CAROLINA LEAGUE
FREDERICK KEYS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
04/16/2026
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
FREDERICK KEYS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
GAME ID: 7690 - THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Frederick Keys (4-4) 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 10 14 1
Lynchburg Hillcats (5-3) 0 1 2 0 7 1 0 0 X 11 8 1
Hijar Helps Lynchburg Outscore Frederick
The Lynchburg-Frederick matchup turned into a slugfest.

The Lynchburg Hillcats downed the Frederick Keys, 11-10, at Ed Smith Stadium. Jorge Hijar led the way, going 2-for-3 for Lynchburg. Frederick falls to 4-4.

With Lynchburg leading 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Hijar hit a changeup from Sergio López for a run-scoring triple. It was his 1st triple of the season and put the Hillcats ahead, 2-0.

Frederick manager Whit Merrifield said he was disappointed with the loss. "Whenever you score in double digits, you expect to win the game."
FREDERICK BATTING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Wolfe RF 5 0 2 1 1 1 5 .324 1 5
J. Horne LF 6 0 3 1 0 2 4 .333 0 2
M. Ortíz CF 4 1 0 1 1 2 5 .125 1 6
M. Griffin 3B 5 1 0 0 1 2 5 .367 1 5
J. Ramos C 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .125 0 2
   a-J. Jones PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-C. Hernández C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 1 4
S. Baker SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .450 0 1
S. Stone DH 4 2 2 3 0 1 4 .273 4 11
H. Cordero 2B 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 .200 0 0
E. Davis 1B 5 2 3 3 0 1 4 .350 3 9
Totals 40 10 14 9 8 11 33      
a - J. Jones pinch ran for J. Ramos in the 8th
b - C. Hernández substituted for J. Jones in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Baker (3, 6th Inning off O. Castro, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Davis (3, 5th Inning off O. Castro, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Stone (4, 6th Inning off O. Castro, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Wolfe 2 , J. Horne 3 , J. Ramos , S. Baker 3 , S. Stone 5 , H. Cordero , E. Davis 6
2-out RBI: D. Wolfe , J. Horne , M. Ortíz , E. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wolfe , J. Horne , M. Ortíz , M. Griffin
GIDP: J. Ramos
Sac Fly: S. Stone
Hit by Pitch: M. Ortíz
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: E. Snow (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Cordero-Ramos-Davis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Griffin 2B, SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 7 .152 0 0
C. Reed DH 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 .150 0 2
L. Carter CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .250 1 2
   b-D. Morrison RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 0 2
J. Hijar RF, LF 3 4 2 2 2 0 3 .194 0 3
B. Carlson SS 3 1 0 2 1 0 2 .278 0 3
   c-J. Rivera SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
G. Hamilton 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .286 0 3
J. Hernández LF 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 .333 0 10
   a-R. Osborn CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 0 3
B. Lake 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .316 2 9
Y. Janvier C 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 .238 0 3
Totals 30 11 8 11 12 3 23      
a - R. Osborn substituted for J. Hernández in the 8th
b - D. Morrison substituted for L. Carter in the 8th
c - J. Rivera substituted for B. Carlson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Carter (2, 3rd Inning off S. López, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Reed (1, 5th Inning off E. Snow, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Hijar (1, 3rd Inning off S. López, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Reed 2 , L. Carter 3 , J. Hijar 4 , G. Hamilton 2 , J. Hernández
2-out RBI: C. Reed , J. Hernández
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Griffin , L. Carter
GIDP: J. Hijar
Sac Fly: B. Carlson , J. Hernández
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: R. Villalobos (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Lake-Griffin-Hamilton)
FREDERICK PITCHING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. López L (0-1) 4.0 5 8 8 6 0 0 23 89 17.55   
E. Snow 2.0 2 3 2 3 1 0 12 47 6.48   
T. Brown 2.0 1 0 0 3 2 0 9 41 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. López 14
Batters Faced: S. López 23, E. Snow 12, T. Brown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. López 5-7, E. Snow 3-2, T. Brown 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. López 89-49, E. Snow 47-25, T. Brown 41-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Snow 3-3
WP: S. López
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
O. Castro W (1-1) 5.1 7 5 5 3 5 2 25 105 9.00   
R. Villalobos 1.1 5 5 0 2 3 0 13 55 0.00   
D. Bratcher H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 3 1 0 8 35 0.00   
K. Dudley SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Castro 36
Batters Faced: O. Castro 25, R. Villalobos 13, D. Bratcher 8, K. Dudley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Castro 6-4, R. Villalobos 0-1, D. Bratcher 1-2, K. Dudley 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Castro 105-63, R. Villalobos 55-32, D. Bratcher 35-22, K. Dudley 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Bratcher 3-1
WP: O. Castro
Hit Batsmen: R. Villalobos
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Hijar
Ballpark: Ed Smith Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:11
Attendance: 7420
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