CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS
04/22/2025
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS
GAME ID: 7710 - TUESDAY, APRIL 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lynchburg Hillcats (5-8) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1
Wilmington Blue Rocks (6-7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 2 4 0
Blue Rocks Handle Lynchburg, Snag 2-1 Win
The Lynchburg Hillcats could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Walt Ashley into a win. Instead, the Wilmington Blue Rocks prevailed, 2-1. Ashley threw 5.2 innings of shutout ball. The Hillcats drop to 5-8, as their stumbling start to the 2025 season continues.

Had Robby Sanders not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and the bases loaded, Sanders hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 2-1, in favor of the Blue Rocks.

"Tough loss," said Lynchburg manager Nick Markakis. "This one will sting for a while."
LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE WILMINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Wilson 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .214 0 2
   a-S. Martin 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .348 1 1
L. Carlos LF, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .234 1 6
D. Taylor DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .550 0 2
B. O'Brian 1B, 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .346 0 4
B. Lake SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .282 0 2
   b-J. Sizemore PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 1 4
   c-D. Becker SS, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 2 11
J. Árias 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .235 1 4
R. Osborn CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .348 1 1
X. Aragón C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .333 0 2
H. Miranda RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .375 5 10
   d-A. Becerra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 1 1
Totals 36 1 10 1 1 9 23      
a - S. Martin substituted for D. Wilson in the 7th
b - J. Sizemore pinch hit for B. Lake in the 8th
c - D. Becker substituted for J. Sizemore in the 8th
d - A. Becerra pinch hit for H. Miranda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. O'Brian 2 (4, 2nd Inning off J. Alomar, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off J. Alomar, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Miranda (3, 5th Inning off J. Alomar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Wilson , D. Taylor , B. O'Brian 5 , B. Lake , J. Árias , R. Osborn , X. Aragón , H. Miranda 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Taylor , J. Árias , R. Osborn 2 , X. Aragón
GIDP: L. Carlos
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Árias (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Árias-Lake-O'Brian)
PB: X. Aragón 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Snider 2B 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .292 2 8
J. Reed SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .289 0 1
J. O'Duana CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .271 1 6
M. Grant 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .391 2 13
   a-S. Crow 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
R. Sanders LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .319 2 8
E. Atkins DH 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 .370 0 3
L. Mata C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .188 0 2
T. Allen RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .217 0 2
C. Miyasaka 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .143 2 9
Totals 29 2 4 2 7 7 17      
a - S. Crow substituted for M. Grant in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Reed , M. Grant , R. Sanders , E. Atkins
2-out RBI: M. Grant , R. Sanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reed , J. O'Duana 2 , E. Atkins , L. Mata
GIDP: J. Reed
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Snider (6) , T. Allen 2 (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Reed-Snider-Grant)
LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE WILMINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Ashley 5.2 1 0 0 6 6 0 87 2.35   
E. Makarezos L (0-1), BS (1) 2.1 3 2 0 1 1 0 42 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Ashley 67
Batters Faced: W. Ashley 23, E. Makarezos 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Ashley 4-6, E. Makarezos 6-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Ashley 87-49, E. Makarezos 42-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Makarezos 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Alomar 5.0 7 1 1 1 6 0 80 5.40   
A. Elder W (1-1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 32 4.15   
S. Lord H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
S. Bell SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Alomar 54
Batters Faced: J. Alomar 22, A. Elder 8, S. Lord 3, S. Bell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Alomar 7-1, A. Elder 2-2, S. Lord 1-2, S. Bell 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Alomar 80-56, A. Elder 32-24, S. Lord 8-5, S. Bell 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Elder 1-0 , S. Lord 1-0
WP: S. Lord
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Walt Ashley
Ballpark: Daniel S. Frawley Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (48 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 6471
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