FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
DES MOINES PHARAOHS AT TOLEDO CHEESEPRESSERS
08/01/2026
 
FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
DES MOINES PHARAOHS AT TOLEDO CHEESEPRESSERS
GAME ID: 1604 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Des Moines Pharaohs (57-44) 1 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 0
Toledo Cheesepressers (63-38) 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 6 1
Pharaohs Top Cheesepressers, 10-5
The Des Moines Pharaohs beat the Toledo Cheesepressers, 10-5, at Velveeta Field. Des Moines first baseman Jon Rojas earned player of the game honors with an outstanding performance. He was 2-5 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Nate Taylor, the winner, improved to 7-9. He held Toledo to 4 earned runs on 4 hits over 5 innings, while racking up 7 strikeouts. Des Moines is now riding a 3-game win streak.

In the top of the third, Ryan Halsey hit a grand slam home run for Des Moines. The 19th home run of the season for the Des Moines catcher put the Pharaohs on top, 6-2.

In postgame comments to the Des Moines Times, Halsey said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
DES MOINES BATTING LINESCORES TOLEDO BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Albertoni LF 5 2 3 1 0 2 0 .281 0 15
J. Rojas 1B 5 2 2 3 0 1 2 .211 5 18
J. Eichelberger CF 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .306 21 51
J. Lively RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 7 .233 13 42
R. Halsey C 5 1 1 4 0 1 1 .224 19 60
C. Pruszynski 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 13 38
M. Urquidi DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .292 4 17
C. Capestany SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .256 7 18
A. Goodbar 2B 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .222 15 51
Totals 37 10 12 10 4 10 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Eichelberger (15, 1st Inning off T. Storm, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Rojas (5, 4th Inning off T. Street, 2 on, 1 out) C. Capestany (7, 3rd Inning off T. Storm, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Halsey (19, 3rd Inning off T. Storm, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rojas 5 , C. Capestany 5 , T. Albertoni 3 , M. Urquidi , R. Halsey 4 , J. Eichelberger 3 , J. Lively
2-out RBI: R. Halsey , J. Lively
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lively
GIDP: C. Capestany , R. Halsey
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Lively (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gamble-Capestany-Rojas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Ware LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279 20 40
I. Hoshino 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .276 3 33
J. Roberts DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .298 30 87
B. Hauser C 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .232 23 65
J. Kilkenny 3B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .311 23 62
X. Gomez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .293 10 52
J. Edwards RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .272 7 32
T. Irie CF 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .241 3 39
R. LaBelle 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .185 14 50
Totals 31 5 6 5 2 9 4      
BATTING
Triples: J. Edwards (4, 4th Inning off N. Taylor, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Kilkenny (23, 6th Inning off C. Varner, 0 on, 1 out) B. Hauser (23, 1st Inning off N. Taylor, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kilkenny 5 , J. Roberts 2 , B. Hauser 4 , J. Edwards 3
2-out RBI: B. Hauser
GIDP: B. Hauser
Sac Fly: T. Irie
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: X. Gomez (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Gomez-Hoshino-LaBelle, Gomez-Hoshino-LaBelle)
DES MOINES PITCHING LINESCORES TOLEDO PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
N. Taylor W (7-9) 5.0 4 4 4 2 7 1 91 58 3.92
C. Varner 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 4 2.91
J. Gamble SV (2) 3.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 46 28 3.65
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Taylor 48
Batters Faced: N. Taylor 21, C. Varner 2, J. Gamble 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Taylor 2-6, C. Varner 0-0, J. Gamble 7-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Taylor 91-58, C. Varner 6-4, J. Gamble 46-28
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Storm L (9-3) 3.0 7 6 6 0 4 2 56 39 3.98
T. Street 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 1 16 9 4.96
J. Naughton 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 47 29 2.93
J. Samis 2.2 0 0 0 2 4 0 31 18 6.00
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Storm 23
Batters Faced: T. Storm 15, T. Street 5, J. Naughton 13, J. Samis 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Storm 3-1, T. Street 1-0, J. Naughton 4-3, J. Samis 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Storm 56-39, T. Street 16-9, J. Naughton 47-29, J. Samis 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Samis 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Rojas
Ballpark: Velveeta Field
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 48229
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