FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
NORFOLK COMMODORES AT KALAMAZOO HULLABALOO
07/03/2026
 
FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
NORFOLK COMMODORES AT KALAMAZOO HULLABALOO
GAME ID: 1254 - FRIDAY, JULY 3RD, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Norfolk Commodores (33-46) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 12 1
Kalamazoo Hullabaloo (41-38) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
Commodores Win at Kalamazoo, 5-3
Norfolk right-hander Walt Leleu pitched his team to victory over the Kalamazoo Hullabaloo at The Zoo. The final score was 5-3. Leleu picked up the win for Norfolk, going 7.2 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 9-4. Mike Perkins closed the door for Norfolk, picking up his 15th save of the year.

With runners on 2nd and 3rd and one out in the top of the seventh inning, second baseman Jose Nava delivered big for the Commodores. Norfolk was trailing 3-0 when he belted a 3-run home run.

Nava called the win "a collective effort."

The Commodores now own a record of 33-46.
NORFOLK BATTING LINESCORES KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Perez CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .197 5 19
   a-D. Lopez PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .259 1 5
   b-P. Hubbard CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
B. Hall 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .216 5 32
N. Knickle RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .268 16 48
C. Bedford 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 7 .245 15 45
D. Romo DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .226 12 35
E. Keeffe LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .153 9 20
N. Bennison C 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .246 3 10
J. Jared SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .241 2 13
J. Nava 2B 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .246 2 7
Totals 36 5 12 5 4 5 19      
a - D. Lopez pinch hit for D. Perez in the 7th
b - P. Hubbard substituted for D. Lopez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Jared (13, 7th Inning off P. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Romo (12, 8th Inning off S. Drolette, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Nava (2, 7th Inning off P. Johnson, 2 on, 1 out) D. Lopez (1, 7th Inning off T. Elzea, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Knickle , D. Perez , N. Bennison 3 , D. Romo 4 , J. Jared 2 , B. Hall 2 , C. Bedford , J. Nava 4 , D. Lopez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Romo , J. Jared , C. Bedford
GIDP: N. Bennison , D. Romo , B. Hall
Sac Bunt: P. Hubbard
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Jared (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Nava-Jared-Bedford)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Verdusco RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .245 12 26
A. Hernandez LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228 2 16
M. Wagoner 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .325 4 47
A. Coronel 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 23 63
S. Griffith C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .304 11 43
M. McGrogan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .253 3 19
M. Rowan SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275 1 9
G. Hark DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .237 14 35
J. Harvilla CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .209 2 22
Totals 36 3 9 3 2 6 16      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Verdusco (12, 1st Inning off W. Leleu, 0 on, 0 outs) G. Hark (14, 2nd Inning off W. Leleu, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Griffith , M. Rowan , A. Verdusco 5 , M. McGrogan , J. Harvilla 2 , G. Hark 5
2-out RBI: G. Hark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wagoner , A. Hernandez , M. Rowan , M. McGrogan
GIDP: A. Verdusco
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. McGrogan (13)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Howard (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Wagoner-McGrogan-Coronel, Wagoner-McGrogan-Coronel, McGrogan-Rowan-Coronel)
NORFOLK PITCHING LINESCORES KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
W. Leleu W (9-4) 7.2 7 3 3 2 3 2 111 69 3.14
M. Perkins SV (15) 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 27 17 3.38
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Leleu 54
Batters Faced: W. Leleu 32, M. Perkins 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Leleu 11-8, M. Perkins 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Leleu 111-69, M. Perkins 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Perkins 2-0
WP: W. Leleu
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
P. Johnson 6.1 9 3 3 1 3 1 99 66 5.09
T. Elzea L (1-2) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 2.59
S. Drolette 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 13 8 2.62
D. Howard 2.0 0 0 0 3 1 0 36 16 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Johnson 45
Batters Faced: P. Johnson 27, T. Elzea 1, S. Drolette 4, D. Howard 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Johnson 8-6, T. Elzea 0-0, S. Drolette 0-1, D. Howard 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Johnson 99-66, T. Elzea 3-2, S. Drolette 13-8, D. Howard 36-16
WP: P. Johnson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Walt Leleu
Ballpark: The Zoo
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 47835
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