FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
KNOXVILLE RUNNING REBELS AT NEW HAVEN TEMPEST
09/16/2026
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FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
KNOXVILLE RUNNING REBELS AT NEW HAVEN TEMPEST
GAME ID: 2233 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Knoxville Running Rebels (82-58) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 12 0
New Haven Tempest (77-63) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Matejka Fashions Shutout Against Tempest
Prokop Matejka of the Knoxville Running Rebels spun his magic on the New Haven Tempest today. He blanked them 7-0 on 4 hits, registering 6 strikeouts and no walks.

"The bottom line was I just kept the ball down," Matejka said. "My breaking stuff was down. Everything was down."

Talking to reporters in the postgame interview, Knoxville skipper Matt Stewart said the team "got solid pitching, good defense and took great team at-bats in a lot of different situations."

"Prokop pitched really well but this was a solid performance by everyone," he said.

This season Matejka has compiled a 13-5 record with a 2.90 ERA in 29 starts.
KNOXVILLE BATTING LINESCORES NEW HAVEN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Huyck CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .251 16 49
J. Amato RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .255 15 68
J. Gold C 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .219 21 55
   a-P. Stolz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 1
J. Flores 1B 4 2 3 5 1 0 0 .313 26 72
B. Sula LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .219 10 35
R. Melcher 2B 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .279 19 65
J. Frederick DH 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .197 7 18
M. O'Brien SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .200 1 5
B. Tozer 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .271 3 10
Totals 37 7 12 7 4 6 18      
a - P. Stolz substituted for J. Gold in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Tozer (5, 9th Inning off W. Engle, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Huyck (18, 5th Inning off M. Benjamin, 0 on, 1 out) R. Melcher (19, 6th Inning off M. Benjamin, 0 on, 1 out) J. Amato (15, 1st Inning off M. Benjamin, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Flores 2 (26, 6th Inning off M. Benjamin, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off W. Engle, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Tozer 3 , C. Huyck 3 , J. Frederick , R. Melcher 2 , B. Sula , J. Flores 9 , J. Amato 3
2-out RBI: B. Tozer , J. Flores 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. O'Brien , B. Tozer
GIDP: J. Amato
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Melcher (2)
CS: J. Amato (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Phillips LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317 8 38
B. Jewett DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .245 13 62
L. Hendrickx RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326 39 89
R. Freeman C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 7 47
M. Butts 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 24 80
B. Dimitri SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249 6 38
J. Rodriguez CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .249 8 44
E. Poffinbarger 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 6 51
G. Hoopengardner 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .272 18 74
Totals 31 0 4 0 0 6 7      
BATTING
Total Bases: G. Hoopengardner , B. Jewett , B. Dimitri , J. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Freeman
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: R. Freeman (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Dimitri-Butts-Hoopengardner, Freeman-Butts)
KNOXVILLE PITCHING LINESCORES NEW HAVEN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
P. Matejka W (13-5) 9.0 4 0 0 0 6 0 111 73 2.90
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Matejka 85
Batters Faced: P. Matejka 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Matejka 12-9
Pitches - Strikes: P. Matejka 111-73
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Benjamin L (11-7) 5.2 10 4 4 2 3 1 97 58 3.13
D. Killinger 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 31 20 3.94
W. Engle 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 19 11 3.25
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Benjamin 34
Batters Faced: M. Benjamin 27, D. Killinger 8, W. Engle 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Benjamin 6-6, D. Killinger 3-1, W. Engle 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Benjamin 97-58, D. Killinger 31-20, W. Engle 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Killinger 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Flores
Ballpark: Flagship Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 39540
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