2026 Summer League Results- Week 11

7/8/26- Isotopes 11 - Grays 6

7/9/26- Fainting Goats 3 - Phillies 10

The Phillies improved to 8-1-1 with a convincing 10-3 come-from-behind victory over the Fainting Goats at Mitchell Field.

The Goats quickly got on the board in the top of the 1st off of Phillies hurler Ken Sloat when Mike Martindell singled, Tom Conway doubled, and they both scored on a SF by Shawn O’Grady and a groundout by Paul Iellamo. However, the Phillies immediately answered with 4 runs in their half of the inning off of Tom Salvini. Paul Griswold led off with a single and came around on Colin Hosley’s double. Andy Klepacki then singled, and a throwing error scored Hosley. A walk to Jim Fogarty and a single by Sloat loaded the bases, and 2 more runs scored on a walk to John Wills and a groundout by Paul Kaplan.

The Goats responded by plating a run in the 2nd when Jerold Duquette, Don Edwards and Salvini singled, followed by Joe Ratcliffe’s RBI groundout. Further trouble was avoided when 2B Wills alertly covered 1B on a bleeder to Hosley for the 3rd out. However, the Phillies got that run right back when Micah Winston walked and scored on Yami Baker’s double.

Sloat settled down to pitch 2 scoreless innings, while his teammates padded the lead. Salvini lost the strike zone in the 3rd, allowing bases-loaded walks to Wills and Kaplan. Conway relieved Salvini, and allowed an RBI groundout to Ron Totten before escaping further danger when Duquette threw out Ringler stealing. The Phillies added another in the 4th when Winston again walked and again scored on a hit by Baker.

The Phillies pushed one more across in the 6th against new pitcher Iellamo. With one out, Ringler led off with a single, Winston doubled, and Griswold walked. An infield error allowed Ringler to score, but then SS O’Grady snared a screaming liner off the bat of Hosley and easily doubled off a helpless Griswold from 2B.

Hosley relieved Sloat in the 5th, allowing 4 hits and fanning 2 without a walk to close it out.

Top Hitters:

Fainting Goats – Tom Conway (2-3, R), Jerold Duquette (2-3, R), Eddie Esposito (2-3)

Phillies – Yami Baker (2-4, 3 RBIs), Ken Sloat (3-3, R), John Wills (2 RBIs), Paul Kaplan (2 RBIs)

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7/9/26- Plug Uglies 10 - Wonders 3

WP: Jeff Whitehead

LP: Andy Ayers

The Wonders hosted the Plug Uglies at Landers Diamond in South Hadley for their second meeting of the 2026 season. The home team sent Bob Mastorakis to the mound, while the Uglies countered with Jeff Whitehead. It was a tight game up until the last inning, when the Plugs pulled ahead for good.

The visitors got on the board in the first inning when Morriss “Mo” Partee hit an RBI single to make it 1-0. In the top of the third RBI singles from Jeff Cabana and Steve Wall made the score 3-0 in favor of the Plugs.

After three innings of tough breaks, the Wonders broke through to get on the board. Leadoff hitter Bret Constantine placed a fly ball perfectly into shallow centerfield that fell between three diving Plug Ugly defenders, and was later knocked in by a Tod Garfield single. Andy Ayers singled to score Garfield and the Wonders tied it up at 3 apiece.

In the 5th gold glove outfielder Andy Ayers took over pitching duties for the Wonders. Though he didn’t throw his infamous eephus pitch, Ayers’ off speed stuff gave the Plugs some challenges. Despite this, Bill Evans singled, stole second, and scored on an E-5 to give the lead back to the Uglies, 4-3.

In the top of the 7th the Plugs tried to add to their tenuous one run lead. Chris “Chaka” Scanlon worked a leadoff walk, followed by a long awaited Jack Wiliden “Big Jack Attack” line drive to shallow center. After Pres Pieraccini executed a sacrifice bunt that moved both runners into scoring position, skipper Rick Stacy went to the bullpen and gave the ball to Luis Beveraggi. Bill Evans was intentionally walked to load the bases, then Cabana singled to bring in two runs. Whitehead hit into a fielders choice, but the second baseman’s throw to home got away and two more runs scored. Partee singled to drive in another run, and when the dust settled the Plugs had scored 5 times to pad their lead 9-3.

The Wonders tried to claw back into the game with a leadoff single and stolen base from Garfield. An Ayers single followed. Dan Alvord hit an infield fly that was caught by Pieraccini, who threw to Evans at short to catch Garfield off the base for the second out. Whitehead got the third out on a strikeout looking and that was the ballgame.