leadoff double to right, moved to 3rd on Eric Yoho's single, and scored on Blaylock's fielder's choice. In the 4th, the Rays took advantage of 2 errors to extend the lead on Scott Hoover's 2-out RBI single. Meanwhile, Tim Gerber shutdown the Tigers through 4 innings allowing only 2 hits and 2 walks while striking out 5. The Rays added 3 more in the 5th on an RBI double by Blaylock and a 2-out, 2-run single by Polakoff. A 4th run was gunned down at the plate to end the inning. In the 6th, Adrian Ferrer cashed in a leadoff walk to Bryan Stubbs with a 2-out RBI single. The Rays finished their scoring in the 7th, opening up a 10-0 lead, on RBI singles by Polakoff and Stubbs. In the bottom of the 7th and at the top of their order, the Tigers finally gots the bats going. Steve Platts and Bernie Linn led of the inning with singles. R.J. McKee followed with an RBI single and Nick Collette knocked in 2 more to make the score 10-3 with no outs, but the rally would end there with a grounder to the pitcher for the first out and a 6-3 double play to end the game. The Rays also turned a slick 3-6-3 double play to end the 5th inning.
Eric Yoho led all batters with 3 hits, while Phil Polakoff (4 RBIs) and Gary Blaylock (3 RBIs) knocked in 7 of the Rays' 10 runs, with each also collecting 2 hits. Adrian Ferrer and Scott Hoover also had 2 hits for the Rays. For the Tigers, Bernie Linn and Nick Collette both had 2 hits on the day.
Last batter ... Rays: Roga Rangel, Tigers: Ray Smith
| BOX SCORE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
| Rays |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
10 |
16 |
4 |
| Tigers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
Date: September 7, 2025
Time: 2:30pm
Venue: Jacobus
| Rays |
| Hitters |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
K |
| Scott Trager |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Adrian Ferrer |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Eric Yoho |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Gary Blaylock |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Timothy Gerber |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ron Lehman |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Phil Polakoff |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| Neil Werner |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bryan Stubbs |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Roga Rangel |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Scott Hoover |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Tyler Hensley |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Totals |
40 |
10 |
16 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
2B: Ferrer, Blaylock
|
|
|
| Tigers |
| Hitters |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
K |
| Steve Platts |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Bernie Linn |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| RJ McKee |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Nick Collette |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Chad Farmer |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Ray Smith |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Paul Sterner |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Tom Thomas |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Jon Hall |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Eric Bugaile |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| James Lamartina |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| John Lawton |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Totals |
28 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
2B: Collette
|
|
| Rays |
| Pitchers |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
PT |
| Timothy Gerber (W) |
4.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
| Roga Rangel (S) |
3.0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
| Tigers |
| Pitchers |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
PT |
| Nick Collette (L) |
4.0 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| Chad Farmer |
3.0 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
