FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW HAVEN TEMPEST AT DULUTH LUMBERJAX
06/07/2026
 
FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW HAVEN TEMPEST AT DULUTH LUMBERJAX
GAME ID: 911 - SUNDAY, JUNE 7TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Haven Tempest (27-30) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 10 1
Duluth Lumberjax (27-30) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 8 3
Tempest Topple Lumberjax with Late Rally
New Haven beat Duluth at The Lumberyard, eking out a 5-4 win. The win was due in large part to pitcher Mike Benjamin, who earned player of the game honors. New Haven reliever Christian Green was credited with the win, to go to 2-1. Frank Bannon took the loss for Duluth. New Haven is 27-30 and Duluth, with the loss, 27-30.

This game went down to the wire. In the top of the ninth, Ben Dimitri had a big at-bat. With no one out, the New Haven shortstop reached on an error by the SS, driving in 1 run, to put his team up, 3-2.

"I was a little disappointed," said Duluth manager Matt Silva. "We could've and should've scored more runs."
NEW HAVEN BATTING LINESCORES DULUTH BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Phillips CF, RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .336 4 27
L. Hendrickx RF, 1B 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 .329 15 36
B. Jewett DH 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .240 6 25
M. Butts 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .225 9 31
R. Freeman C 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .211 2 23
J. Rodriguez LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .267 1 9
G. Hoopengardner 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .293 5 28
   a-J. Stuart PR, CF 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .173 1 8
B. Dimitri SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .168 0 8
E. Poffinbarger 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .238 3 18
Totals 37 5 10 4 2 5 20      
a - J. Stuart pinch ran for G. Hoopengardner in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Stuart (2, 9th Inning off F. Bannon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Freeman , L. Hendrickx , M. Butts 2 , G. Hoopengardner 2 , C. Phillips 2 , E. Poffinbarger , J. Stuart 2
2-out RBI: C. Phillips
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Jewett , J. Rodriguez
GIDP: B. Dimitri
Sac Fly: R. Freeman
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Stuart (8)
CS: M. Butts (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Dimitri (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Dimitri-Butts-Hoopengardner)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Sola 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .260 2 14
J. King 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .224 0 16
J. Muenich LF 4 0 2 1 1 2 0 .229 6 26
J. Helms C 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 .176 4 18
S. Schartner DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .155 3 10
D. Hernandez SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .341 3 15
R. Thomas 2B 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .236 1 17
M. Reyes RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 5 18
   a-N. Bridges PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238 1 6
   b-T. Siemons RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 2 12
M. Frye CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .184 1 6
Totals 34 4 8 3 5 6 19      
a - N. Bridges pinch hit for M. Reyes in the 7th
b - T. Siemons substituted for N. Bridges in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hernandez (6, 2nd Inning off M. Benjamin, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Muenich (11, 8th Inning off C. Green, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Frye (2, 5th Inning off M. Benjamin, 1 on, 1 out) J. Muenich (1, 4th Inning off M. Benjamin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hernandez 3 , M. Frye 3 , M. Reyes , J. Muenich 5 , J. King , S. Sola
2-out RBI: J. Helms
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Hernandez 2 , S. Schartner , R. Thomas , J. King , S. Sola
GIDP: J. King
Sac Bunt: R. Thomas
Hit by Pitch: R. Thomas
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hernandez (2) , J. King 2 (3)
Double Plays: 1 (King-Thomas-Sola)
NEW HAVEN PITCHING LINESCORES DULUTH PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Benjamin 7.0 6 2 2 2 5 0 109 68 3.15
C. Green W (2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 6 1.71
M. Perry H (3) 0.2 1 2 1 0 1 0 14 9 4.71
W. Engle SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 9 1.43
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Benjamin 60
Batters Faced: M. Benjamin 28, C. Green 5, M. Perry 5, W. Engle 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Benjamin 11-4, C. Green 0-3, M. Perry 0-1, W. Engle 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Benjamin 109-68, C. Green 11-6, M. Perry 14-9, W. Engle 20-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Engle 2-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Perry
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Waggoner 6.0 4 2 1 2 3 0 98 61 2.47
D. Contreras BS (4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 2.45
J. Pozos 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 4.22
T. Hughes 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 7 2.93
F. Bannon L (2-3) 0.1 3 3 2 0 0 0 17 10 2.37
T. Dan 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6 10.22
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Waggoner 59
Batters Faced: J. Waggoner 25, D. Contreras 3, J. Pozos 2, T. Hughes 3, F. Bannon 5, T. Dan 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Waggoner 11-3, D. Contreras 1-1, J. Pozos 0-1, T. Hughes 1-0, F. Bannon 1-0, T. Dan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Waggoner 98-61, D. Contreras 9-6, J. Pozos 5-4, T. Hughes 12-7, F. Bannon 17-10, T. Dan 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Contreras 1-1 , J. Pozos 1-0 , T. Dan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Benjamin
Ballpark: The Lumberyard
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 25932
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