SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
WEST VIRGINIA POWER AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
05/18/2024
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
WEST VIRGINIA POWER AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
GAME ID: 10361 - SATURDAY, MAY 18TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
West Virginia Power (11-25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Asheville Tourists (18-18) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 0
Tourists Take Nail-Biter Over Power
The Asheville Tourists earned a close win over the West Virginia Power, thanks in part to Dave Merritt. The Asheville right-hander, who is tied for 5th in the SAL in innings pitched with 58.0, played a key role in the 2-1 victory. The win boosted Asheville to 18-18.

Omar Lerma delivered a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 12th to win it for the Tourists. For the game, Lerma drove in one run.

"I had pretty good command out there," said Merritt.
WEST VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hernández CF 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .242 3 6
J. Aguilar SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .192 5 13
B. Bishop 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .192 1 7
T. Peña LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .242 1 7
G. Mullett DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .155 0 2
D. Morán RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 .203 3 12
M. Gutiérrez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 1 9
   b-J. Ramírez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 2 6
   c-T. Cruz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Goslin 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .164 0 2
V. Dodwell 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .188 1 6
   a-R. English PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 3
Totals 41 1 5 1 1 10 11      
a - R. English pinch hit for V. Dodwell in the 8th
b - J. Ramírez pinch hit for M. Gutiérrez in the 10th
c - T. Cruz substituted for J. Ramírez in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Goslin (2, 3rd Inning off D. Merritt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Aguilar (5, 8th Inning off D. Merritt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hernández 2 , J. Aguilar 4 , B. Goslin 3
2-out RBI: J. Aguilar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Aguilar , B. Bishop , T. Peña
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hernández 2 (10) , B. Goslin (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Hernández(Encarnación at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Colón 1B 6 0 1 0 0 2 1 .244 3 15
A. López 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 3 9
T. Parker RF 5 1 2 0 1 1 0 .282 3 10
R. Encarnación DH 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .286 7 21
   c-O. Lerma DH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .230 2 10
S. Acosta C 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .333 0 14
D. Harrison SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .213 0 3
B. Bowen LF, CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 7 .182 1 2
J. Esplana 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .244 1 2
C. Fleming CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .186 1 6
   a-V. Ocasio PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .170 1 5
   b-K. McNorton CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 1 3
   d-J. Wells PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .308 0 3
Totals 41 2 9 2 6 8 23      
a - V. Ocasio pinch hit for C. Fleming in the 9th
b - K. McNorton substituted for V. Ocasio in the 10th
c - O. Lerma inserted as DH in the 11th
d - J. Wells pinch hit for K. McNorton in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Parker 2 (13, 4th Inning off A. Moreno, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off A. Moreno, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Colón , T. Parker 4 , R. Encarnación 2 , S. Acosta 2 , D. Harrison , J. Esplana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bowen , J. Esplana 2
Sac Bunt: A. López
Sac Fly: O. Lerma
Team LOB: 12
WEST VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Moreno 8.2 7 1 1 3 5 0 106 2.31   
J. Walker 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.50   
J. Wheeler 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 35 4.03   
A. Triska L (1-4) 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 16 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Moreno 68
Batters Faced: A. Moreno 35, J. Walker 1, J. Wheeler 8, A. Triska 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Moreno 9-11, J. Walker 0-0, J. Wheeler 1-3, A. Triska 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Moreno 106-69, J. Walker 3-3, J. Wheeler 35-22, A. Triska 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Walker 1-0
WP: A. Moreno
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Merritt 8.0 5 1 1 1 7 1 123 2.64   
M. Sykes 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 41 3.41   
J. Lima W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 0.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Merritt 74
Batters Faced: D. Merritt 30, M. Sykes 9, J. Lima 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Merritt 8-9, M. Sykes 4-4, J. Lima 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Merritt 123-76, M. Sykes 41-26, J. Lima 18-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Merritt
Ballpark: McCormick Field
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 3968
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