FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
KNOXVILLE RUNNING REBELS AT TOLEDO CHEESEPRESSERS
08/20/2026
 
FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
KNOXVILLE RUNNING REBELS AT TOLEDO CHEESEPRESSERS
GAME ID: 1858 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Knoxville Running Rebels (66-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 7 0
Toledo Cheesepressers (75-42) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 X 4 9 0
Tight Tilt Goes to Cheesepressers, 4-3
Starting pitcher Michael Ponce pitched well enough to help the Toledo Cheesepressers beat the Knoxville Running Rebels by the score of 4-3. T.J. Street earned the save for Toledo, his 1st of the year. The first-place Cheesepressers now have a win-loss record of 75-42.

With runners on 1st and 3rd and no one out in the bottom of the fifth inning, catcher Bob Hauser delivered big for the Cheesepressers. Toledo was leading 1-0 when he belted a 3-run home run.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Toledo manager Matt Perrone.
KNOXVILLE BATTING LINESCORES TOLEDO BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Huyck CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 11 36
J. Amato RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265 14 58
J. Flores 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .305 22 56
R. Garsa DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .278 23 60
D. Hawkins 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .245 6 34
R. Melcher SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 18 56
J. Frederick C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202 7 17
   a-S. Summer PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .259 4 11
B. Sula LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 10 35
B. Tozer 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 2 7
Totals 34 3 7 3 1 6 11      
a - S. Summer pinch hit for J. Frederick in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Garsa (23, 1st Inning off M. Ponce, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Flores (25, 9th Inning off J. Hoose, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Hawkins (15, 9th Inning off J. Hoose, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Garsa (23, 7th Inning off M. Ponce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Amato , C. Huyck , R. Garsa 6 , J. Flores 2 , D. Hawkins 2 , S. Summer
2-out RBI: S. Summer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Flores , D. Hawkins
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Melcher-Hawkins-Flores)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Ware LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .271 23 48
J. Kilkenny 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .301 27 72
J. Roberts DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .294 34 95
B. Hauser C 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .232 25 73
I. Hoshino 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 5 39
J. Edwards RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .274 9 41
X. Gomez SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .289 11 60
T. Irie CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .260 5 47
R. LaBelle 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .206 19 66
Totals 31 4 9 4 3 4 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Kilkenny (12, 5th Inning off J. Stover, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Hauser (25, 5th Inning off J. Stover, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kilkenny 2 , J. Roberts 2 , B. Ware 2 , B. Hauser 4 , T. Irie , X. Gomez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hauser , R. LaBelle 2
GIDP: R. LaBelle
Hit by Pitch: T. Irie
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Ware (16)
CS: J. Edwards (7)

FIELDING
PB: B. Hauser
KNOXVILLE PITCHING LINESCORES TOLEDO PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Stover L (13-9) 4.0 9 4 4 1 2 1 78 49 3.55
J. Johnson 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 33 21 1.54
B. Strickland 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 8 2.06
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stover 29
Batters Faced: J. Stover 22, J. Johnson 9, B. Strickland 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stover 4-6, J. Johnson 2-4, B. Strickland 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stover 78-49, J. Johnson 33-21, B. Strickland 13-8
Hit Batsmen: J. Johnson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Ponce W (11-8) 6.0 4 1 1 1 4 1 98 61 5.29
G. Tenorio H (25) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 17 1.87
J. Hoose H (3) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 9 5 1.63
T. Street SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 8 4.74
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ponce 63
Batters Faced: M. Ponce 23, G. Tenorio 6, J. Hoose 3, T. Street 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ponce 5-9, G. Tenorio 2-4, J. Hoose 0-1, T. Street 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ponce 98-61, G. Tenorio 20-17, J. Hoose 9-5, T. Street 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Tenorio 1-0 , T. Street 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Ponce
Ballpark: Velveeta Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 47815
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