SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ASHEVILLE TOURISTS AT ROME FIREBIRDS
07/02/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ASHEVILLE TOURISTS AT ROME FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 10647 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 2ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Asheville Tourists (41-36) 0 1 0 0 0 7 2 1 0 11 13 0
Rome Firebirds (47-30) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 9 0
Tourists Victorious at Rome, 11-4
The Asheville Tourists used the hitting of second baseman Mike Taylor to subdue the Rome Firebirds, 11-4. For the game, Taylor was 2-4 with 2 doubles and a walk, while scoring 3. With the win, Asheville raised its record to 41-36.

Asheville pinch hitter Joe Wells helped the Tourists go up, 3-2, in the top of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Wells hit a run-scoring single off Rome pitcher Ron Cochran.

"It was a good night for them and a bad night for us," said Rome manager Aaron Holbert.
ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE ROME BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Goodwin 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .261 5 34
J. Reyes DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .262 8 37
J. Murdoch C 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .322 3 20
M. Taylor 2B 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 .259 10 45
B. Grier LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .252 6 26
J. MacKinney SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 4 22
   a-J. Wells PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264 1 13
   b-T. Alexander SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .328 1 10
D. Norman CF 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .286 6 35
R. Powell RF 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .245 6 26
   c-T. Green PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 2 5
   d-R. Estes RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 4 35
C. Davis 1B 4 0 2 3 0 1 0 .257 0 6
Totals 40 11 13 10 4 7 13      
a - J. Wells pinch hit for J. MacKinney in the 6th
b - T. Alexander substituted for J. Wells in the 6th
c - T. Green pinch hit for R. Powell in the 7th
d - R. Estes substituted for T. Green in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Taylor 2 (24, 2nd Inning off J. Martínez, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Norman (14, 6th Inning off R. Cochran, 3 on, 0 outs) , C. Davis (2, 6th Inning off R. Cochran, 3 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Reyes (5, 6th Inning off J. Martínez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Goodwin (4, 8th Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Goodwin 3 , J. Reyes 4 , J. Murdoch , M. Taylor 4 , J. MacKinney , J. Wells , T. Alexander , D. Norman 3 , C. Davis 3
2-out RBI: C. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Goodwin , J. Murdoch
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Alexander (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (MacKinney-Taylor-Davis, Goodwin-Taylor-Davis)
PB: J. Murdoch
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. García RF 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 .252 4 15
I. Montoya 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .284 6 29
J. Valle DH 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .347 4 19
J. Jones 2B 5 1 0 0 0 0 6 .242 11 28
A. Lazar SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .369 10 37
L. Rivera CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .284 5 30
F. López 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .283 3 18
K. Robbins LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .317 2 7
L. Britt C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .248 4 20
Totals 34 4 9 3 4 4 22      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Rivera (12, 4th Inning off M. Piper, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Montoya , J. Valle , A. Lazar 3 , L. Rivera 3 , K. Robbins 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. López , K. Robbins , L. Britt
GIDP: J. Jones , F. López
Sac Bunt: L. Britt
Hit by Pitch: J. Valle
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: L. García (9)
ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE ROME PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Piper W (2-6) 5.1 7 2 2 0 2 0 80 4.70   
L. Prado SV (1) 3.2 2 2 2 4 2 0 61 5.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Piper 48
Batters Faced: M. Piper 24, L. Prado 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Piper 7-7, L. Prado 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Piper 80-53, L. Prado 61-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Prado 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Piper
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Martínez L (4-9) 5.0 5 4 4 2 5 0 81 3.81   
R. Cochran 0.1 3 4 4 2 0 0 11 3.38   
C. Brown 3.2 5 3 3 0 2 0 51 5.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Martínez 44
Batters Faced: J. Martínez 22, R. Cochran 6, C. Brown 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Martínez 4-6, R. Cochran 1-0, C. Brown 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Martínez 81-49, R. Cochran 11-7, C. Brown 51-35
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Cochran 2-2 , C. Brown 1-0
WP: C. Brown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Taylor
Ballpark: State Mutual Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 5061
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