AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
05/24/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 566 - SUNDAY, MAY 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Gladiators (31-17) 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 9 14 1
Chicago Gangsters (14-34) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Gladiators C Pierskalla goes 4-for-4 in Win
Mike Pierskalla led Phoenix to a win over Chicago. The final score was 9-1. Pierskalla scored 4 times, going 4 for 4. He also knocked in 1 RBI. The winning pitcher was 27-year old left-handed pitcher Mike Walsh. He tossed 90 pitches over 6.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits. At 31-17, the Gladiators claim first place in the American Conference South Division.

Ben Figueroa aided the Phoenix cause with a run-scoring walk in the top of the third. For the game, the left fielder drew 1 walk in 5 plate appearances.

"Feels good to get the job done," Pierskalla said after the game.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Julio 1B 5 0 3 3 0 0 3 .286 6 19
P. Bounds CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 5 .315 10 29
J. Platzer SS 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .287 13 38
   a-Z. Husley PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 1 2
T. Ariëns 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 7 .270 10 28
B. Figueroa LF 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 .260 4 15
E. Milbrandt DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .266 6 16
V. Gonzalez RF 5 1 3 0 0 2 1 .187 5 19
P. McCarthy 2B, SS 3 2 0 0 2 2 3 .266 6 15
M. Pierskalla C 4 4 4 1 1 0 0 .271 2 19
Totals 38 9 14 9 6 11 24      
a - Z. Husley pinch hit for J. Platzer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Julio (11, 7th Inning off B. Kauppinen, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Milbrandt (8, 9th Inning off B. Kauppinen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Ariëns (10, 2nd Inning off J. Fernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Julio 4 , P. Bounds , J. Platzer , T. Ariëns 4 , E. Milbrandt 2 , V. Gonzalez 3 , M. Pierskalla 4
2-out RBI: C. Julio , P. Bounds , B. Figueroa , M. Pierskalla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Bounds , T. Ariëns , B. Figueroa , E. Milbrandt
GIDP: C. Julio
Sac Fly: T. Ariëns
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Platzer (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Bravo CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .272 5 15
M. Bower RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .209 0 2
J. Bear SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .222 4 18
M. Gohlke 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .260 5 21
   a-M. Gonzalez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
   b-J. Kuhn 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 3 7
K. Crouch C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .190 6 19
E. Drake DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .255 4 19
N. Pratt 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .183 4 18
B. Manuele 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 5 12
K. Castro LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 2 14
   c-J. Wish PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 7 15
Totals 32 1 5 1 0 12 8      
a - M. Gonzalez pinch hit for M. Gohlke in the 7th
b - J. Kuhn substituted for M. Gonzalez in the 8th
c - J. Wish pinch hit for K. Castro in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Bravo 2 (6, 4th Inning off M. Walsh, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off M. Dickson, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Gonzalez (4, 7th Inning off M. Walsh, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Bravo 4 , M. Bower , M. Gohlke , M. Gonzalez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bower , N. Pratt
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pratt-Crouch-Gohlke)
OF assists: 1 (Wish(Pierskalla at 2nd base))
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Walsh W (6-2) 6.2 4 1 1 0 10 0 90 3.19   
M. Dickson 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 33 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Walsh 72
Batters Faced: M. Walsh 24, M. Dickson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Walsh 5-4, M. Dickson 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Walsh 90-61, M. Dickson 33-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Dickson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fernandez L (4-5) 4.1 7 4 4 4 4 1 96 6.89   
C. Zich 2.1 4 4 4 2 2 0 47 5.17   
B. Kauppinen 2.1 3 1 1 0 5 0 37 10.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fernandez 33
Batters Faced: J. Fernandez 23, C. Zich 13, B. Kauppinen 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fernandez 3-5, C. Zich 1-4, B. Kauppinen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fernandez 96-58, C. Zich 47-29, B. Kauppinen 37-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kauppinen 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Pierskalla
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 14376
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