FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS AT PALM BEACH CARDINALS
04/26/2026
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS AT PALM BEACH CARDINALS
GAME ID: 8316 - SUNDAY, APRIL 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charlotte Stone Crabs (5-12) 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 4 11 19 0
Palm Beach Cardinals (7-10) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 1
Rocha Propels Charlotte Offense in 11-2 Rout
The exploits of first baseman Juan Rocha helped the Charlotte Stone Crabs defeat the Palm Beach Cardinals, 11-2. Rocha hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 5. The Cardinals fall to 7-10 and continue their wobbly start to the 2026 season.

Charlotte right fielder Tim Rice contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the seventh. With two down, he hit a fastball to center field for a run-scoring single. It was his 12th hit of the season and put the Stone Crabs ahead, 4-2.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Rocha told a Charlotte Gazette reporter. "Sometimes we just need to relax."
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE PALM BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Webb CF, LF 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 .257 2 5
A. Rhodes 1B, CF 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 .232 1 3
L. Bustamante DH 4 2 3 2 1 1 1 .308 1 5
T. Rice RF 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .231 1 5
B. Young LF 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .378 1 6
   b-C. Cabrera PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .294 2 7
   c-D. Stevenson SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 3
S. McVeagh 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 5 .317 0 2
M. Holt 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .276 0 3
S. Rico SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .204 0 6
   a-J. Rocha PH, 1B 3 3 3 5 0 0 0 .350 3 9
B. Wilson C 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .206 0 0
Totals 45 11 19 11 2 7 16      
a - J. Rocha pinch hit for S. Rico in the 7th
b - C. Cabrera pinch hit for B. Young in the 7th
c - D. Stevenson substituted for C. Cabrera in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Young (2, 4th Inning off C. Hampton, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Rhodes (3, 8th Inning off O. Frye, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Rocha (2, 9th Inning off O. Frye, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Bustamante (1, 1st Inning off C. Hampton, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Rocha 2 (3, 7th Inning off R. Crawford, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off O. Frye, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Webb 2 , A. Rhodes 3 , L. Bustamante 6 , T. Rice 3 , B. Young 2 , S. McVeagh 2 , M. Holt 2 , J. Rocha 11 , B. Wilson
2-out RBI: , L. Bustamante 2 , T. Rice , C. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Rice , S. McVeagh , S. Rico
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Rice (2) , S. McVeagh (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Holt-McVeagh-Rhodes, Rico-McVeagh-Rhodes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. MacKey LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .231 0 3
D. Morris 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .216 1 6
D. Ingram CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .323 1 3
R. Neal 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .182 0 2
J. Gonzáles SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186 1 6
G. Baldwin 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .193 3 5
D. Carlson DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .303 2 5
T. Burnett RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 0 3
J. Choo C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 1 4
Totals 32 2 7 2 1 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: R. MacKey (4, 1st Inning off A. Mercado, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Morris (6, 6th Inning off A. Mercado, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Ingram (1, 6th Inning off A. Mercado, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. MacKey 2 , D. Morris 2 , D. Ingram 5 , R. Neal , G. Baldwin , D. Carlson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Neal , J. Choo
GIDP: R. Neal , J. Gonzáles
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: R. Neal (1)
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE PALM BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Mercado W (2-0) 7.1 7 2 2 1 5 1 28 94 2.45   
T. Moody 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 14 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mercado 60
Batters Faced: A. Mercado 28, T. Moody 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mercado 7-8, T. Moody 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mercado 94-61, T. Moody 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Moody 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Hampton 5.0 7 2 2 1 4 1 21 90 3.63   
R. Crawford L (0-1) 2.0 5 3 3 1 2 1 12 46 3.00   
O. Frye 1.0 7 6 4 0 0 1 11 35 7.45   
J. Baker 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hampton 48
Batters Faced: C. Hampton 21, R. Crawford 12, O. Frye 11, J. Baker 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hampton 3-6, R. Crawford 2-2, O. Frye 1-2, J. Baker 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hampton 90-54, R. Crawford 46-29, O. Frye 35-25, J. Baker 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Baker 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Rocha
Ballpark: Roger Dean Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:00 PM ET
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 7176
Special Notes: Rain delay of 34 minutes in the 8th inning.
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