MiLB
Rocket City 13, at Tennessee 3
Thursday, September 17, 2026 · Final · SOU Semifinals Game 2 (RCT wins 2-0)ROCKET CITY AB R H RBI TENNESSEE AB R H RBI
A Nimmala, SS 6 2 2 1 A Ramírez, RF 5 0 1 0
N Rodriguez, 2B 4 3 2 0 J Hartshorn, 1B 4 1 0 0
J Munroe, 3B 4 1 1 2 K Kepley, CF 3 1 2 1
J Cozart, DH 5 3 3 4 A Garriola, DH 4 0 1 1
C Bartolero, 1B 3 2 2 1 A Armas, C 3 0 2 1
T Flint, CF 4 1 1 2 C Trice, LF 4 0 0 0
E Micheletti, RF 4 0 1 2 A Madera, 2B 3 0 1 0
J Flores, C 4 0 0 0 A Cepeda, 3B 4 0 0 0
J Thompson, LF 5 1 2 0 K Simas, SS 3 1 2 0
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Totals 39 13 14 12 Totals 33 3 9 3
Trash Pandas 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 4 0 - 13 14 1
Smokies 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 - 3 9 1
ROCKET CITY IP BF H R ER BB SO HR PIT-STR
A Gordon (W, 9-7) 5.0 19 5 0 0 1 4 0 72- 52
N Pinazzi 0.0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 34- 8
L Mahlstedt 1.0 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 13- 10
C Minacci 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 14- 9
C Cortez 0.1 5 2 1 1 2 1 0 48- 12
C Espinosa 1.2 6 1 1 1 1 2 0 19- 10
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Totals 9.0 40 9 3 3 5 11 0 200-101
TENNESSEE IP BF H R ER BB SO HR PIT-STR
B McCullough (L, 2-5) 2.1 13 5 5 3 0 6 1 51- 39
D Netz 1.2 10 3 4 4 1 2 2 41- 25
T Ras 2.0 8 1 0 0 1 2 0 37- 21
J Brockett 1.1 9 5 4 4 1 1 0 34- 22
F Scalzo 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 12- 6
K Valdez 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12- 3
L Rujano 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 11- 7
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Totals 9.0 47 14 13 11 4 13 3 198-123
2B - A Nimmala, N Rodriguez, J Cozart, C Bartolero, E Micheletti, J Thompson, K Kepley, A Garriola.
3B - K Kepley.
HR - A Nimmala, J Cozart, T Flint.
GIDP - A Ramírez, A Garriola, A Cepeda.
SCORING
TOP 2 — Caleb Bartolero singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Carter Trice. Tucker Flint homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Caleb Bartolero scores. Eddie Micheletti Jr. strikes out swinging. Juan Flores strikes out swinging. Jake Thompson strikes out swinging.
TOP 3 — Arjun Nimmala reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Karson Simas. Nick Rodriguez doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kane Kepley. Arjun Nimmala to 3rd. Jake Munroe out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kane Kepley. Arjun Nimmala scores. Nick Rodriguez to 3rd. Jacob Cozart doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Alex Ramírez. Nick Rodriguez scores. Caleb Bartolero hit by pitch. Tucker Flint flies out to right fielder Alex Ramírez. Eddie Micheletti Jr. doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Alex Ramírez. Jacob Cozart scores. Caleb Bartolero scores. Juan Flores strikes out swinging.
TOP 4 — Jake Thompson flies out to right fielder Alex Ramírez. Arjun Nimmala homers (2) on a line drive to left field. Nick Rodriguez walks. Jake Munroe strikes out swinging. Jacob Cozart homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Nick Rodriguez scores. Caleb Bartolero lines out to center fielder Kane Kepley.
BOTTOM 6 — Josiah Hartshorn walks. Kane Kepley hit by pitch. Josiah Hartshorn to 2nd. Andy Garriola hit by pitch. Josiah Hartshorn to 3rd. Kane Kepley to 2nd. Ariel Armas singles on a fly ball to left fielder Jake Thompson. Josiah Hartshorn scores. Kane Kepley to 3rd. Andy Garriola to 2nd. Carter Trice strikes out swinging. Alex Madera lines out to shortstop Arjun Nimmala. Angel Cepeda called out on strikes.
TOP 8 — Jake Thompson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Carter Trice. Arjun Nimmala pops out to first baseman Josiah Hartshorn. Nick Rodriguez singles on a soft line drive to left fielder Carter Trice. Jake Thompson to 3rd. Jake Munroe singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kane Kepley. Jake Thompson scores. Nick Rodriguez to 3rd. Jacob Cozart singles on a line drive to center fielder Kane Kepley. Nick Rodriguez scores. Jake Munroe to 2nd. Caleb Bartolero out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Alex Ramírez. Jake Munroe scores. Jacob Cozart to 3rd. Tucker Flint walks. Eddie Micheletti Jr. strikes out swinging.
BOTTOM 8 — Kane Kepley doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Jake Thompson. Andy Garriola doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Eddie Micheletti Jr. Kane Kepley scores. Ariel Armas walks. Carter Trice strikes out swinging. Alex Madera walks. Angel Cepeda grounds into a double play, third baseman Jake Munroe to second baseman Nick Rodriguez to first baseman Caleb Bartolero. Alex Madera out at 2nd. Angel Cepeda out at 1st.
BOTTOM 9 — Karson Simas walks. Alex Ramírez called out on strikes. Josiah Hartshorn flies out to right fielder Eddie Micheletti Jr. Kane Kepley triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Eddie Micheletti Jr. Karson Simas scores. Andy Garriola strikes out swinging.
Attendance: 3,063. Duration: 3:16. Weather: 92 degrees, Clear.
Umpires: Rafael Pineda [HP], Dylan Hulsey [1B], Emmanuel Perez [2B], Jaylen Goodman [3B].