SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS AT KANNAPOLIS INTIMIDATORS
04/30/2026
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS AT KANNAPOLIS INTIMIDATORS
GAME ID: 10261 - THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lakewood BlueClaws (11-11) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Kannapolis Intimidators (14-8) 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 X 5 15 1
BlueClaws Fall, 5-2, to Dotson, Intimidators
Ben Dotson led Kannapolis to a triumph over Lakewood. The final score was 5-2. The catcher went 4 for 5, falling a triple shy of the cycle. He scored 3 runs and added 3 RBI. Kannapolis reliever Joe Cook picked up the win, upping his record to 2-1. Bob Williams absorbed the loss. The win has Kannapolis at 14-8.

With Kannapolis trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Dotson hit a changeup from Bob Williams for a 3-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Intimidators ahead, 4-2.

Dotson called the win "a pick-me-upper."
LAKEWOOD BATTING LINESCORE KANNAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Green SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .193 0 2
T. Joseph LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .366 1 5
J. García 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .236 2 11
S. Mendoza RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .246 1 7
B. Russell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 2 12
S. Thomas DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .229 2 4
R. Whitehead CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .295 1 4
J. López C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .163 2 8
C. Jordan 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .234 2 5
   a-T. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 1 2 7 15      
a - T. Lewis pinch hit for C. Jordan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. García (3, 1st Inning off T. Reyes, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Mendoza (4, 3rd Inning off T. Reyes, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Whitehead (1, 9th Inning off J. Vélez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Joseph , J. García 2 , S. Mendoza 2 , S. Thomas , R. Whitehead 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Joseph , B. Russell , S. Thomas , R. Whitehead
GIDP: S. Mendoza
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Green-Jordan-García)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Evans 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .343 1 5
H. Paredes CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .197 0 0
J. Picot SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .351 1 8
B. Dotson C 5 3 4 3 0 0 0 .300 1 5
D. Reynolds RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .289 3 9
   a-D. Jolivet LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .353 0 6
C. Scott DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .316 1 3
R. Durán LF, RF 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .151 1 4
M. Griffith 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 6 .213 1 5
J. O'Loman 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .194 0 7
Totals 38 5 15 5 3 7 23      
a - D. Jolivet substituted for D. Reynolds in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Scott (3, 5th Inning off B. Williams, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Paredes (1, 6th Inning off B. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Griffith (3, 7th Inning off J. Barker, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Dotson (2, 8th Inning off J. Barker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Dotson (1, 5th Inning off B. Williams, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Evans 2 , H. Paredes 3 , J. Picot , B. Dotson 8 , D. Reynolds , C. Scott 2 , R. Durán 2 , M. Griffith 2 , J. O'Loman
2-out RBI: M. Griffith , J. O'Loman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Evans , J. Picot , D. Jolivet , M. Griffith 2 , J. O'Loman
GIDP: H. Paredes
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: H. Paredes (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Evans-Picot-Griffith)
LAKEWOOD PITCHING LINESCORE KANNAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Williams L (1-3) 5.2 10 4 4 2 4 1 29 109 6.59   
J. Barker 2.1 5 1 1 1 3 0 12 35 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Williams 35
Batters Faced: B. Williams 29, J. Barker 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Williams 4-9, J. Barker 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Williams 109-73, J. Barker 35-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Barker 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Reyes 4.1 4 2 1 2 2 0 20 87 5.57   
J. Cook W (2-1) 3.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 12 59 8.05   
J. Vélez SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 18 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Reyes 49
Batters Faced: T. Reyes 20, J. Cook 12, J. Vélez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Reyes 5-6, J. Cook 3-4, J. Vélez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Reyes 87-47, J. Cook 59-36, J. Vélez 18-14
WP: T. Reyes , J. Cook
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Dotson
Ballpark: CMC-NorthEast Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 4656
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