FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
LINCOLN BLACK ACES AT NEW HAVEN TEMPEST
09/07/2026
 
FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
LINCOLN BLACK ACES AT NEW HAVEN TEMPEST
GAME ID: 2127 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lincoln Black Aces (62-70) 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 9 1
New Haven Tempest (76-57) 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 6 X 10 14 0
Tempest Use Late-Game Magic to Beat Black Aces
With second baseman Marcus Butts leading the charge, the New Haven Tempest defeated the Lincoln Black Aces, 10-7, at Flagship Field. Butts, who is a two-time Best Ballplayer Award winner, went 2-3 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. The first-place Tempest have won 5 in a row.

The Tempest got a big at-bat from left fielder Chris Phillips. For the game, Phillips was 2-5 with 2 singles. In the bottom of the eighth, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring single. His 121st hit of the season gave New Haven a 7-6 lead.

"I like our moxie," said Tempest manager Brandon Eberle.
LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORES NEW HAVEN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Willhite CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .260 2 24
B. Lochner C 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .219 20 53
R. Casias SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .239 20 58
C. Heinold LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .259 8 37
S. Garica DH 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .231 15 47
D. Santiago 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .240 4 30
S. Meyer RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .263 4 35
J. Grissett 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .207 8 26
P. Huddle 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .229 5 27
Totals 36 7 9 7 2 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Willhite (29, 9th Inning off C. Green, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Heinold (8, 3rd Inning off D. Hindes, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Casias (20, 5th Inning off W. Woolsey, 0 on, 2 outs) S. Garica 2 (15, 2nd Inning off D. Hindes, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off W. Engle, 0 on, 1 out) B. Lochner (20, 1st Inning off D. Hindes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Heinold 4 , R. Casias 4 , K. Willhite 2 , S. Garica 8 , S. Meyer 3 , B. Lochner 4
2-out RBI: C. Heinold , R. Casias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Casias
Hit by Pitch: B. Lochner
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: P. Huddle (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Phillips LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .326 7 37
M. Butts 2B 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 .274 23 78
L. Hendrickx RF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .333 36 85
B. Jewett DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .247 13 60
J. Rodriguez CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .253 8 42
R. Freeman C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .218 6 44
G. Hoopengardner 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .264 16 67
B. Dimitri SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .251 5 34
E. Poffinbarger 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .231 6 51
Totals 38 10 14 10 3 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Freeman (11, 8th Inning off R. Freed, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Hendrickx (22, 8th Inning off K. Vercammen, 1 on, 1 out) B. Jewett (25, 5th Inning off A. Butler, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Rodriguez (12, 5th Inning off A. Butler, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Butts (23, 5th Inning off A. Butler, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Freeman 2 , L. Hendrickx 3 , M. Butts 5 , G. Hoopengardner , C. Phillips 2 , E. Poffinbarger 2 , B. Jewett 3 , B. Dimitri , J. Rodriguez 2
2-out RBI: L. Hendrickx , J. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Freeman , E. Poffinbarger , B. Jewett 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Butts 2 (18) , C. Phillips (22) , B. Dimitri (9)

FIELDING
PB: R. Freeman
LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORES NEW HAVEN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Butler 6.0 7 4 3 3 4 1 97 53 2.42
R. Freed H (5) 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 0 24 15 3.06
M. Smith L (4-6)BS (4) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 23 17 4.85
K. Vercammen 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 10 5 1.35
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Butler 45
Batters Faced: A. Butler 29, R. Freed 5, M. Smith 4, K. Vercammen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Butler 7-7, R. Freed 0-1, M. Smith 1-0, K. Vercammen 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Butler 97-53, R. Freed 24-15, M. Smith 23-17, K. Vercammen 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Freed 1-0 , M. Smith 1-1 , K. Vercammen 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Hindes 3.2 5 4 4 1 2 3 56 37 4.70
W. Woolsey 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 15 9 5.18
W. Engle 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 38 24 2.99
C. Green W (5-2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 21 12 2.31
M. Perry SV (23) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 3.33
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hindes 34
Batters Faced: D. Hindes 17, W. Woolsey 5, W. Engle 10, C. Green 5, M. Perry 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hindes 5-4, W. Woolsey 3-1, W. Engle 3-3, C. Green 1-1, M. Perry 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hindes 56-37, W. Woolsey 15-9, W. Engle 38-24, C. Green 21-12, M. Perry 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Woolsey 1-0 , M. Perry 1-0
Hit Batsmen: W. Engle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marcus Butts
Ballpark: Flagship Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 39604
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