SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ASHEVILLE TOURISTS AT LEXINGTON LEGENDS
05/11/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ASHEVILLE TOURISTS AT LEXINGTON LEGENDS
GAME ID: 10325 - SUNDAY, MAY 11TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Asheville Tourists (15-16) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 12 0
Lexington Legends (16-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Legends Throttled by Tourists, 6-0
The Asheville Tourists picked up a win at Whitaker Bank Ballpark, dropping the Lexington Legends, 6-0. Steve Nelson, who is tied for 9th in the SAL in innings pitched with 41.2, was the difference-maker. Nelson, the winner, moves to 3-2. He threw 7 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 6 and giving up 1 walk. Chris Godwin recorded the save for Asheville, his 3rd of the season.

Asheville used the hitting of Jim MacKinney to pick up the win. The shortstop clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Tourists on top, 3-0. For the game, MacKinney had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

MacKinney told a local reporter: "My job is to go out and play as hard as I can."

After today's action, Asheville sits at 15-16, while Lexington falls to 16-15.
ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE LEXINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Goodwin 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .155 1 10
M. Taylor 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .293 4 22
J. Murdoch C 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .375 1 6
L. Pérez LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 5 .348 3 17
R. Powell DH 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 .214 0 4
J. MacKinney SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .288 2 8
J. Reyes 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .195 1 11
D. Norman CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .302 2 10
R. Estes RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .300 1 13
Totals 37 6 12 6 2 9 26      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Powell (4, 2nd Inning off D. Irving, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. MacKinney (2, 6th Inning off D. Irving, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Pérez (3, 9th Inning off A. Cortéz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Taylor , J. Murdoch 2 , L. Pérez 4 , R. Powell 5 , J. MacKinney 5 , D. Norman , R. Estes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Pérez , J. Reyes , R. Estes 2
GIDP: L. Pérez
Sac Bunt: J. MacKinney
Hit by Pitch: J. Goodwin , J. Reyes
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Goodwin (4) , D. Norman (4)
CS: D. Norman (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Marín SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .283 1 6
   c-S. Vargas PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .221 3 8
R. Sánchez CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .327 3 14
   d-B. Muldoon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 1 7
   f-X. Serra 1B, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
C. Huggins DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .310 6 19
E. Barton 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 5 15
K. Hodge LF, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
K. Hargrove 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .279 2 10
T. Soto C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .293 1 8
C. López RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 1 2
   a-S. Tamamura PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .313 1 13
J. Ríos 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 1 4
   b-E. Bell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .500 0 2
   e-T. Amador SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0 3 8 16      
a - S. Tamamura pinch hit for C. López in the 8th
b - E. Bell pinch hit for J. Ríos in the 8th
c - S. Vargas pinch hit for H. Marín in the 8th
d - B. Muldoon pinch hit for R. Sánchez in the 8th
e - T. Amador substituted for E. Bell in the 9th
f - X. Serra substituted for B. Muldoon in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: H. Marín , C. Huggins , K. Hodge , T. Soto 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Huggins , T. Amador
Hit by Pitch: E. Barton
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: D. Irving (1) , T. Soto (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Hargrove-Marín-Ríos)
ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE LEXINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Nelson W (3-2) 7.0 4 0 0 1 6 0 84 3.24   
C. Godwin SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 35 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Nelson 74
Batters Faced: S. Nelson 26, C. Godwin 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Nelson 4-11, C. Godwin 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Nelson 84-57, C. Godwin 35-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Godwin 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Godwin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Irving L (3-2) 7.2 10 3 2 1 7 1 109 2.92   
A. Cortéz 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 17 24.92   
O. Evans 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Irving 55
Batters Faced: D. Irving 35, A. Cortéz 5, O. Evans 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Irving 7-7, A. Cortéz 0-1, O. Evans 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Irving 109-71, A. Cortéz 17-10, O. Evans 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Cortéz 2-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Irving 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Nelson
Ballpark: Whitaker Bank Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:00 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 7012
Sunday, May 11th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.3 Build 55