CAROLINA LEAGUE
MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
06/08/2025
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CAROLINA LEAGUE
MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
GAME ID: 7884 - SUNDAY, JUNE 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Myrtle Beach Pelicans (22-34) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 10 1
Lynchburg Hillcats (25-32) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
Myrtle Beach Edges Hillcats, 5-4, Willis Clutch
Kieran Willis had an impact in the 5-4 Myrtle Beach win over Lynchburg. The 24-year old shortstop was 4 for 4 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. The win belonged to Bob Skinner in relief. His record improves to 1-1. Jesús Gómez took the loss for Lynchburg. With the win over Lynchburg, the Pelicans improved to 22-34.

Willis had a timely hit for Myrtle Beach in the top of the eighth. With Myrtle Beach trailing 4-3, he turned a 2-0 fastball into a 2-run home run. It was his 5th home run of the season, making it 5-4, Myrtle Beach.

Willis told reporters after the game: "Took some doing, but we got it done."
MYRTLE BEACH BATTING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hansen LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .210 0 9
J. Rivera 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 1 9
   a-A. Contreras PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 1 8
B. Fuller DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .201 1 13
A. Kooiman 3B 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .239 4 15
I. Menéndez CF 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 .237 3 17
M. Guerra RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .236 0 14
   b-K. Clark PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-A. Davis RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Burns 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .265 0 12
K. Willis SS 4 1 4 4 0 0 0 .290 5 24
S. Tracy C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .151 0 3
Totals 37 5 10 5 2 10 22      
a - A. Contreras pinch hit for J. Rivera in the 7th
b - K. Clark pinch hit for M. Guerra in the 8th
c - A. Davis substituted for K. Clark in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Willis (6, 2nd Inning off J. Cruz, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Willis (5, 8th Inning off J. Gómez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hansen , B. Fuller , A. Kooiman , I. Menéndez , M. Guerra , D. Burns , K. Willis 8
2-out RBI: K. Willis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Hansen 2 , A. Kooiman 2 , M. Guerra
GIDP: S. Tracy
Hit by Pitch: B. Fuller
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hansen 2 (6) , K. Willis (9)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Burns (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Carter RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 3 21
   d-D. Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 2 9
D. Taylor DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .299 0 6
B. O'Brian 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .286 3 16
A. Becerra 1B 3 1 2 4 0 0 0 .268 5 24
   a-S. Martin 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 4 14
R. Osborn CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .280 2 12
J. Árias 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253 2 11
B. Lake SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .321 5 18
   b-J. Sizemore PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 2 8
   c-L. Carlos SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 7 25
S. Hartman LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 0 2
T. Buchanan C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .198 1 9
Totals 35 4 7 4 2 10 11      
a - S. Martin substituted for A. Becerra in the 7th
b - J. Sizemore pinch hit for B. Lake in the 8th
c - L. Carlos substituted for J. Sizemore in the 9th
d - D. Wilson pinch hit for L. Carter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Árias (8, 4th Inning off J. Jennings, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Buchanan (7, 5th Inning off J. Jennings, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Becerra (5, 5th Inning off J. Jennings, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Taylor , B. O'Brian , A. Becerra 5 , R. Osborn , J. Árias 2 , T. Buchanan 2
2-out RBI: A. Becerra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Taylor , R. Osborn , B. Lake
Hit by Pitch: D. Taylor
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: S. Martin (2)
Double Plays: 1 (O'Brian-Árias-Becerra)
MYRTLE BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Jennings 6.1 5 4 4 2 8 1 97 4.01   
D. Newman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.50   
B. Skinner W (1-1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 32 8.10   
R. Saro SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jennings 53
Batters Faced: J. Jennings 27, D. Newman 1, B. Skinner 6, R. Saro 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jennings 7-4, D. Newman 1-0, B. Skinner 1-1, R. Saro 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jennings 97-64, D. Newman 1-1, B. Skinner 32-19, R. Saro 11-7
Hit Batsmen: J. Jennings
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cruz 5.1 7 3 3 1 6 0 104 6.36   
J. Gómez L (1-1), BS (1) 2.2 3 2 2 1 2 1 40 6.75   
B. Riggs 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cruz 47
Batters Faced: J. Cruz 25, J. Gómez 12, B. Riggs 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cruz 6-4, J. Gómez 4-1, B. Riggs 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cruz 104-69, J. Gómez 40-25, B. Riggs 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gómez 1-0 , B. Riggs 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Cruz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kieran Willis
Ballpark: Ed Smith Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:00 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 6444
Sunday, June 8th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.4 Build 61