CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT FREDERICK KEYS
06/20/2025
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT FREDERICK KEYS
GAME ID: 7927 - FRIDAY, JUNE 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lynchburg Hillcats (30-38) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 0
Frederick Keys (36-32) 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 5 9 0
Frederick Beats Lynchburg, 5-3
Frederick first baseman Mike Sandoval helped his team beat the Lynchburg Hillcats, 5-3. Sandoval, who is tied for 5th in the CAR in total bases with 116, went 2 for 2 for the Keys. The Frederick winning streak has reached 3 games.

The Keys got a big at-bat from left fielder Gjèrgji Thika. For the game, Thika was 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the second, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 6th home run of the season gave Frederick a 3-2 lead.

After the game, Frederick manager Whit Merrifield applauded the team's effort. "We put some good AB's together," he said.
LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE FREDERICK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Wilson P, DH 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .263 2 9
L. Carlos LF 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .264 9 33
L. Carter CF 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .273 3 24
M. González RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .279 2 9
A. Becerra 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269 7 27
   b-J. Sizemore PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 3 12
B. O'Brian 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .299 4 22
M. Smith SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .429 0 1
   a-B. Lake SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .316 5 22
J. Árias 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .254 3 15
T. Buchanan C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .189 1 10
Totals 35 3 11 3 5 7 17      
a - B. Lake substituted for M. Smith in the 6th
b - J. Sizemore pinch hit for A. Becerra in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Carlos (9, 1st Inning off C. Myers, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Wilson 3 , L. Carlos 5 , L. Carter 3 , M. Smith , J. Árias , T. Buchanan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. González , B. O'Brian , T. Buchanan
GIDP: J. Árias
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Carter (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lake-Árias-Sizemore, O'Brian-Árias-Sizemore)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Reynolds 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .271 0 19
D. McDaniel RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .253 1 13
R. Villalobos CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .274 3 21
M. Sandoval 1B 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .291 11 43
   a-E. Hall 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 2 9
E. Gelderblom DH 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 .293 11 38
R. Stover SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .267 3 14
G. Thika LF 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .278 6 24
J. Bennett C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .256 1 13
J. Gillespie 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .250 1 20
Totals 31 5 9 4 7 3 18      
a - E. Hall substituted for M. Sandoval in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bennett (6, 4th Inning off D. Wilson, 0 on, 1 out) , D. McDaniel (13, 6th Inning off D. Shelton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Thika (6, 2nd Inning off D. Wilson, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Sandoval (11, 7th Inning off D. Shelton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. McDaniel 2 , R. Villalobos , M. Sandoval 5 , G. Thika 4 , J. Bennett 3 , J. Gillespie 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Reynolds , R. Villalobos , R. Stover , G. Thika
GIDP: D. McDaniel , R. Stover
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Villalobos (6) , M. Sandoval (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hall-Stover-Duncan)
LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE FREDERICK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Wilson L (3-4) 4.1 5 4 4 4 2 1 88 3.82   
D. Shelton 1.2 2 1 1 3 1 1 43 8.16   
B. Riggs 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Wilson 35
Batters Faced: D. Wilson 22, D. Shelton 10, B. Riggs 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wilson 6-5, D. Shelton 2-2, B. Riggs 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Wilson 88-50, D. Shelton 43-25, B. Riggs 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Shelton 2-1 , B. Riggs 1-0
WP: D. Shelton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Myers W (4-4) 6.0 7 2 2 3 5 1 90 3.59   
R. Blake H (1) 0.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 21 11.68   
J. Duncan H (3) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 4.26   
N. Castillo SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Myers 52
Batters Faced: C. Myers 27, R. Blake 5, J. Duncan 5, N. Castillo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Myers 7-5, R. Blake 0-0, J. Duncan 2-1, N. Castillo 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Myers 90-59, R. Blake 21-12, J. Duncan 18-8, N. Castillo 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Blake 1-0 , J. Duncan 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Sandoval
Ballpark: Harry Grove Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 5382
Special Notes: Mike Smith was ejected in the 6th inning for arguing a strike call.
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