APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BURLINGTON ROYALS AT BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS
07/05/2025
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BURLINGTON ROYALS AT BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 11923 - SATURDAY, JULY 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Burlington Royals (2-9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 7 0
Bluefield Blue Jays (6-5) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 8 0
Blue Jays Win, 5-4, in Extra Frames
Bowen Field played host to some high drama.

The Bluefield Blue Jays defeated the Burlington Royals, 5-4, in 10 innings in Appalachian League action at Bowen Field. Bluefield pitcher Rodrigo Martínez had a standout performance. Dan West picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 1-2. Bob Rhodes suffered the loss.

Bluefield got a clutch hit from Jerry Vance. The designated hitter launched a solo home run in the bottom of the tenth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a kill shot.

"It's nice to get the results when you're feeling good and throwing the ball well," said Martínez after the game.

With the loss, Burlington is 2-9.
BURLINGTON BATTING LINESCORE BLUEFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Kendrick LF 5 1 2 3 0 2 1 .293 2 8
R. Hodges CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .333 1 6
R. Hernández 2B 3 0 2 1 2 1 1 .324 3 8
C. Hamm SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .132 1 1
J. Thomas RF 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 .161 0 1
S. Teague DH 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .119 0 1
C. Collins 3B 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .194 1 1
D. Linder C 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 .176 1 3
C. Paul 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .192 0 0
   a-J. Unknown PH, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 7 4 9 16 22      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for C. Paul in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hernández (2, 6th Inning off R. Martínez, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Collins (1, 10th Inning off D. West, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Hernández (1, 9th Inning off D. West, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Kendrick (2, 7th Inning off C. Gilmore, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Kendrick 5 , R. Hodges , R. Hernández 5 , C. Collins 2 , D. Linder
2-out RBI: R. Hernández
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hamm , J. Thomas , S. Teague , C. Collins , J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: C. Hamm
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Kendrick (1) , R. Hernández (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hamm-Hernández-Unknown)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Black SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .227 2 5
L. Allen 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 0 .244 2 9
L. Tovar 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .356 1 2
J. Vance DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .364 2 11
J. Morales LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .226 0 5
C. Watkins CF, RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .172 0 5
S. Pearson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .375 0 1
B. Mercer 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .211 1 7
P. Harrington RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .359 4 9
   a-J. Valentín PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
   b-C. Cockrell RF, CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 4 4 12 13      
a - J. Valentín pinch hit for P. Harrington in the 7th
b - C. Cockrell substituted for J. Valentín in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Watkins (2, 9th Inning off K. McCormick, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Allen (2, 9th Inning off K. McCormick, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Allen (2, 3rd Inning off C. Tyler, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Vance (2, 10th Inning off B. Rhodes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Allen 6 , L. Tovar , J. Vance 4 , J. Morales , C. Watkins 2 , S. Pearson , C. Cockrell
2-out RBI: , L. Allen 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Tovar , J. Vance , C. Watkins , S. Pearson
GIDP: B. Mercer
Sac Bunt: C. Watkins
Hit by Pitch: C. Black , L. Tovar
Team LOB: 8
BURLINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE BLUEFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Tyler 5.2 3 2 2 1 8 1 84 3.95   
J. Unknown 1.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 31 0.00   
R. Harmon H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.93   
K. McCormick BS (1) 1.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 27 13.50   
B. Rhodes L (0-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Tyler 62
Batters Faced: C. Tyler 23, J. Unknown 7, R. Harmon 2, K. McCormick 7, B. Rhodes 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Tyler 6-3, J. Unknown 2-1, R. Harmon 0-1, K. McCormick 1-0, B. Rhodes 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Tyler 84-54, J. Unknown 31-17, R. Harmon 10-5, K. McCormick 27-15, B. Rhodes 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0 , R. Harmon 1-0
WP: C. Tyler
Hit Batsmen: C. Tyler 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Martínez 5.2 3 0 0 5 9 0 106 0.00   
C. Gilmore BS (1) 0.2 1 3 3 2 1 1 20 5.54   
D. West W (1-2) 3.2 3 1 1 2 6 0 64 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Martínez 67
Batters Faced: R. Martínez 23, C. Gilmore 5, D. West 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Martínez 2-4, C. Gilmore 0-1, D. West 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Martínez 106-59, C. Gilmore 20-10, D. West 64-41
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Gilmore 1-0
WP: R. Martínez
Hit Batsmen: D. West
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rodrigo Martínez
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 2955
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