APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS
08/08/2025
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS
GAME ID: 12081 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bluefield Blue Jays (23-20) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13 0
Johnson City Cardinals (21-22) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1
Hughes Boss as Bluefield Beats Johnson City, 2-1
Chris Hughes was masterful in helping the Bluefield Blue Jays take down the Johnson City Cardinals, 2-1. Jake Cook earned his 9th save, after closing out the game. Bluefield now sits at 23-20, while Johnson City falls to 21-22.

Hughes allowed no runs on 6 hits over 8 innings for Bluefield. With the win, the rookie right-hander is 2-3 with an ERA of 2.48.

"This was a game where every at-bat, every pitch counted," said Hughes.
BLUEFIELD BATTING LINESCORE JOHNSON CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Black SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .203 4 13
W. Paul CF 4 0 1 0 1 3 2 .217 4 7
   a-A. Rogers 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
L. Tovar 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .351 3 14
J. Valentín DH 5 0 2 1 0 3 4 .339 4 15
L. Allen 1B 5 0 2 1 0 2 5 .262 4 20
   b-C. Cockrell CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 0 3
C. Watkins 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .242 5 18
D. Bennett RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 2 12
J. Morales LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .183 4 19
S. Pearson C 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 .289 1 5
Totals 39 2 13 2 2 16 29      
a - A. Rogers substituted for W. Paul in the 9th
b - C. Cockrell substituted for L. Allen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Allen (9, 3rd Inning off J. Sullivan, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Pearson (2, 9th Inning off G. Baldwin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Black 2 , W. Paul , L. Tovar , J. Valentín 2 , L. Allen 3 , C. Watkins 2 , S. Pearson 4
2-out RBI: J. Valentín , L. Allen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Allen , C. Watkins 2 , S. Pearson
GIDP: D. Bennett
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Watkins-Black-Allen, Watkins-Black-Allen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Mason CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .211 3 10
   c-T. Burnett PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
C. Sasser 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .306 2 9
R. Campbell SS, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .296 0 5
G. Guistiniani DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .237 1 4
B. Gilfillan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .277 4 14
J. Haney RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .302 2 8
P. Bass LF 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .219 2 15
M. Brown 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .174 1 5
   a-S. Duncan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 3 19
   b-C. Billings 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 9
   d-H. Arrojo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 1 1
D. Thomas C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 1 2
Totals 32 1 7 1 4 11 22      
a - S. Duncan pinch hit for M. Brown in the 6th
b - C. Billings substituted for S. Duncan in the 7th
c - T. Burnett pinch hit for D. Mason in the 7th
d - H. Arrojo pinch hit for C. Billings in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gilfillan (11, 6th Inning off C. Hughes, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Campbell (3, 8th Inning off C. Hughes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Bass (2, 9th Inning off J. Cook, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Campbell 3 , G. Guistiniani , B. Gilfillan 2 , J. Haney , P. Bass 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Sasser , B. Gilfillan , J. Haney , S. Duncan
GIDP: B. Gilfillan , D. Thomas
Hit by Pitch: C. Sasser
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: P. Bass (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Billings-Campbell-Sasser)
BLUEFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE JOHNSON CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hughes W (2-3) 8.0 6 0 0 4 10 0 126 2.48   
J. Cook SV (9) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hughes 76
Batters Faced: C. Hughes 33, J. Cook 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hughes 7-5, J. Cook 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hughes 126-77, J. Cook 15-10
Hit Batsmen: C. Hughes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sullivan L (1-1) 6.0 9 1 1 2 10 0 121 3.60   
G. Baldwin 3.0 4 1 1 0 6 0 61 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sullivan 58
Batters Faced: J. Sullivan 29, G. Baldwin 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sullivan 3-5, G. Baldwin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sullivan 121-77, G. Baldwin 61-41
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Baldwin 1-0
WP: J. Sullivan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Hughes
Ballpark: Howard Johnson Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 4 mph
Start Time: 2:30 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 3748
Friday, August 8th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.5 Build 70