hapless

hapless    [Hap-lis] 

adjective.  unfortunate, deserving of pity

"The Baltimore Orioles slapped the ball all over Camden Yards today against the hapless Oakland Athletics, scoring 18 runs while giving up only 2."

"On Friday evening, Bayern Munich had trounced a hapless Hamburg, 5-0."

”Sometimes, Indonesian fishermen have rescued the hapless migrants and brought them ashore."