APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
ELIZABETHTON TWINS AT BRISTOL PIRATES
08/03/2025
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
ELIZABETHTON TWINS AT BRISTOL PIRATES
GAME ID: 12064 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Elizabethton Twins (17-22) 3 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 10 16 0
Bristol Pirates (11-28) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Lester, Twins Wreck Pirates, 10-1
The Elizabethton Twins defeated the Bristol Pirates, 10-1, at Devault Memorial Stadium. Elizabethton was led by 22-year old first baseman R.J. Lester, who went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs and a double. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. Steve Carter got the win, improving to 3-1. He pitched 5 innings, giving up 2 hits and no runs, while striking out 6 and walking 2. The loss makes Bristol 11-28.

With Elizabethton leading 1-0 in the top of the first, Lester hit a splitter from Dan Berry for a 2-run home run. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Twins ahead, 3-0.

Lester expressed little emotion after the game. "Every game we win now," he said, "is one less win we'll need to get in the end."
ELIZABETHTON BATTING LINESCORE BRISTOL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Smith CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .162 1 3
   a-J. Larsen CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 3 18
M. Ramírez 2B 4 2 4 1 1 0 0 .424 0 13
E. Woods RF, CF 4 2 1 1 1 0 4 .271 3 10
R. Lester 1B 5 2 3 5 0 0 3 .429 9 36
M. Gentil SS 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .355 6 26
L. Hernández 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .306 1 8
D. Hensley DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .200 4 11
G. Jensen LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .180 1 4
T. Martínez C 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .268 2 12
Totals 39 10 16 10 4 3 19      
a - J. Larsen substituted for K. Smith in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ramírez 3 (16, 1st Inning off D. Berry, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off B. Nielsen, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off B. Nielsen, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Lester (11, 5th Inning off B. Nielsen, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Lester 2 (9, 1st Inning off D. Berry, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off B. Nielsen, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Gentil (6, 4th Inning off D. Berry, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Jensen (1, 4th Inning off D. Berry, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Smith 2 , M. Ramírez 7 , E. Woods , R. Lester 10 , M. Gentil 6 , G. Jensen 5 , T. Martínez
2-out RBI: G. Jensen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Smith , R. Lester , D. Hensley
GIDP: T. Martínez 2
Hit by Pitch: L. Hernández , G. Jensen
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Gentil (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ramírez-Gentil-Lester)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Turner RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 3 10
   b-E. Griffin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 0 0
   c-E. LaBrie RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 1 2
G. Austin 2B 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .333 0 2
R. Fuller 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .370 3 15
   d-B. Graham PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 1
J. Baker SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .160 1 9
E. Daniels C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .182 0 6
J. Sutton CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284 7 25
   a-K. Blevins PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 4 15
A. Marroquín LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .183 2 14
D. Berry P, DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .180 1 5
M. Rhodes 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .205 2 5
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 13 15      
a - K. Blevins pinch hit for J. Sutton in the 7th
b - E. Griffin pinch hit for L. Turner in the 7th
c - E. LaBrie substituted for E. Griffin in the 8th
d - B. Graham pinch hit for R. Fuller in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: G. Austin 2 , E. Daniels , A. Marroquín , D. Berry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Griffin
GIDP: J. Sutton
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Daniels-Austin, Rhodes-Austin-Fuller, Rhodes-Austin-Graham)
ELIZABETHTON PITCHING LINESCORE BRISTOL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Carter W (3-1) 5.0 2 0 0 2 6 0 80 4.93   
M. McCann 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 3.75   
B. Orosco 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 23 3.33   
A. Long 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 22 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Carter 67
Batters Faced: S. Carter 18, M. McCann 4, B. Orosco 6, A. Long 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Carter 3-5, M. McCann 1-1, B. Orosco 1-0, A. Long 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Carter 80-53, M. McCann 21-13, B. Orosco 23-13, A. Long 22-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Berry L (0-3) 3.2 6 5 5 3 2 3 52 10.91   
B. Nielsen 4.1 9 5 5 1 0 1 69 8.03   
J. Bennett 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Berry 26
Batters Faced: D. Berry 17, B. Nielsen 25, J. Bennett 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Berry 6-0, B. Nielsen 6-7, J. Bennett 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Berry 52-34, B. Nielsen 69-46, J. Bennett 14-7
WP: B. Nielsen
Hit Batsmen: B. Nielsen 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: R.J. Lester
Ballpark: Devault Memorial Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 4 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 1963
Special Notes: Rain delay of 23 minutes in the 6th inning. Manny Ramírez ties the ELI regular season game record for doubles with 3. CF Kevin Smith was injured while throwing the ball.
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