CAROLINA LEAGUE
WINSTON-SALEM DASH AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
09/24/2026
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CAROLINA LEAGUE
WINSTON-SALEM DASH AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
GAME ID: 11096 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Winston-Salem Dash 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 11 0
Lynchburg Hillcats 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 15 0
Lynchburg Defeats Winston-Salem
The Lynchburg Hillcats ignited a huge celebration as they beat the Winston-Salem Dash 5-4 to win the Round 2.

Lynchburg won the series 4-2, capturing the title for the 2nd time.

"We stepped it up at the right time, and now we're the champs," said Lynchburg manager Nick Markakis. "It's a great feeling."

The champs finished the regular season 89-51 and claimed first place in the Northern Division.

In the jubilant clubhouse after the decisive game, series MVP and catcher Yoni Janvier said the Hillcats have "great fans and they deserve this."

"I am so happy for our city right now," he said.
WINSTON-SALEM BATTING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pierson SS 6 0 1 1 0 1 7 .286 1 4
C. Farris DH 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 .283 1 4
S. Simmons RF 6 0 0 0 0 3 3 .150 0 2
V. Cleveland CF 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 .308 2 13
J. Fernández 2B 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 .364 1 2
A. Bruno 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .167 1 3
J. O'Loman 3B 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .312 0 6
B. Knutsen LF 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .219 0 5
   a-C. Bow PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   b-B. Nicholson LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .600 0 0
D. Brewer C 4 0 1 0 1 1 6 .270 1 8
Totals 42 4 11 3 7 7 30      
a - C. Bow pinch hit for B. Knutsen in the 7th
b - B. Nicholson substituted for C. Bow in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Fernández 2 (2, 2nd Inning off J. Sawyer, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off O. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Bow (1, 7th Inning off O. Castro, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. O'Loman (3, 8th Inning off O. Castro, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pierson , C. Farris , J. Fernández 5 , A. Bruno , J. O'Loman 2 , B. Knutsen , C. Bow 2 , B. Nicholson , D. Brewer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Pierson 2 , V. Cleveland , A. Bruno
GIDP: C. Farris , A. Bruno
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
PB: D. Brewer
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Conner 1B, SS 6 0 1 0 0 1 6 .262 1 5
C. Sorensen LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .242 2 7
   b-D. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   d-L. Carter LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 1
A. Borras SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .216 0 3
   a-C. Lindsey PH, 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .297 0 6
   c-B. Lake PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 1
   e-G. Mann 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
B. Nelson DH 6 0 1 0 0 3 6 .271 0 6
S. Cobb RF 5 0 1 1 1 1 3 .263 0 7
D. Griffin 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .200 0 1
D. Wilson 3B 6 0 3 1 0 0 2 .286 1 5
D. Robinson CF 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .316 0 2
Y. Janvier C 5 0 3 1 0 2 2 .417 0 9
Totals 46 5 15 5 5 9 31      
a - C. Lindsey pinch hit for A. Borras in the 3rd
b - D. Taylor pinch hit for C. Sorensen in the 9th
c - B. Lake pinch hit for C. Lindsey in the 9th
d - L. Carter substituted for D. Taylor in the 10th
e - G. Mann substituted for B. Lake in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Sorensen (2, 5th Inning off A. Thompson, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Cobb (3, 5th Inning off A. Thompson, 2 on, 2 outs) , Y. Janvier (7, 8th Inning off F. Martínez, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Robinson (3, 10th Inning off M. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Griffin (1, 11th Inning off M. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Conner , C. Sorensen 2 , A. Borras , C. Lindsey , B. Nelson , S. Cobb 2 , D. Griffin 2 , D. Wilson 3 , D. Robinson 3 , Y. Janvier 4
2-out RBI: S. Cobb , D. Wilson , Y. Janvier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Conner , C. Sorensen , G. Mann , S. Cobb , D. Griffin , D. Wilson
Sac Fly: D. Griffin
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Conner-Griffin-Lindsey, Griffin-Conner-Lindsey)
WINSTON-SALEM PITCHING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Thompson 4.2 8 2 2 1 4 0 23 90 6.00   
J. Nelson 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 9 41 0.00   
F. Martínez BS (1) 2.0 2 2 2 3 0 0 11 54 10.38   
M. Brown L (0-2) 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 9 31 6.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Thompson 43
Batters Faced: A. Thompson 23, J. Nelson 9, F. Martínez 11, M. Brown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Thompson 5-5, J. Nelson 2-2, F. Martínez 4-2, M. Brown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Thompson 90-62, J. Nelson 41-26, F. Martínez 54-29, M. Brown 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nelson 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Sawyer 6.0 5 2 2 4 4 0 25 86 3.50   
O. Castro BS (2) 1.2 4 2 2 2 2 0 11 60 9.00   
D. Knight 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 21 2.08   
J. Ávila W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 34 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sawyer 54
Batters Faced: J. Sawyer 25, O. Castro 11, D. Knight 6, J. Ávila 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sawyer 7-5, O. Castro 1-2, D. Knight 1-3, J. Ávila 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sawyer 86-52, O. Castro 60-32, D. Knight 21-11, J. Ávila 34-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Castro 1-1 , D. Knight 2-0
WP: O. Castro
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry Sawyer
Ballpark: Ed Smith Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 5:10
Attendance: 17210
Special Notes: SP Orlando Castro was injured while pitching.
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