APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS AT BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS
07/10/2025
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS AT BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 11947 - THURSDAY, JULY 10TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Johnson City Cardinals (10-6) 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 1
Bluefield Blue Jays (8-8) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 X 5 9 0
With 5-4 Win, Blue Jays Improve to 8-8
The Bluefield Blue Jays beat the Johnson City Cardinals, 5-4, at Bowen Field. Jorge Morales, who is tied for 8th in the APP in triples with 1, starred for Bluefield. He was 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. The winner in relief was Cliff Gilmore. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 3 innings. He now owns a record of 3-0. Bluefield is 8-8 and Johnson City, with the loss, 10-6.

Morales had a timely hit for Bluefield in the bottom of the seventh. With Bluefield trailing 4-2, he turned a 1-0 curveball into a 3-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season, making it 5-4, Bluefield.

Bluefield manager Jose Mejia praised his team's "energy."
JOHNSON CITY BATTING LINESCORE BLUEFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Mason CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 1 4
   d-S. Duncan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 1 5
   e-J. Morales 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 1
T. Hastings LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .267 0 8
D. Barton SS 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .227 1 7
J. Deorta DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .317 1 11
B. Gilfillan 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .176 0 1
C. Sasser 1B 3 0 1 0 0 2 4 .327 0 3
   a-T. Burnett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 1
   b-D. Smith 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Choo C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .093 0 0
C. Billings 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .229 1 4
   c-D. Kelly PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .354 3 9
D. Carlson RF 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 .227 2 5
Totals 35 4 8 3 4 11 23      
a - T. Burnett pinch hit for C. Sasser in the 7th
b - D. Smith substituted for T. Burnett in the 7th
c - D. Kelly pinch hit for C. Billings in the 8th
d - S. Duncan pinch hit for D. Mason in the 8th
e - J. Morales substituted for S. Duncan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Barton (2, 5th Inning off R. Martínez, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Gilfillan (1, 7th Inning off C. Gilmore, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Carlson (2, 4th Inning off R. Martínez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hastings , D. Barton 2 , J. Deorta , B. Gilfillan 3 , C. Sasser , C. Billings , D. Carlson 4
2-out RBI: D. Carlson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Mason , B. Gilfillan , C. Sasser , T. Burnett
Hit by Pitch: D. Carlson
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Choo (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Gilfillan-Billings-Sasser)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Black SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .197 2 6
L. Allen 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .217 2 9
   b-A. Rogers 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
L. Tovar RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .344 1 3
J. Vance DH 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 .302 2 12
J. Morales LF 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .244 1 9
R. Carter C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .186 1 7
C. Watkins CF, 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .188 0 7
B. Mercer 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .255 1 8
   a-J. Valentín PH, 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .412 1 4
   c-C. Cockrell CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 0
M. Ryan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .312 0 2
Totals 32 5 9 5 3 9 19      
a - J. Valentín pinch hit for B. Mercer in the 6th
b - A. Rogers substituted for L. Allen in the 9th
c - C. Cockrell substituted for J. Valentín in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Watkins (3, 2nd Inning off V. Márquez, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Ryan (2, 5th Inning off V. Márquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Morales (3, 6th Inning off R. Martínez, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Valentín (3, 6th Inning off R. Martínez, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Morales (1, 7th Inning off G. Baldwin, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Allen , J. Morales 6 , R. Carter , C. Watkins 4 , J. Valentín 2 , M. Ryan 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Black , L. Tovar , J. Vance , M. Ryan
GIDP: B. Mercer
Hit by Pitch: J. Vance
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Allen (1)
JOHNSON CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BLUEFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Márquez 4.1 4 0 0 2 5 0 80 0.40   
R. Martínez 1.2 4 3 3 1 3 0 54 7.56   
G. Baldwin L (0-2), BS (1) 2.0 1 2 2 0 1 1 29 8.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Márquez 58
Batters Faced: V. Márquez 19, R. Martínez 10, G. Baldwin 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Márquez 2-5, R. Martínez 1-1, G. Baldwin 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Márquez 80-49, R. Martínez 54-32, G. Baldwin 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Martínez 1-0 , G. Baldwin 1-1
WP: V. Márquez
Hit Batsmen: G. Baldwin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Martínez 6.0 7 4 4 4 8 1 104 1.96   
C. Gilmore W (3-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 33 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Martínez 46
Batters Faced: R. Martínez 29, C. Gilmore 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Martínez 2-8, C. Gilmore 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Martínez 104-64, C. Gilmore 33-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Gilmore 1-1
WP: C. Gilmore
Hit Batsmen: C. Gilmore
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Morales
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:35 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 2427
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