CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS
05/14/2025
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS
GAME ID: 7789 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
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Lynchburg Hillcats (13-20) 0 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 0 10 15 0
Myrtle Beach Pelicans (14-19) 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 3
Lynchburg Hangs 10-5 Loss on Myrtle Beach
The Lynchburg Hillcats defeated the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, 10-5, in Carolina League action at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark. Lynchburg pitcher Jim Perkins had a standout performance. Perkins got the win, improving to 3-0. He gave up no hits and walked 2 over 5 innings. He allowed no runs. Lynchburg is now 13-20, Myrtle Beach 14-19.

Lynchburg used the clutch hitting of António Becerra to capture the win. The first baseman drilled a bases-clearing double in the top of the sixth inning to give the Hillcats the lead, 8-5. For the game, Becerra had 1 single and 2 doubles in 5 at-bats.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Perkins said. "We did a good job of that today."
LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE MYRTLE BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Evans LF 6 3 1 0 0 0 3 .281 1 3
L. Carlos RF 4 1 1 1 2 1 2 .234 4 12
D. Wilson 3B 6 1 3 1 0 1 5 .250 1 8
L. Carter DH 4 0 1 1 2 0 5 .256 2 14
J. Árias 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .253 1 6
A. Becerra 1B 5 1 3 4 0 0 1 .230 2 9
R. Osborn CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .302 1 5
B. Lake SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .305 2 11
T. Buchanan C 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .146 0 3
   a-J. Sizemore PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 1 4
   b-D. Taylor C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 6
Totals 43 10 15 9 6 4 26      
a - J. Sizemore pinch hit for T. Buchanan in the 9th
b - D. Taylor substituted for J. Sizemore in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Wilson (1, 3rd Inning off D. Foster, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Buchanan 2 (4, 4th Inning off D. Foster, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off B. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Osborn (10, 5th Inning off D. Foster, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Becerra 2 (6, 5th Inning off D. Foster, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off S. O'Rourke, 3 on, 2 outs) , R. Evans (2, 6th Inning off S. O'Rourke, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Carlos (10, 9th Inning off B. Williams, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Evans 2 , L. Carlos 2 , D. Wilson 4 , L. Carter , J. Árias , A. Becerra 5 , R. Osborn 2 , B. Lake 2 , T. Buchanan 4
2-out RBI: D. Wilson , L. Carter , A. Becerra 2 , R. Osborn , B. Lake
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Evans , D. Wilson , L. Carter , J. Árias , R. Osborn , T. Buchanan
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lake-Árias-Becerra)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hansen LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 0 6
J. Rivera 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .158 0 1
B. Fuller DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .210 1 7
R. Crotty 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .305 6 22
A. Kooiman 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .237 3 12
I. Menéndez CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .233 3 11
B. Lambert C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .191 1 9
K. Willis SS 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 .279 2 13
M. Guerra RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .227 0 9
Totals 32 5 6 5 2 8 5      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Menéndez (8, 2nd Inning off J. Cruz, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Kooiman (9, 2nd Inning off J. Cruz, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Crotty (10, 2nd Inning off J. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Kooiman (3, 3rd Inning off J. Cruz, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Crotty (6, 3rd Inning off J. Cruz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Crotty 6 , A. Kooiman 6 , I. Menéndez 2 , M. Guerra
2-out RBI: R. Crotty , A. Kooiman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hansen
GIDP: B. Fuller
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Menéndez (6) , K. Willis (4)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Williams (1) , J. Rivera (2) , A. Kooiman (3)
OF assists: 1 (Guerra(Becerra at 3rd base))
LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE MYRTLE BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cruz 4.0 6 5 5 0 5 2 54 9.35   
J. Perkins W (3-0) 5.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 69 5.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cruz 35
Batters Faced: J. Cruz 18, J. Perkins 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cruz 3-4, J. Perkins 7-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cruz 54-38, J. Perkins 69-39
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Foster 4.2 10 5 5 2 2 0 93 6.61   
S. O'Rourke L (0-1) 1.1 2 3 3 2 1 0 27 20.25   
B. Williams 3.0 3 2 0 2 1 0 48 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Foster 24
Batters Faced: D. Foster 26, S. O'Rourke 7, B. Williams 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Foster 4-7, S. O'Rourke 1-1, B. Williams 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: D. Foster 93-59, S. O'Rourke 27-16, B. Williams 48-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. O'Rourke 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Perkins
Ballpark: TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 4833
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