APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BURLINGTON ROYALS AT KINGSPORT METS
08/08/2025
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BURLINGTON ROYALS AT KINGSPORT METS
GAME ID: 12082 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Burlington Royals (23-20) 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 13 0
Kingsport Mets (28-15) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Mets Get Clonked by Royals, 4-2
The Burlington Royals torpedoed the Kingsport Mets at Hunter Wright Stadium. The final score was 4-2, Burlington. Ben Kendrick went 4-for-5 for the winning team. The winner was Dan Wiggins, who threw 107 pitches over 6.1 innings. The right-hander was charged with 2 runs on 4 hits. Tony Burke closed the door for Burlington, picking up his 9th save of the year.

Caleb A. Hamm contributed a productive at-bat in the top of the seventh. With a runner on 1st, he hit a double. His at-bat helped Burlington get the win.

Kendrick called the win a testament to his team's "grit."

With the win, the Royals sit at 23-20.
BURLINGTON BATTING LINESCORE KINGSPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hodges CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .273 2 18
C. Hamm 2B 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 .210 2 12
B. Kendrick LF 5 0 4 4 0 0 1 .340 7 32
J. Pérez RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .462 0 3
C. Collins 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .232 3 12
C. Hernández SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .222 1 7
S. Teague DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .186 1 9
C. Paul 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .205 2 9
D. Linder C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .172 2 10
Totals 36 4 13 4 3 10 19      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Kendrick 3 (12, 1st Inning off D. Walker, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off D. Walker, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off M. Rutherford, 2 on, 0 outs) , C. Hamm 2 (6, 3rd Inning off D. Walker, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off C. Bennett, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Hernández (1, 6th Inning off C. Bennett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hodges , C. Hamm 4 , B. Kendrick 7 , J. Pérez 2 , C. Collins , C. Hernández 4 , S. Teague
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Collins 2 , C. Hernández 2 , D. Linder 2
GIDP: B. Kendrick , C. Paul
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Hamm (4) , B. Kendrick (22) , C. Collins (9)
CS: B. Kendrick (6) , S. Teague (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Linder-Hamm-Paul)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McLaughlin SS 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .247 6 19
N. Dougherty DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .234 4 9
S. Hunt 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .366 5 37
D. Spencer RF 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .344 1 19
J. Porter CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .258 1 13
H. Moya LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .261 3 8
L. Johnston 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .233 6 18
   a-D. Dingwell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .421 1 6
W. Burkot C 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .207 3 12
   b-S. Allen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 8
M. Bank 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .230 2 3
Totals 29 2 4 2 5 11 12      
a - D. Dingwell pinch hit for L. Johnston in the 9th
b - S. Allen pinch hit for W. Burkot in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. McLaughlin , D. Spencer , J. Porter , W. Burkot
2-out RBI: D. Spencer , W. Burkot
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bank
GIDP: S. Hunt
Sac Bunt: H. Moya
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Burkot-Johnston, Bank-Hunt, Bank-Johnston-Hunt)
BURLINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE KINGSPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Wiggins W (2-2) 6.1 4 2 2 4 8 0 107 2.67   
M. McCoy H (5) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 28 3.72   
T. Burke SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Wiggins 61
Batters Faced: D. Wiggins 26, M. McCoy 6, T. Burke 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wiggins 3-7, M. McCoy 1-2, T. Burke 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Wiggins 107-61, M. McCoy 28-15, T. Burke 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. McCoy 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Walker 4.2 7 2 2 2 6 0 84 2.08   
C. Bennett L (2-1) 1.1 4 2 2 0 2 0 35 4.02   
M. Rutherford 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 43 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Walker 46
Batters Faced: D. Walker 21, C. Bennett 8, M. Rutherford 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Walker 3-3, C. Bennett 1-1, M. Rutherford 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Walker 84-54, C. Bennett 35-21, M. Rutherford 43-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Bennett 1-0 , M. Rutherford 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Kendrick
Ballpark: Hunter Wright Stadium
Weather: Rain (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 4 mph
Start Time: 4:35 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 1959
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