SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ASHEVILLE TOURISTS AT CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS
05/23/2026
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ASHEVILLE TOURISTS AT CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS
GAME ID: 10400 - SATURDAY, MAY 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Asheville Tourists (19-23) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 9 13 2
Charleston RiverDogs (24-18) 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 12 0
Tourists Come Back Late to Top RiverDogs, 9-5
The Asheville Tourists topped the Charleston RiverDogs by a score of 9-5. Leading the way was third baseman Mario Aguilar. Aguilar was 2 for 2 with a home run and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Tourists. The win went to Josh Cooper in relief. His record improves to 1-1. Broderick Varner took the loss. So far in 2026, Asheville is 19-23.

Asheville used the clutch hitting of Juan Barrón to capture the win. The designated hitter drilled a 2-run double in the top of the eighth inning to give the Tourists the lead, 6-5. For the game, Barrón had 1 single and 1 double in 5 at-bats.

"I'm glad I could contribute to the win," said Barrón.
ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE CHARLESTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Estes RF 4 0 1 2 2 0 0 .284 1 8
J. Barrón DH 5 0 2 2 0 2 3 .304 2 15
B. Fowler C 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .331 2 14
J. Bustamante CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 .261 3 14
E. Hannah LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .255 0 10
F. Daugherty 2B 5 3 3 0 0 1 4 .262 3 10
C. Esquilino SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .300 3 8
E. Anderson 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .333 1 4
S. Tardiff 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 4 12
   a-M. Aguilar PH, 3B 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 .265 3 12
Totals 39 9 13 9 6 6 22      
a - M. Aguilar pinch hit for S. Tardiff in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Hannah (7, 7th Inning off G. Saunders, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Barrón (4, 8th Inning off B. Varner, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Aguilar (3, 9th Inning off T. Trujillo, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Estes , J. Barrón 3 , B. Fowler , E. Hannah 2 , F. Daugherty 3 , C. Esquilino 2 , E. Anderson , M. Aguilar 5
2-out RBI: R. Estes , J. Barrón , B. Fowler , M. Aguilar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bustamante 2 , F. Daugherty
Hit by Pitch: M. Aguilar
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Esquilino (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Esquilino (2) , M. Aguilar (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Anderson-Esquilino-Lewis, Esquilino-Daugherty-Anderson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Alvarado RF 4 0 2 3 1 0 2 .293 1 12
J. Herman 3B 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .322 0 4
D. Smith 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .310 0 19
B. Kuchelai LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .365 2 14
B. Gustafson DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .180 5 22
P. McDonald 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .289 3 20
J. Phipps CF 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .260 3 15
J. Sánchez C 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .318 1 3
M. Mullins SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .186 1 6
   a-J. Cantú PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315 4 26
   b-J. Mendoza SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 1 9
Totals 38 5 12 5 5 7 32      
a - J. Cantú pinch hit for M. Mullins in the 8th
b - J. Mendoza substituted for J. Cantú in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. McDonald (7, 2nd Inning off B. Lewis, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Kuchelai (15, 4th Inning off B. Lewis, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Sánchez (4, 4th Inning off B. Lewis, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Alvarado (2, 4th Inning off B. Lewis, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Alvarado 4 , J. Herman 2 , D. Smith , B. Kuchelai 3 , P. McDonald 2 , J. Phipps 2 , J. Sánchez 2 , J. Cantú
2-out RBI: J. Alvarado , J. Phipps 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Herman , B. Gustafson , P. McDonald , J. Sánchez 2
GIDP: B. Gustafson , J. Sánchez
Hit by Pitch: J. Sánchez
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Alvarado (2)
ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLESTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Lewis 4.2 8 4 4 3 6 0 23 88 4.29   
J. Cooper W (1-1) 2.1 2 1 0 2 0 0 13 52 6.30   
P. Joseph H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 16 3.95   
P. Mason 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Lewis 35
Batters Faced: B. Lewis 23, J. Cooper 13, P. Joseph 5, P. Mason 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Lewis 3-3, J. Cooper 1-6, P. Joseph 1-1, P. Mason 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Lewis 88-58, J. Cooper 52-26, P. Joseph 16-13, P. Mason 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cooper 1-0 , P. Joseph 1-0
WP: B. Lewis
Hit Batsmen: J. Cooper
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Saunders 7.0 9 3 3 2 6 0 31 124 3.63   
B. Varner L (2-2), BS (1) 0.2 2 3 3 3 0 0 8 40 3.60   
T. Trujillo 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 6 20 4.01   
M. Aguilar 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Saunders 51
Batters Faced: G. Saunders 31, B. Varner 8, T. Trujillo 6, M. Aguilar 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Saunders 6-8, B. Varner 1-1, T. Trujillo 2-1, M. Aguilar 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Saunders 124-70, B. Varner 40-19, T. Trujillo 20-14, M. Aguilar 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Trujillo 3-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Varner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mario Aguilar
Ballpark: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 5956
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