SOUTHERN LEAGUE
PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS AT JACKSONVILLE SUNS
04/30/2026
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS AT JACKSONVILLE SUNS
GAME ID: 5808 - THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pensacola Blue Wahoos (11-10) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
Jacksonville Suns (15-6) 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 3 X 9 11 0
Pensacola 9-1 Losers to Suns
The bat of Joe Burns helped the Jacksonville Suns top the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 9-1. Burns went 2-3 with 2 doubles and 2 walks, while scoring 2 times for Jacksonville. The win was credited to Ethan Price in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Ben Carpenter took the loss. Early on, the Suns, at 15-6, have piled up the wins.

With Jacksonville leading 1-0 in the bottom of the second, Burns hit a splitter from Ben Carpenter for a run-scoring double. It was his 8th double of the season and put the Suns ahead, 2-0.

"We took home the win," said Burns. "What's not to like?"
PENSACOLA BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rhodes DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .288 0 8
   b-J. Whaley DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
J. Rodríguez LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .239 2 13
N. Bender SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 1 9
   a-E. McCarthy SS, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .370 3 8
T. Rodríguez CF 5 1 3 0 0 1 4 .227 0 4
M. Marín 3B, SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 7 .226 0 4
B. Riley 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .224 0 9
J. Aguilera RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .244 0 8
J. Welch 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .322 1 4
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .000 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 1 6 11 26      
a - E. McCarthy substituted for N. Bender in the 4th
b - J. Whaley inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Rodríguez 2 (6, 4th Inning off S. David, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Colón, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Aguilera (3, 4th Inning off S. David, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rhodes 2 , J. Whaley , E. McCarthy , T. Rodríguez 5 , B. Riley , J. Aguilera 2
2-out RBI: J. Aguilera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Marín 2 , J. Welch , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Riley-Marín-Welch)
PB: J. Unknown
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Burns RF 3 2 2 1 2 0 2 .398 1 14
L. Ross 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .297 1 9
B. Hicks 3B 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .267 0 5
J. Dueñas C 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 .406 0 9
R. Reeves DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .224 2 8
B. Jones 1B 5 2 3 0 0 1 2 .255 0 2
J. Robert CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .444 1 11
M. Bermúdez LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .321 0 8
X. Brown SS 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .245 1 7
Totals 33 9 11 7 7 7 24      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Burns 2 (8, 2nd Inning off B. Carpenter, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off B. Carpenter, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Ross (3, 5th Inning off B. Carpenter, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Hicks (5, 8th Inning off J. Harrison, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Jones (1, 6th Inning off B. Carpenter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Burns 4 , L. Ross 2 , B. Hicks 2 , J. Dueñas , R. Reeves , B. Jones 5 , J. Robert , M. Bermúdez
2-out RBI: J. Burns
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Ross 2 , J. Dueñas , B. Jones , M. Bermúdez
GIDP: R. Reeves
Sac Fly: X. Brown
Hit by Pitch: L. Ross
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Burns (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Bermúdez(Welch at home))
PENSACOLA PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Carpenter L (1-3) 5.0 7 4 4 3 4 0 24 101 6.04   
T. Méndez 2.1 3 3 2 3 2 0 13 47 8.10   
J. Harrison 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 5 24 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Carpenter 38
Batters Faced: B. Carpenter 24, T. Méndez 13, J. Harrison 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Carpenter 6-4, T. Méndez 4-1, J. Harrison 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Carpenter 101-64, T. Méndez 47-27, J. Harrison 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Méndez 1-1 , J. Harrison 1-1
WP: J. Harrison
Hit Batsmen: J. Harrison
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. David 4.1 5 1 1 3 3 0 21 74 2.08   
E. Price W (1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 3 4 0 10 41 2.05   
J. Colón 2.1 3 0 0 0 4 0 10 38 6.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. David 49
Batters Faced: S. David 21, E. Price 10, J. Colón 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. David 1-9, E. Price 1-1, J. Colón 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. David 74-48, E. Price 41-22, J. Colón 38-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Price 3-0 , J. Colón 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Burns
Ballpark: Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 10906
Special Notes: SS Nate Bender was injured while throwing the ball.
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