SOUTHERN LEAGUE
PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS AT TENNESSEE SMOKIES
06/03/2025
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS AT TENNESSEE SMOKIES
GAME ID: 5959 - TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pensacola Blue Wahoos (33-18) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 9 0
Tennessee Smokies (23-28) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 0
Smokies Drop 5-4 Decision to Blue Wahoos
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos spoiled a good performance by Tennessee first baseman Jeff Allen, bumping off Tennessee, 5-4, at Smokies Park. Allen went 3 for 4 with a home run and a triple. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Doug Merkel picked up the win, improving his season record to 5-4. He struck out 6 in 8 innings. With the win, the Blue Wahoos sit at 33-18.

Ignacio López, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2020 draft, helped out the Pensacola cause in the top of the sixth inning with a run-scoring triple. For the game, the left fielder was 1-4 with a triple.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Tennessee manager Kevin Riggs. "But we decided not to take it."
PENSACOLA BATTING LINESCORE TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pratt 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .297 1 9
D. Jones DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .248 2 13
I. López LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .373 1 9
   a-S. Silva RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Jones CF 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .323 8 33
G. Lefebvre 1B 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 .281 2 16
S. Marín 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .247 2 17
J. Aguilera RF, LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .170 2 9
D. Wright SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .315 0 11
M. Crocker C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .222 0 2
Totals 33 5 9 5 4 5 18      
a - S. Silva substituted for I. López in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: I. López (2, 6th Inning off B. Hockley, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Aguilera (1, 6th Inning off B. Hockley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Pratt , D. Jones 2 , I. López 3 , G. Jones , G. Lefebvre , J. Aguilera 3 , D. Wright 2
2-out RBI: J. Aguilera , D. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Marín , M. Crocker 2
GIDP: I. López
Sac Fly: G. Jones , G. Lefebvre
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Wright-Lefebvre, Wright-Pratt-Lefebvre)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gracía LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .219 6 17
S. Keddy CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .272 2 17
R. Wade RF 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 .199 6 17
J. Allen 1B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .258 4 8
M. Allen 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .264 3 17
Á. Pimentel DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .239 5 28
O. Camelo SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 0
   a-K. Clark PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 5 18
   b-J. Jackson SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
A. Cantú C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .165 1 8
   c-M. Blagdon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 2 7
A. Wilson 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .235 1 4
   d-B. Gonzáles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 0 15
Totals 33 4 8 4 4 7 13      
a - K. Clark pinch hit for O. Camelo in the 6th
b - J. Jackson substituted for K. Clark in the 7th
c - M. Blagdon pinch hit for A. Cantú in the 9th
d - B. Gonzáles pinch hit for A. Wilson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Gracía (8, 5th Inning off D. Merkel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Allen (1, 8th Inning off D. Merkel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Wade (6, 1st Inning off D. Merkel, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Allen (4, 4th Inning off D. Merkel, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gracía 2 , R. Wade 4 , J. Allen 8 , Á. Pimentel , A. Cantú , A. Wilson
2-out RBI: R. Wade
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Keddy , R. Wade 2 , A. Cantú
GIDP: O. Camelo , A. Wilson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Gracía (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jackson-Allen-Allen)
PENSACOLA PITCHING LINESCORE TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Merkel W (5-4) 8.0 8 4 4 4 6 2 110 4.54   
A. Castaneda SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Merkel 52
Batters Faced: D. Merkel 34, A. Castaneda 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Merkel 8-8, A. Castaneda 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Merkel 110-65, A. Castaneda 13-7
WP: D. Merkel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hockley L (2-3) 8.0 9 5 5 4 5 0 112 2.98   
K. LeBlanc 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hockley 45
Batters Faced: B. Hockley 36, K. LeBlanc 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hockley 11-7, K. LeBlanc 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hockley 112-72, K. LeBlanc 8-6
WP: B. Hockley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Allen
Ballpark: Smokies Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 6385
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