CAROLINA LEAGUE
SALEM RED SOX AT CAROLINA MUDCATS
04/09/2026
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CAROLINA LEAGUE
SALEM RED SOX AT CAROLINA MUDCATS
GAME ID: 7661 - THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Salem Red Sox (1-0) 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 6 10 0
Carolina Mudcats (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Mudcats Lose, 6-0
Fans brought energy and enthusiasm to the Carolina Mudcats home opener. Chris Holtzhouser started for the home team against Stu Russell for the Salem Red Sox. The Mudcats were unable to reward the home crowd with a win. The final score was 6-0, Salem. Stu Russell, though, was impressive. The winning pitcher was Russell, now 1-0. He tossed 5.2 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 0 and fanning 4.

Salem used a well-timed hit by Ron Lindsey to capture the win. The center fielder socked a run-scoring double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Red Sox ahead, 1-0. Though it was his only hit in 5 at-bats, it was important.

"I thought we played a nice game," Lindsey told the Salem Observer. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
SALEM BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Lockyer LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .200 0 0
R. Lindsey CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .200 0 1
D. Campbell 3B 5 0 1 2 0 1 0 .200 0 2
E. English RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000 0 0
R. O'Sullivan DH 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 .500 0 0
J. Simpson 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .250 0 0
J. Espinoza SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 .500 0 1
R. Wilson 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .500 0 1
M. García C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .250 0 1
Totals 37 6 10 6 4 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: R. O'Sullivan (1, 4th Inning off C. Holtzhouser, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Wilson 2 (2, 5th Inning off C. Holtzhouser, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Olsen, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Lindsey (1, 5th Inning off C. Holtzhouser, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Campbell (1, 5th Inning off C. Holtzhouser, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Simpson (1, 6th Inning off C. Holtzhouser, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Espinoza (1, 6th Inning off C. Holtzhouser, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Lockyer , R. Lindsey 2 , D. Campbell 2 , R. O'Sullivan 2 , J. Simpson 2 , J. Espinoza 3 , R. Wilson 4 , M. García
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Lockyer , R. Lindsey , R. O'Sullivan , J. Espinoza , R. Wilson
Hit by Pitch: J. Simpson
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Harris RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
J. Cleeve LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
C. González SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
R. Hickman DH 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .667 0 0
B. Stevenson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
J. Allison 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
W. Evans CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .000 0 0
K. Robbins 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
J. López C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0 3 5 19      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickman (1, 4th Inning off S. Russell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cleeve , R. Hickman 3 , B. Stevenson , K. Robbins , J. López
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Harris 2 , J. Cleeve , J. Allison , W. Evans
Hit by Pitch: J. Harris
Team LOB: 10
SALEM PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Russell W (1-0) 5.2 3 0 0 0 4 0 21 88 0.00   
E. Vázquez 1.1 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 30 0.00   
B. Louque 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 23 0.00   
J. Estrade 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Russell 67
Batters Faced: S. Russell 21, E. Vázquez 8, B. Louque 5, J. Estrade 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Russell 5-8, E. Vázquez 1-3, B. Louque 0-2, J. Estrade 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Russell 88-55, E. Vázquez 30-16, B. Louque 23-13, J. Estrade 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Louque 1-0 , J. Estrade 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Russell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Holtzhouser L (0-1) 7.0 7 4 4 2 6 0 31 113 5.14   
J. Olsen 2.0 3 2 2 2 2 0 11 41 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Holtzhouser 51
Batters Faced: C. Holtzhouser 31, J. Olsen 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Holtzhouser 7-8, J. Olsen 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Holtzhouser 113-69, J. Olsen 41-25
Hit Batsmen: C. Holtzhouser
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Stu Russell
Ballpark: Grainger Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (49 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 4049
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