APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS AT BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS
07/12/2025
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APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS AT BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 11957 - SATURDAY, JULY 12TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Johnson City Cardinals (11-7) 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 13 1
Bluefield Blue Jays (9-9) 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 8 15 1
Blue Jays Deal Cardinals Painful Loss
Led by Bob Mercer, the Bluefield Blue Jays defeated the Johnson City Cardinals, 8-7. Mercer, a native of Copiague, New York, was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2 for the Blue Jays. The loss makes Johnson City 11-7.

Jorge Morales delivered a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the ninth to win it for the Blue Jays. For the game, Morales drew 3 walks in 6 trips to the plate. He drove in 2 runs.

"There's nothing like the buzz of a walk-off win," Mercer said.
JOHNSON CITY BATTING LINESCORE BLUEFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Mason CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .246 1 4
D. Barton 3B 4 2 1 0 0 3 0 .269 2 10
D. Kelly RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .346 3 9
   b-S. Duncan PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 1 6
   c-T. Burnett RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 1
J. Deorta DH 5 1 4 2 0 1 0 .338 1 13
C. Sasser 1B, LF 5 0 1 2 0 4 6 .302 0 5
D. Carlson LF 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 .250 3 7
   a-D. Smith PR, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
C. Hughes SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .333 0 0
   d-C. Billings SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 1 4
M. Brown 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .000 0 0
   e-K. Owens 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
C. Vargas C 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .261 2 4
Totals 38 7 13 7 3 19 20      
a - D. Smith pinch ran for D. Carlson in the 6th
b - S. Duncan pinch hit for D. Kelly in the 7th
c - T. Burnett substituted for S. Duncan in the 7th
d - C. Billings substituted for C. Hughes in the 9th
e - K. Owens substituted for M. Brown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Mason (2, 7th Inning off D. West, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Deorta (3, 7th Inning off D. West, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Sasser (1, 3rd Inning off J. Campbell, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Vargas (2, 7th Inning off D. West, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Mason 3 , D. Barton , D. Kelly , S. Duncan , J. Deorta 5 , C. Sasser 3 , C. Hughes , C. Vargas 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hughes , M. Brown
GIDP: D. Mason , C. Hughes , M. Brown
Hit by Pitch: D. Barton
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Kelly (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Barton (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Hughes-Brown-Smith)
PB: C. Vargas
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Black SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .200 3 7
   a-J. Valentín PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .421 1 4
   b-A. Rogers PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
L. Allen 1B 5 2 2 1 1 0 5 .221 2 10
L. Tovar RF 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 .329 1 3
J. Vance DH 4 0 2 1 2 2 1 .300 2 13
J. Morales LF 3 0 0 2 3 0 2 .235 1 11
R. Carter C 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .234 1 8
C. Watkins CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 10 .182 0 7
B. Mercer 2B 5 3 3 2 0 1 3 .288 2 10
M. Ryan 3B 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 .263 0 2
Totals 39 8 15 7 10 6 29      
a - J. Valentín pinch hit for C. Black in the 9th
b - A. Rogers pinch ran for J. Valentín in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Black (3, 2nd Inning off J. Piñeiro, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Mercer (3, 9th Inning off M. Lane, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Watkins (1, 2nd Inning off J. Piñeiro, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Mercer (2, 2nd Inning off J. Piñeiro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Black 2 , J. Valentín , L. Allen 2 , L. Tovar 2 , J. Vance 2 , R. Carter 3 , C. Watkins 3 , B. Mercer 7
2-out RBI: J. Morales , R. Carter , B. Mercer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Allen , L. Tovar , J. Vance , C. Watkins 2 , B. Mercer
GIDP: C. Black
Hit by Pitch: R. Carter
Team LOB: 17

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Allen (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Mercer (2)
Double Plays: 3 (Black-Mercer-Allen, Black-Mercer-Allen, Black-Mercer-Allen)
JOHNSON CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BLUEFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Piñeiro 3.0 4 3 3 5 3 1 79 3.32   
C. Silver 2.2 3 2 1 3 1 0 60 1.12   
B. Lee 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 25 0.00   
G. Baldwin H (1) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 7.50   
M. Lane L (0-1), BS (1) 0.1 5 3 3 1 0 0 35 10.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Piñeiro 35
Batters Faced: J. Piñeiro 18, C. Silver 15, B. Lee 6, G. Baldwin 4, M. Lane 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Piñeiro 3-3, C. Silver 3-4, B. Lee 2-0, G. Baldwin 0-2, M. Lane 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Piñeiro 79-43, C. Silver 60-34, B. Lee 25-16, G. Baldwin 15-10, M. Lane 35-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Silver 1-1 , B. Lee 1-0 , G. Baldwin 1-0
WP: C. Silver
Hit Batsmen: C. Silver
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Campbell 6.0 7 4 3 2 11 0 117 4.50   
D. West BS (2) 1.0 5 3 3 1 3 1 36 6.10   
M. Morán 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 12.60   
J. Cook W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 21 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Campbell 53
Batters Faced: J. Campbell 26, D. West 9, M. Morán 3, J. Cook 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Campbell 4-0, D. West 0-0, M. Morán 1-0, J. Cook 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Campbell 117-77, D. West 36-22, M. Morán 15-10, J. Cook 21-15
Hit Batsmen: J. Campbell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Mercer
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:30 PM ET
Time: 4:15
Attendance: 2949
Special Notes: Mike Ryan ties the BLU regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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