APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT BRISTOL PIRATES
07/04/2025
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APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT BRISTOL PIRATES
GAME ID: 11889 - FRIDAY, JULY 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Princeton Rays (7-3) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 9 12 0
Bristol Pirates (3-7) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 5 11 1
Young Hits 2 home runs in Rays Win
In the 9-5 Princeton win over Bristol, the impact of Ben Young was substantial. Young was 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Mike Graves got the win, improving to 1-0. He held the Pirates to 3 runs on 6 hits over 6.1 innings, while striking out 8 and walking 2. Tim O'Neill closed it out for his 4th save.

Jeff Pope helped out the Princeton cause in the top of the eighth inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the third baseman was 1-3 with 2 walks.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Pope.

Princeton goes to 7-3 with the win.
PRINCETON BATTING LINESCORE BRISTOL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Farmer SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .325 2 9
M. Holt 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .312 0 4
P. Williams LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .265 0 1
B. Young DH 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .297 3 7
V. Cruz 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .240 0 0
J. Franco CF 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .206 1 6
W. Burch RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .267 0 0
J. Pope 3B 3 0 1 1 2 0 2 .269 0 6
A. Clark C 4 1 1 2 1 1 4 .250 2 7
Totals 37 9 12 9 7 4 18      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Young 2 (3, 6th Inning off E. Manuel, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off L. Couch, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Franco (1, 6th Inning off E. Manuel, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Clark (2, 7th Inning off E. Manuel, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Farmer , P. Williams 2 , B. Young 9 , V. Cruz , J. Franco 5 , W. Burch , J. Pope , A. Clark 4
2-out RBI: A. Farmer , J. Franco , J. Pope , A. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Holt , V. Cruz , A. Clark
GIDP: A. Farmer , M. Holt 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Farmer
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cruz-Farmer-Cruz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Turner RF, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .121 0 2
G. Austin SS 5 2 3 0 0 1 3 .417 0 1
R. Fuller 1B 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .333 0 2
J. Sutton LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .214 2 9
J. Smith 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .200 0 2
A. Marroquín CF, RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .185 0 3
N. Holmes DH 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .125 1 2
M. Rhodes 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .067 0 0
   a-K. Blevins PR, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 1 4
E. Daniels C 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .148 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5 4 10 23      
a - K. Blevins pinch ran for M. Rhodes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Austin (1, 4th Inning off M. Graves, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Austin (1, 6th Inning off M. Graves, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Holmes (1, 8th Inning off T. Jackson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Turner , G. Austin 6 , R. Fuller 2 , J. Sutton , J. Smith , N. Holmes 4 , M. Rhodes , E. Daniels
2-out RBI: N. Holmes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Austin , A. Marroquín , N. Holmes , M. Rhodes
GIDP: L. Turner
Hit by Pitch: L. Turner , M. Rhodes
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Fuller 2 (3)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Austin (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Rhodes-Smith-Fuller, Fuller-Austin-Fuller, Fuller-Austin-Manuel)
PRINCETON PITCHING LINESCORE BRISTOL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Graves W (1-0) 6.1 6 3 3 2 8 0 101 2.53   
T. Jackson H (1) 2.0 5 2 2 2 1 1 46 3.38   
T. O'Neill SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Graves 55
Batters Faced: M. Graves 27, T. Jackson 14, T. O'Neill 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Graves 5-5, T. Jackson 3-2, T. O'Neill 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Graves 101-69, T. Jackson 46-25, T. O'Neill 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. O'Neill 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Graves , T. Jackson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Manuel L (0-2) 7.1 6 5 5 4 2 3 89 4.97   
J. Johns 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 21 13.50   
L. Couch 1.1 4 2 2 1 2 1 40 16.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Manuel 44
Batters Faced: E. Manuel 31, J. Johns 5, L. Couch 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Manuel 9-8, J. Johns 1-0, L. Couch 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Manuel 89-54, J. Johns 21-10, L. Couch 40-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Johns 1-1 , L. Couch 3-1
Hit Batsmen: E. Manuel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Young
Ballpark: Devault Memorial Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 4 mph
Start Time: 5:10 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 1984
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