APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS
07/19/2025
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 11988 - SATURDAY, JULY 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Princeton Rays (15-9) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 11 0
Bluefield Blue Jays (12-12) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
Bluefield Sunk by Princeton, 4-1
Princeton and Bluefield duked it out and the Rays came out victorious.

Max Holt, who is tied for 2nd in the APP in innings pitched with 36.1, was terrific for the Princeton Rays in his team's 4-1 triumph over the Bluefield Blue Jays. His performance earned Holt rave reviews. Holt got the win, improving to 3-1. He gave up 3 hits and walked 7 over 6 innings. He allowed 1 run.

Princeton used a well-timed hit by Víctor Cruz to capture the win. The first baseman socked a 2-run double in the top of the third inning to put the Rays ahead, 2-1. Though it was his only hit in 4 at-bats, it was important.

"I had pretty good command out there," said Holt.

Princeton is now 15-9, 3 games up in the East.
PRINCETON BATTING LINESCORE BLUEFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Farmer SS 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .262 2 10
J. Franco CF 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 .210 1 9
P. Williams LF, RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 .192 1 7
B. Young RF 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 .344 4 16
   a-W. Burch PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .305 0 5
   b-G. Lewis RF, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 1
V. Cruz 1B, LF 4 0 1 2 1 1 2 .279 1 9
É. Lasserre 2B 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 .232 1 5
A. Clark C 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .219 2 8
J. Pope 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .215 1 8
M. Holt P, DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 0 8
Totals 39 4 11 3 4 12 23      
a - W. Burch pinch ran for B. Young in the 9th
b - G. Lewis substituted for W. Burch in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Farmer (3, 1st Inning off C. Hughes, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Cruz (4, 3rd Inning off C. Hughes, 3 on, 2 outs) , B. Young 2 (4, 7th Inning off C. Hughes, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off R. Martínez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Farmer 4 , J. Franco , B. Young 5 , V. Cruz 2 , A. Clark 2 , M. Holt
2-out RBI: A. Farmer , V. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Williams , B. Young 2 , V. Cruz , É. Lasserre , M. Holt
GIDP: É. Lasserre
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Farmer (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cruz-Farmer-Cruz, Pope-Lasserre)
OF assists: 1 (Franco(Carter at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Watkins CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .186 1 9
C. Black SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .189 3 8
L. Tovar 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .371 1 4
J. Vance DH 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .267 2 14
L. Allen 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .244 3 11
   a-J. Valentín PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 1 4
   b-A. Rogers 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
W. Paul RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 5 .143 0 0
J. Morales LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .194 1 12
R. Carter C 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .259 1 9
B. Mercer 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .299 2 11
Totals 28 1 5 1 8 12 18      
a - J. Valentín pinch hit for L. Allen in the 8th
b - A. Rogers substituted for J. Valentín in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Carter 2 (5, 2nd Inning off M. Holt, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off T. Jackson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Watkins , C. Black , J. Valentín , R. Carter 4
2-out RBI: R. Carter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Paul 2 , B. Mercer
GIDP: L. Tovar
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Black (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Black (1) , B. Mercer (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Black-Mercer-Rogers)
PRINCETON PITCHING LINESCORE BLUEFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Holt W (3-1) 6.0 3 1 1 7 6 0 118 2.48   
T. Jackson H (2) 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 30 1.29   
T. O'Neill SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 0.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Holt 61
Batters Faced: M. Holt 25, T. Jackson 8, T. O'Neill 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Holt 4-5, T. Jackson 2-0, T. O'Neill 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Holt 118-64, T. Jackson 30-21, T. O'Neill 14-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hughes L (1-1) 7.2 10 3 1 3 11 0 135 1.15   
R. Martínez 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 25 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hughes 59
Batters Faced: C. Hughes 38, R. Martínez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hughes 6-6, R. Martínez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hughes 135-92, R. Martínez 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Martínez 3-0
WP: R. Martínez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Max Holt
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM ET
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 2952
Special Notes: Rain delay of 25 minutes in the 3rd inning. CF Ben Young was injured while running the bases.
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