APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS
08/18/2025
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
PRINCETON RAYS AT JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS
GAME ID: 12131 - MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Princeton Rays (32-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 9 0
Johnson City Cardinals (25-28) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 0
Young has 4 RBI to Fuel Rays Offense
Behind a solid performance from center fielder Ben Young, the Princeton Rays defeated the Johnson City Cardinals, 6-3. Young was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4 for the Rays. Reliever Ken Greene picked up the win. His record improves to 4-1. Dan Bradford took the loss. Ken Horn earned the save for Princeton, his 3rd.

Young had a game-changing home run in the top of the ninth. On a 0-1 cutter from Dan Bradford, he banged a grand slam home run to right, giving the Rays a 6-3 lead. It was the 11th home run of the year for Young.

"We did a lot of things right," said Young.

Princeton raised its record to 32-21 with the win.
PRINCETON BATTING LINESCORE JOHNSON CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Farmer SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .227 4 12
   a-J. Franco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 1 17
   b-J. Morgan SS 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .000 0 1
B. Young CF 4 2 2 4 1 0 1 .323 11 41
P. Williams RF 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .274 5 21
W. Burch LF 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .344 2 22
V. Cruz 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .298 2 28
G. Lewis 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .212 1 3
J. Pope 2B 3 1 1 0 1 2 4 .209 4 22
M. Holt P, DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .279 1 14
A. Clark C 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .231 4 12
Totals 32 6 9 6 8 9 17      
a - J. Franco pinch hit for A. Farmer in the 8th
b - J. Morgan substituted for J. Franco in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Burch (13, 8th Inning off J. Sullivan, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Young (11, 9th Inning off D. Bradford, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Farmer , B. Young 5 , P. Williams , W. Burch 2 , V. Cruz 2 , J. Pope , M. Holt
2-out RBI: W. Burch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Cruz , J. Pope 2
GIDP: B. Young , W. Burch , A. Clark
Hit by Pitch: A. Clark
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Holt (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pope-Farmer-Cruz, Lewis-Cruz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Mason CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .205 3 12
H. Arrojo 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .273 1 1
   e-T. Hastings LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 0 10
G. Guistiniani RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .208 2 6
J. Haney DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .311 4 11
B. Gilfillan 3B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .270 5 18
   c-R. Campbell PR, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337 2 11
P. Bass LF, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .187 2 16
J. Choo C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .219 3 12
C. Billings SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .202 1 9
M. Brown 2B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .169 1 6
   a-T. Burnett PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320 0 2
   b-D. Smith PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 2
   d-C. Vargas 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 3 9
Totals 32 3 7 3 4 9 19      
a - T. Burnett pinch hit for M. Brown in the 8th
b - D. Smith pinch ran for T. Burnett in the 8th
c - R. Campbell pinch ran for B. Gilfillan in the 8th
d - C. Vargas substituted for D. Smith in the 9th
e - T. Hastings substituted for H. Arrojo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gilfillan 2 (13, 2nd Inning off M. Holt, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off K. Greene, 3 on, 2 outs) , P. Bass (3, 2nd Inning off M. Holt, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Gilfillan 5 , P. Bass 2 , C. Billings , M. Brown , T. Burnett
2-out RBI: B. Gilfillan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Bass , C. Billings
GIDP: H. Arrojo , G. Guistiniani
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Brown-Billings-Arrojo, Brown-Billings-Arrojo, Brown-Billings-Arrojo)
PRINCETON PITCHING LINESCORE JOHNSON CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Holt 7.0 6 3 3 4 6 0 106 3.27   
K. Greene W (4-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.40   
K. Horn SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Holt 55
Batters Faced: M. Holt 29, K. Greene 4, K. Horn 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Holt 6-7, K. Greene 2-0, K. Horn 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Holt 106-65, K. Greene 11-8, K. Horn 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Greene 3-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sullivan 8.0 8 1 1 4 6 0 100 2.41   
D. Bradford L (1-5), BS (1) 0.1 1 5 5 3 1 1 27 7.92   
B. Lee 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 1.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sullivan 64
Batters Faced: J. Sullivan 32, D. Bradford 6, B. Lee 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sullivan 10-4, D. Bradford 0-0, B. Lee 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sullivan 100-61, D. Bradford 27-11, B. Lee 16-9
Hit Batsmen: D. Bradford
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Young
Ballpark: Howard Johnson Field
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 5 mph
Start Time: 8:10 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 2819
Special Notes: 3B Bob Gilfillan was injured while running the bases.
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