CAROLINA LEAGUE
CAROLINA MUDCATS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
08/16/2025
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CAROLINA LEAGUE
CAROLINA MUDCATS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
GAME ID: 8134 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Carolina Mudcats (77-41) 0 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 14 0
Lynchburg Hillcats (49-70) 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 17 0
Mudcats Take Down Hillcats, 9-8
The Carolina Mudcats and Lynchburg Hillcats engaged in a real slobberknocker.

Due in large part to center fielder Steve Mejía, the Carolina Mudcats sunk the Lynchburg Hillcats, 9-8. Mejía went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. The first-place Mudcats, at 77-41, lead the Southern Division by 4½ games.

Carolina used the hitting of Beau Carson to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a run-scoring single in the top of the 12th inning to put the Mudcats on top, 9-8. For the game, Carson had 1 home run and 3 singles in 6 at-bats.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager John Cornely.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Reyes SS 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 .323 4 61
J. Cleeve LF 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 .323 2 15
S. Simmons 1B 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 .330 20 78
   d-N. Alexander CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 18
J. King 3B 4 2 2 0 2 2 1 .310 13 71
J. Allison 2B 6 0 1 1 0 2 5 .239 11 47
S. Mejía CF 5 2 3 3 0 0 3 .259 6 36
   c-B. Stevenson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .172 7 16
   e-K. Robbins 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Powers RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .156 1 3
   a-J. Rúbio PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266 15 63
   b-J. Harris RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 1 5
B. Carson P, DH 6 2 4 3 0 0 2 .325 14 60
J. Batista C 6 1 1 2 0 2 5 .268 6 30
Totals 49 9 14 9 5 11 24      
a - J. Rúbio pinch hit for J. Powers in the 7th
b - J. Harris substituted for J. Rúbio in the 7th
c - B. Stevenson pinch hit for S. Mejía in the 12th
d - N. Alexander substituted for S. Simmons in the 12th
e - K. Robbins substituted for B. Stevenson in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: J. King (22, 2nd Inning off J. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Mejía 2 (12, 6th Inning off R. Sparks, 0 on, 0 outs; 10th Inning off C. Cochrane, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Allison (20, 7th Inning off B. Riggs, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Mejía (6, 4th Inning off J. Cruz, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Batista (6, 4th Inning off J. Cruz, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Carson (14, 6th Inning off R. Sparks, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Simmons 2 , J. King 3 , J. Allison 2 , S. Mejía 8 , J. Harris , B. Carson 7 , J. Batista 4
2-out RBI: B. Carson , J. Batista
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Powers , J. Rúbio , J. Batista 2
GIDP: J. Batista
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Reyes-Allison-Simmons, Reyes-Allison-Simmons, Reyes-Allison-Simmons)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Osborn CF 6 0 2 0 1 2 2 .270 3 32
A. Becerra 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .263 10 40
   b-J. Sizemore PH, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .265 4 16
L. Carlos RF 5 0 1 0 2 2 3 .263 12 49
B. Lake 3B 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 .268 6 30
   c-L. Carter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282 4 48
   d-S. Martin 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287 5 28
J. Hijar LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .308 0 0
   a-R. Evans PR, LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 .283 2 19
J. Árias 2B 5 2 1 0 1 2 4 .244 4 26
D. Wilson DH 6 2 2 3 0 1 2 .268 3 24
Y. Janvier C 4 0 3 4 0 0 0 .304 1 8
   e-M. González PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 2 9
   f-D. Taylor C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .344 1 21
M. Smith SS 6 0 1 1 0 1 3 .198 3 17
Totals 50 8 17 8 7 10 30      
a - R. Evans pinch ran for J. Hijar in the 5th
b - J. Sizemore pinch hit for A. Becerra in the 8th
c - L. Carter pinch hit for B. Lake in the 8th
d - S. Martin substituted for L. Carter in the 9th
e - M. González pinch hit for Y. Janvier in the 9th
f - D. Taylor substituted for M. González in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Becerra (33, 1st Inning off B. Carson, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Wilson (19, 4th Inning off B. Carson, 3 on, 0 outs) , Y. Janvier 2 (2, 4th Inning off B. Carson, 2 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off K. Townsend, 3 on, 1 out) , L. Carlos (27, 6th Inning off K. Townsend, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Osborn 2 , A. Becerra 2 , J. Sizemore , L. Carlos 2 , B. Lake , S. Martin , J. Hijar 2 , J. Árias , D. Wilson 3 , Y. Janvier 5 , D. Taylor , M. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Becerra , L. Carlos , J. Hijar , R. Evans , D. Wilson
GIDP: A. Becerra 2 , J. Árias
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Árias-Smith-Becerra)
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Carson 4.1 9 7 7 4 4 0 88 6.43   
K. Townsend 3.0 5 1 1 2 1 0 65 3.06   
K. King 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 6.43   
E. Soto W (6-1) 3.0 3 0 0 1 5 0 45 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Carson 17
Batters Faced: B. Carson 24, K. Townsend 15, K. King 5, E. Soto 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Carson 5-2, K. Townsend 5-2, K. King 4-1, E. Soto 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Carson 88-50, K. Townsend 65-38, K. King 17-11, E. Soto 45-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Townsend 3-3 , K. King 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cruz 4.0 6 5 5 1 5 2 67 7.31   
R. Sparks 2.1 3 3 3 1 2 1 38 3.49   
B. Riggs BS (4) 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 39 4.43   
C. Cochrane L (6-9) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 20 3.00   
K. Dudley 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cruz 34
Batters Faced: J. Cruz 19, R. Sparks 11, B. Riggs 10, C. Cochrane 9, K. Dudley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cruz 3-4, R. Sparks 0-5, B. Riggs 3-2, C. Cochrane 3-2, K. Dudley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cruz 67-46, R. Sparks 38-20, B. Riggs 39-22, C. Cochrane 20-12, K. Dudley 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Riggs 1-1 , K. Dudley 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Mejía
Ballpark: Ed Smith Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:30 PM ET
Time: 4:43
Attendance: 5155
Special Notes: CF Jorge Hijar was injured while running the bases.
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