SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME FIREBIRDS AT LEXINGTON LEGENDS
06/06/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME FIREBIRDS AT LEXINGTON LEGENDS
GAME ID: 10492 - FRIDAY, JUNE 6TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rome Firebirds (35-20) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 10 2
Lexington Legends (28-27) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 X 4 9 0
Barton, Legends March to 4-2 Victory
Lexington designated hitter Ed Barton contributed significantly to his team's 4-2 win over the Rome Firebirds. Barton, who is tied for 10th in the SAL with a 2.55 ERA, went 2 for 4 with 1 run scored to lead the offensive attack for the Legends. With this game in the books, Lexington is 28-27, Rome 35-20.

The game turned with one out in the bottom of the fourth. That's when Barton hit a solo home run off Jorge Soto. It propelled the Legends into the lead, 1-0.

"I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Barton.
ROME BATTING LINESCORE LEXINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. García LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .295 2 7
J. Powers RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .254 1 6
J. Jones 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .303 8 21
I. Montoya 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .312 4 14
O. Montgomery DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .393 2 9
A. Lazar SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .379 9 24
L. Rivera 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .270 3 19
A. Guzmán CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .165 1 5
   a-F. López PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .259 2 11
A. Donoghue C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .294 4 9
Totals 37 2 10 2 0 12 18      
a - F. López pinch hit for A. Guzmán in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Donoghue (4, 8th Inning off E. Barton, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Powers (6, 8th Inning off E. Barton, 1 on, 1 out) , F. López (11, 9th Inning off G. Moody, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. García , J. Powers 2 , J. Jones , I. Montoya , O. Montgomery , A. Lazar 2 , L. Rivera , F. López 2 , A. Donoghue 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. García , I. Montoya , L. Rivera , A. Guzmán
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Lazar (2)

FIELDING
Errors: L. García (1) , A. Donoghue (3)
OF assists: 3 (Powers(Hargrove at 3rd base), Powers(Ríos at home), Powers(Barton at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Marín SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .259 2 11
R. Sánchez CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .287 4 19
E. Barton P, DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .226 6 24
C. Huggins RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .325 10 31
B. Muldoon C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 1 15
S. Vargas LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .197 3 12
   a-C. López LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 3 7
K. Hargrove 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .258 2 14
   b-S. Tamamura 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 1 21
J. Rosales 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .238 2 11
J. Ríos 3B, 1B 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .317 2 12
Totals 30 4 9 4 1 7 6      
a - C. López substituted for S. Vargas in the 8th
b - S. Tamamura substituted for K. Hargrove in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Vargas (6, 5th Inning off J. Soto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Barton (6, 4th Inning off J. Soto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Marín , R. Sánchez , E. Barton 5 , C. Huggins , S. Vargas 2 , J. Rosales , J. Ríos 2
2-out RBI: E. Barton
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Marín (5)
ROME PITCHING LINESCORE LEXINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Soto L (3-3) 8.0 9 4 4 1 7 1 94 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Soto 54
Batters Faced: J. Soto 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Soto 5-9
Pitches - Strikes: J. Soto 94-64
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Barton W (5-2) 8.0 7 1 1 0 11 0 110 2.55   
G. Moody SV (5) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 15 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Barton 75
Batters Faced: E. Barton 31, G. Moody 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Barton 7-6, G. Moody 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Barton 110-72, G. Moody 15-11
WP: G. Moody
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Barton
Ballpark: Whitaker Bank Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 7515
Friday, June 6th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.4 Build 61