SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LEXINGTON LEGENDS AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
04/23/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LEXINGTON LEGENDS AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
GAME ID: 10210 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lexington Legends (8-6) 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 7 1
Asheville Tourists (7-7) 0 6 4 1 3 2 0 1 X 17 25 0
Taylor Leads Tourists to 17-6 Win Over Legends
Behind the hitting of Mike Taylor, the Asheville Tourists stopped the Lexington Legends, 17-6. Taylor went 4-5 with a triple, a double, and 2 singles, while adding 6 RBI and scoring once for the Tourists. The win has Asheville at 7-7.

In the bottom of the second, Asheville catcher Jeff Murdoch had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Murdoch stroked a run-scoring single to left-center. It made the score 3-1, Asheville. For the game, he was 4-5 with a double, 3 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3.

"It was great to come out and swing the bats," Taylor told the Asheville Gazette.
LEXINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Marín 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 0 4
   d-C. Huggins PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291 1 5
   g-E. Bell 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
R. Sánchez RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 2 8
   e-C. López PH, CF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .500 1 2
G. Lópes CF 3 2 2 4 0 0 0 .404 4 10
   f-S. Vargas PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 1 4
S. Tamamura 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 1 8
E. Barton P, DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 1 7
E. Barnes LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 1 2
   a-X. Serra PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
T. Soto C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .211 1 5
K. Hargrove 1B 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .364 2 8
   b-T. Amador PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-J. Santos 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Rosales SS 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .333 1 4
Totals 34 6 7 6 1 7 6      
a - X. Serra pinch hit for E. Barnes in the 7th
b - T. Amador pinch hit for K. Hargrove in the 7th
c - J. Santos substituted for T. Amador in the 7th
d - C. Huggins pinch hit for H. Marín in the 8th
e - C. López pinch hit for R. Sánchez in the 8th
f - S. Vargas pinch hit for G. Lópes in the 8th
g - E. Bell substituted for C. Huggins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hargrove (1, 3rd Inning off J. Luna, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Huggins (2, 8th Inning off J. Luna, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Soto (1, 9th Inning off L. Prado, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Lópes 2 (4, 1st Inning off J. Luna, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Luna, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. López (1, 8th Inning off J. Luna, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Huggins 2 , C. López 4 , G. Lópes 8 , T. Soto 3 , K. Hargrove 2
2-out RBI: , G. Lópes 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Santos
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: G. Lópes (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Hargrove-Rosales-Hargrove, Rosales-Santos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Grier 3B 6 2 4 2 0 0 2 .314 3 11
R. Powell DH 6 1 0 2 0 0 8 .120 0 3
J. Murdoch C 5 3 4 1 1 0 1 .500 0 1
L. Pérez LF 6 2 3 1 0 0 7 .444 1 8
M. Taylor 2B 5 1 4 6 0 0 2 .308 2 13
   a-T. Alexander PH, 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Reyes 1B 4 1 2 1 2 0 1 .160 0 3
D. Norman CF 6 1 3 2 0 1 6 .347 1 6
R. Estes RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .333 1 8
J. MacKinney SS 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 .275 0 2
Totals 47 17 25 17 4 2 33      
a - T. Alexander pinch hit for M. Taylor in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Pérez 2 (6, 1st Inning off E. Barton, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off A. Cortéz, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Estes (3, 2nd Inning off E. Barton, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Grier 2 (3, 3rd Inning off E. Méndez, 2 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off A. Cortéz, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Taylor (4, 3rd Inning off E. Méndez, 3 on, 2 outs) , D. Norman (3, 5th Inning off A. Cortéz, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Murdoch (1, 6th Inning off A. Cortéz, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Reyes (1, 8th Inning off O. Evans, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Taylor (1, 2nd Inning off E. Barton, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Grier 6 , J. Murdoch 5 , L. Pérez 5 , M. Taylor 7 , T. Alexander , J. Reyes 3 , D. Norman 4 , R. Estes 4 , J. MacKinney
2-out RBI: , M. Taylor 2 , J. Reyes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Powell , J. Murdoch , M. Taylor , D. Norman 2 , J. MacKinney 2
GIDP: R. Powell , J. Reyes
Sac Fly: R. Estes
Hit by Pitch: J. MacKinney 2
Team LOB: 13
LEXINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Barton L (1-1) 1.2 7 6 3 2 0 0 61 3.12   
E. Méndez 1.0 4 4 4 1 1 0 25 6.00   
A. Cortéz 2.1 8 6 6 1 0 0 56 22.09   
O. Evans 3.0 6 1 1 0 1 0 32 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Barton 15
Batters Faced: E. Barton 15, E. Méndez 9, A. Cortéz 17, O. Evans 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Barton 2-3, E. Méndez 0-2, A. Cortéz 4-3, O. Evans 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Barton 61-34, E. Méndez 25-15, A. Cortéz 56-34, O. Evans 32-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Méndez 2-0 , A. Cortéz 2-0 , O. Evans 1-0
WP: A. Cortéz
Hit Batsmen: E. Méndez , A. Cortéz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Luna W (2-1) 7.1 6 6 6 1 6 3 93 3.33   
L. Prado 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Luna 47
Batters Faced: J. Luna 29, L. Prado 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Luna 9-7, L. Prado 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Luna 93-63, L. Prado 22-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Taylor
Ballpark: McCormick Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 3958
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