SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS AT WEST VIRGINIA POWER
07/05/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS AT WEST VIRGINIA POWER
GAME ID: 10672 - SATURDAY, JULY 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lakewood BlueClaws (49-31) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
West Virginia Power (40-40) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 4 8 2
Power Double Up BlueClaws, 4-2
The West Virginia Power defeated the Lakewood BlueClaws, 4-2, at Appalachian Power Park. West Virginia was led by 23-year old catcher Manny Escobar, who went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. West Virginia reliever Alex Samuels was the winner. His record is now 1-0. The losing pitcher was Kevin Rodgers. Ken Roy earned the save, his 3rd in 5 tries.

Escobar had a timely hit for West Virginia in the bottom of the sixth. With West Virginia trailing 2-0, he turned a 2-0 fastball into a grand slam home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season, making it 4-2, West Virginia.

"Whenever you can come through for your ball club, it's a great thing," said Escobar.

With the win, West Virginia raised its record to 40-40.
LAKEWOOD BATTING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Dunlap LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 2 16
R. Martin DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .279 7 28
D. Crouch 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .279 3 24
D. Glenn 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .309 3 16
L. Bannatyne 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 .285 7 38
   a-J. Acevedo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 6 31
B. Penn SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .252 5 32
G. Donahue C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 0 5
Z. Mills RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 8 29
S. Christensen CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 1 7
Totals 29 2 2 2 4 4 10      
a - J. Acevedo pinch hit for L. Bannatyne in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Penn (5, 2nd Inning off T. González, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Glenn , B. Penn 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Crouch , L. Bannatyne
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Penn-Bannatyne-Crouch, Glenn-Bannatyne-Crouch)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kennedy 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .286 0 0
J. Smith CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .241 0 7
J. English SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .232 2 22
M. Escobar C 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .199 2 13
R. Tovar RF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .224 7 18
B. Wydeville LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .324 1 10
   a-J. Hutchinson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 2 20
D. Sherman 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .227 4 17
J. Smith 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 3
K. Morris DH 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .279 5 33
Totals 30 4 8 4 2 5 10      
a - J. Hutchinson substituted for B. Wydeville in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Escobar (6, 2nd Inning off K. Rodgers, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Morris (14, 7th Inning off K. Rodgers, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Escobar (2, 6th Inning off K. Rodgers, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Kennedy , J. Smith , M. Escobar 6 , B. Wydeville , D. Sherman , K. Morris 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Sherman
GIDP: J. Smith , J. English
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kennedy (1) , D. Sherman (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Kennedy, Smith-Kennedy)
OF assists: 1 (Smith(Glenn at 1st base))
LAKEWOOD PITCHING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Rodgers L (9-4) 6.1 8 4 4 1 5 1 112 2.85   
T. Moon 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rodgers 45
Batters Faced: K. Rodgers 27, T. Moon 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rodgers 5-8, T. Moon 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rodgers 112-68, T. Moon 21-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Moon 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. González 5.0 2 2 2 3 4 1 90 4.28   
A. Samuels W (1-0) 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 4.61   
K. Roy SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 6.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. González 56
Batters Faced: T. González 22, A. Samuels 8, K. Roy 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. González 4-7, A. Samuels 5-3, K. Roy 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. González 90-51, A. Samuels 21-15, K. Roy 17-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Samuels 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Escobar
Ballpark: Appalachian Power Park
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 6150
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