CAROLINA LEAGUE
MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS AT CAROLINA MUDCATS
04/18/2025
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS AT CAROLINA MUDCATS
GAME ID: 7693 - FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Myrtle Beach Pelicans (7-2) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 14 0
Carolina Mudcats (5-4) 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 14 0
Simmons Slugs Mudcats to 6-2 Win
The Carolina Mudcats defeated the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, 6-2, at Grainger Stadium. Carolina first baseman Shawn Simmons had a superb performance. He went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Myrtle Beach, with the loss, is still a robust 7-2.

With Carolina leading 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Simmons hit a fastball from Rodrigo Vargas for a 2-run home run. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Mudcats ahead, 3-0.

"We take it day by day here," said Simmons, "and today was a good one for us."
MYRTLE BEACH BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hansen LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .316 0 2
M. Guerra RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .133 0 0
R. Crotty 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .286 1 5
J. Kilkenny DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .276 1 7
I. Menéndez CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .161 0 2
D. Burns SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .267 0 1
B. Lambert C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .321 1 6
K. Willis 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .286 0 2
K. Cook 2B 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .208 0 0
Totals 38 2 14 2 0 12 16      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Crotty (2, 1st Inning off S. Preston, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Lambert (4, 2nd Inning off S. Preston, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Willis (2, 5th Inning off S. Preston, 0 on, 2 outs) , I. Menéndez (3, 6th Inning off S. Preston, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Cook (2, 7th Inning off S. Preston, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Hansen 3 , M. Guerra , R. Crotty 3 , J. Kilkenny , I. Menéndez 2 , B. Lambert 2 , K. Willis 3 , K. Cook 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Guerra , J. Kilkenny , B. Lambert , K. Cook
GIDP: M. Guerra , I. Menéndez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Cook-Burns-Crotty, Burns-Cook-Crotty, Crotty-Burns-Crotty)
OF assists: 1 (Guerra(Clark at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. García LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .154 0 2
M. Tesch CF 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .389 0 3
J. Valle DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 .353 3 9
J. King 3B 4 2 1 0 0 1 4 .333 0 3
S. Simmons 1B 5 2 3 4 0 0 1 .433 4 13
J. Rúbio RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .226 2 5
J. Allison 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .143 0 0
R. Clark SS 4 0 3 0 0 1 2 .345 0 1
L. Britt C 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 .357 0 0
Totals 34 6 14 6 4 4 24      
BATTING
Doubles: L. García (1, 1st Inning off R. Vargas, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Clark (1, 2nd Inning off R. Vargas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Simmons 2 (4, 1st Inning off R. Vargas, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off R. Vargas, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Rúbio (2, 1st Inning off R. Vargas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. García 2 , M. Tesch 2 , J. Valle , J. King , S. Simmons 9 , J. Rúbio 5 , J. Allison , R. Clark 4
2-out RBI: S. Simmons , J. Rúbio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. García , J. Rúbio , L. Britt
GIDP: J. Valle 2 , L. Britt
Hit by Pitch: L. García , M. Tesch , J. King , L. Britt
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: L. García (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Allison-Clark-Simmons, Clark-Allison-Simmons)
OF assists: 1 (Rúbio(Lambert at 3rd base))
MYRTLE BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Vargas L (0-1) 2.1 8 6 6 0 0 3 45 19.06   
S. López 3.0 2 0 0 3 2 0 60 0.00   
A. Balderas 2.2 4 0 0 1 2 0 54 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Vargas 13
Batters Faced: R. Vargas 16, S. López 13, A. Balderas 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Vargas 2-2, S. López 5-1, A. Balderas 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Vargas 45-26, S. López 60-33, A. Balderas 54-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. López 1-0 , A. Balderas 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Vargas 4
Balk: A. Balderas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Preston W (1-0) 8.2 13 2 2 0 11 0 119 2.87   
B. Carson SV (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 36.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Preston 61
Batters Faced: S. Preston 36, B. Carson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Preston 7-5, B. Carson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Preston 119-85, B. Carson 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Carson 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shawn Simmons
Ballpark: Grainger Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 4018
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