FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
LINCOLN BLACK ACES AT NEW HAVEN TEMPEST
09/09/2026
 
FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
LINCOLN BLACK ACES AT NEW HAVEN TEMPEST
GAME ID: 2159 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lincoln Black Aces (63-71) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 1
New Haven Tempest (77-58) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 2
Black Aces Solve Tempest, 4-2
The Black Aces had to overcome a fine effort from New Haven pitcher Mike Benjamin to grab a narrow 4-2 win at Flagship Field. Benjamin went 8 innings and allowed 1 earned run. Danny Hicks finished to wrap up his 17th save. The third-place Black Aces improved to 63-71.

Brad Lochner helped his team jump on top from the get-go. His first time up in the top of the first, he cranked a 2-run home run to give Lincoln a 2-0 lead.

"Enjoyed this one," Lochner told the Lincoln Chronicle. "But it's back to work tomorrow."
LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORES NEW HAVEN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Patterson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 1 2
   g-D. Santiago PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .239 4 30
   h-P. Huddle 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 5 27
R. Casias SS 5 2 1 0 0 1 3 .239 20 59
B. Lochner C 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 .225 22 58
S. Garica 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .231 15 47
   c-J. O'Tey 1B, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 2 14
T. Reeves 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .260 0 5
D. Rodriguez DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .212 2 16
M. Salazar RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   d-C. Heinold PH, CF, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 8 37
K. Willhite CF 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .265 2 24
   e-B. Cochrane PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .357 1 1
A. Lambert 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .186 1 4
   a-D. Ringquist PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 0 2
   b-J. Franck 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   f-J. Grissett PH, 1B 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .211 8 27
Totals 36 4 10 4 3 5 15      
a - D. Ringquist pinch hit for A. Lambert in the 7th
b - J. Franck substituted for D. Ringquist in the 7th
c - J. O'Tey substituted for S. Garica in the 8th
d - C. Heinold pinch hit for M. Salazar in the 9th
e - B. Cochrane pinch hit for K. Willhite in the 9th
f - J. Grissett pinch hit for J. Franck in the 9th
g - D. Santiago pinch hit for J. Patterson in the 9th
h - P. Huddle substituted for D. Santiago in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Rodriguez (10, 9th Inning off M. Perry, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Willhite (30, 4th Inning off M. Benjamin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Lochner (22, 1st Inning off M. Benjamin, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Rodriguez 2 , R. Casias , K. Willhite 4 , S. Garica 2 , B. Lochner 5 , B. Cochrane
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Rodriguez , T. Reeves , B. Lochner
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Casias (18)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Reeves (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Phillips LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .327 8 38
M. Butts 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .277 24 80
L. Hendrickx RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .331 38 88
B. Jewett DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 6 .247 13 60
J. Rodriguez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .251 8 42
G. Hoopengardner 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .267 17 70
W. Sanchez C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .317 0 5
B. Dimitri SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .248 5 34
E. Poffinbarger 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 6 51
Totals 37 2 9 2 2 8 23      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Jewett (26, 2nd Inning off J. Luna, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Phillips (8, 3rd Inning off J. Luna, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Sanchez 2 , M. Butts 2 , G. Hoopengardner , C. Phillips 5 , B. Jewett 2 , J. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: W. Sanchez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Poffinbarger , B. Jewett , B. Dimitri , J. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Butts (19) , C. Phillips (24)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Sanchez (2) , B. Dimitri (7)
LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORES NEW HAVEN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Luna W (5-6) 5.0 7 2 2 1 2 1 92 59 3.19
A. Martinez H (12) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 34 23 2.59
M. Smith 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4.85
T. Cook H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 1.88
F. Perez H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 3.80
D. Hicks SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 7 1.59
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Luna 46
Batters Faced: J. Luna 23, A. Martinez 8, M. Smith 1, T. Cook 1, F. Perez 3, D. Hicks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Luna 8-5, A. Martinez 0-3, M. Smith 0-0, T. Cook 0-0, F. Perez 2-0, D. Hicks 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Luna 92-59, A. Martinez 34-23, M. Smith 2-1, T. Cook 4-3, F. Perez 6-4, D. Hicks 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Cook 1-0 , F. Perez 1-0
Balk: J. Luna
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Benjamin L (11-6) 8.0 8 3 1 1 5 1 105 67 3.02
M. Perry 0.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 14 6 3.51
W. Engle 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 2.95
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Benjamin 62
Batters Faced: M. Benjamin 32, M. Perry 4, W. Engle 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Benjamin 10-7, M. Perry 0-0, W. Engle 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Benjamin 105-67, M. Perry 14-6, W. Engle 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Engle 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Benjamin
Ballpark: Flagship Field
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 39803
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