CAROLINA LEAGUE
MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
09/06/2026
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CAROLINA LEAGUE
MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
GAME ID: 8214 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 R H E
Myrtle Beach Pelicans (65-74) 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 18 2
Lynchburg Hillcats (89-50) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 23 0
Hillcats Take Tight Tilt, 7-6
The Lynchburg Hillcats managed to get by the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, 7-6, in 18 innings at Ed Smith Stadium. Lynchburg designated hitter Brit Nelson set himself apart with his performance. The Hillcats, at 89-50, have a comfortable 18½-game lead in their division.

In the bottom of the 18th, with the score tied, Nelson hammered a solo home run to win it for Lynchburg.

"The ending was a real humdinger," Nelson told reporters after the game.
MYRTLE BEACH BATTING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Henderson LF, CF 7 1 1 2 3 3 8 .169 9 17
S. Bender CF 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 .278 5 32
   b-N. Gardner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .163 1 5
   c-I. Menéndez CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 31
   f-B. Fuller PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 6 47
   h-J. Kilkenny PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 7 28
B. Hansen SS 8 1 5 0 1 0 0 .295 4 33
J. McDonald RF, LF, RF 9 1 1 1 0 4 9 .239 20 63
J. Rivera 2B 8 0 1 0 1 3 6 .260 2 11
D. Burns 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 2 17
   a-R. Crotty PH, 1B 4 0 1 1 2 1 1 .271 5 48
K. Willis 3B 7 2 3 1 2 2 4 .285 10 46
W. Johnson P, DH 5 1 2 0 1 2 2 .240 3 13
   g-C. Bray DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .146 5 24
   i-R. Patton DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .170 0 1
S. Tracy C 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 .236 2 18
   d-A. Kooiman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 5 46
   e-J. Maloney C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .161 0 3
Totals 66 6 18 6 14 22 42      
a - R. Crotty pinch hit for D. Burns in the 8th
b - N. Gardner pinch hit for S. Bender in the 11th
c - I. Menéndez substituted for N. Gardner in the 11th
d - A. Kooiman pinch hit for S. Tracy in the 12th
e - J. Maloney substituted for A. Kooiman in the 12th
f - B. Fuller pinch hit for I. Menéndez in the 13th
g - C. Bray inserted as DH in the 14th
h - J. Kilkenny pinch hit for B. Fuller in the 17th
i - R. Patton inserted as DH in the 18th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Johnson (6, 4th Inning off T. Pierce, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. McDonald (8, 12th Inning off J. Ávila, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Rivera (5, 14th Inning off O. Castro, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Hansen (6, 12th Inning off J. Ávila, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Willis (10, 6th Inning off R. Villalobos, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Henderson , S. Bender , J. Kilkenny , B. Hansen 7 , J. McDonald 2 , J. Rivera 2 , R. Crotty , K. Willis 6 , W. Johnson 3 , S. Tracy , J. Maloney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Henderson 2 , S. Bender , J. McDonald , J. Rivera , K. Willis , C. Bray , A. Kooiman
GIDP: B. Henderson , J. McDonald , J. Rivera
Sac Bunt: S. Bender , S. Tracy
Team LOB: 22

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Henderson (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Henderson (1) , B. Hansen (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Menéndez-Maloney)
OF assists: 1 (Menéndez(Nelson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Conner 1B, 3B, SS 8 1 2 0 2 0 4 .340 3 13
D. Taylor C 6 0 1 1 4 0 6 .167 0 1
A. Borras SS 6 1 4 1 0 0 6 .519 1 4
   f-C. Sorensen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 3 9
   g-M. Bank SS, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
B. Nelson DH 10 1 6 3 0 1 3 .478 2 6
D. Wilson 3B, RF 9 1 3 1 0 2 8 .301 6 39
D. Robinson CF 8 0 1 0 1 2 11 .279 2 31
C. Lindsey RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .346 2 10
   a-D. Griffin PH, 2B 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 .305 4 65
R. Osborn LF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .261 6 46
   b-S. Cobb PH, 1B, LF 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .289 11 55
B. Lake 2B, 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .219 7 38
   c-D. Morrison PR, LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 5 32
   d-Y. Janvier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 2 38
   e-G. Hamilton LF, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .240 5 34
Totals 71 7 23 7 11 8 56      
a - D. Griffin pinch hit for C. Lindsey in the 7th
b - S. Cobb pinch hit for R. Osborn in the 9th
c - D. Morrison pinch ran for B. Lake in the 9th
d - Y. Janvier pinch hit for D. Morrison in the 11th
e - G. Hamilton substituted for Y. Janvier in the 12th
f - C. Sorensen pinch hit for A. Borras in the 13th
g - M. Bank substituted for C. Sorensen in the 14th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Cobb (15, 11th Inning off D. Newman, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Nelson (2, 12th Inning off A. Balderas, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Conner (10, 17th Inning off B. Ramsey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Nelson (2, 18th Inning off A. Limón, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Conner 3 , D. Taylor , A. Borras 4 , B. Nelson 10 , D. Wilson 3 , D. Robinson , C. Lindsey , R. Osborn 2 , S. Cobb 3 , B. Lake
2-out RBI: B. Nelson , S. Cobb
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Taylor 2 , M. Bank 2 , B. Nelson , D. Wilson , D. Robinson 2 , C. Lindsey , D. Griffin , G. Hamilton
Sac Bunt: C. Lindsey , G. Hamilton
Sac Fly: A. Borras
Team LOB: 27

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Lindsey (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Lake-Borras-Conner, Borras-Griffin-Conner, Bank-Griffin-Hamilton)
MYRTLE BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
W. Johnson 5.1 9 3 0 3 4 0 28 112 3.62   
J. Clark H (2) 2.1 5 0 0 2 1 0 14 50 4.20   
D. Newman BS (2) 3.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 13 58 3.15   
A. Balderas 2.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 11 30 6.47   
C. Best 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 8 33 5.82   
B. Ramsey 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 40 9.55   
A. Limón L (0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 9 3.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Johnson 45
Batters Faced: W. Johnson 28, J. Clark 14, D. Newman 13, A. Balderas 11, C. Best 8, B. Ramsey 9, A. Limón 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Johnson 4-7, J. Clark 3-3, D. Newman 2-5, A. Balderas 5-2, C. Best 3-1, B. Ramsey 3-3, A. Limón 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Johnson 112-68, J. Clark 50-29, D. Newman 58-33, A. Balderas 30-17, C. Best 33-20, B. Ramsey 40-25, A. Limón 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Clark 3-3 , D. Newman 2-0 , A. Balderas 1-0 , B. Ramsey 2-0 , A. Limón 2-0
Balk: D. Newman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Pierce 3.2 7 3 3 2 4 0 19 83 3.64   
R. Villalobos 3.2 2 1 1 4 6 1 16 81 4.71   
D. Knight 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 19 0.00   
J. Ávila 2.1 3 2 2 2 2 0 12 46 3.12   
O. Castro 5.1 3 0 0 3 5 0 21 75 3.62   
D. Williams 1.0 2 0 0 3 2 0 8 37 0.58   
Z. Kelly W (11-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Pierce 35
Batters Faced: T. Pierce 19, R. Villalobos 16, D. Knight 5, J. Ávila 12, O. Castro 21, D. Williams 8, Z. Kelly 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Pierce 3-3, R. Villalobos 3-1, D. Knight 1-0, J. Ávila 2-3, O. Castro 5-5, D. Williams 1-0, Z. Kelly 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Pierce 83-51, R. Villalobos 81-45, D. Knight 19-15, J. Ávila 46-30, O. Castro 75-47, D. Williams 37-18, Z. Kelly 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Villalobos 3-0 , D. Knight 2-0 , O. Castro 2-0 , D. Williams 1-0 , Z. Kelly 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brit Nelson
Ballpark: Ed Smith Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 7:52
Attendance: 7398
Special Notes: Brit Nelson ties the CAR regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 5. Bob Hansen ties the CAR regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 5. Dan Taylor ties the LYN regular season extra-inning game record for bases on balls with 4. Brit Nelson sets the CAR regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 6.
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