CAROLINA LEAGUE
CAROLINA MUDCATS AT SALEM RED SOX
04/22/2026
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
CAROLINA MUDCATS AT SALEM RED SOX
GAME ID: 7712 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Mudcats (7-7) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 0
Salem Red Sox (6-8) 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 X 6 8 0
Red Sox Prevail, 6-4, Over Carolina
The Salem Red Sox handed the Carolina Mudcats a loss at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium. The final score was 6-4. Major production was provided by Tommy Robinson for Salem. In addition to his 1 single and 1 home run, he scored 2 runs and drove in 1. He also added 1 walk. Gene Cross, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 1st save. The Mudcats drop to 7-7 and continue their mediocre start to the 2026 season.

The Red Sox got a big at-bat from right fielder Ed English. For the game, English went 2 for 4 with a double. He drove in 2 runs. In the bottom of the third, with runners on 1st and 3rd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 5th double of the season gave Salem a 2-1 lead.

Salem manager Jose Nieves commended his team for "banging out a nice win."
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE SALEM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Mejía RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .387 1 5
   b-B. Wright PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 0 3
J. Cleeve LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .206 0 2
C. González SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .302 1 7
R. Hickman DH 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 .257 1 5
D. Stephens 3B 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 .250 0 3
W. Evans CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .214 0 3
M. Wright 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .304 0 1
J. López C 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 .167 0 2
D. Humphrey 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176 0 2
   a-B. Stevenson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263 2 6
Totals 35 4 9 3 6 7 19      
a - B. Stevenson pinch hit for D. Humphrey in the 9th
b - B. Wright pinch hit for S. Mejía in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Mejía (5, 1st Inning off V. Vásquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Wright (2, 4th Inning off V. Vásquez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Mejía 3 , B. Wright , C. González , R. Hickman , W. Evans 2 , M. Wright 3
2-out RBI: R. Hickman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickman , D. Stephens , W. Evans , D. Humphrey
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
PB: J. López
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Lockyer DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .217 2 5
E. Thomas LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .268 0 3
E. English RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .275 0 6
R. O'Sullivan CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .194 1 4
J. Simpson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .357 0 9
T. Robinson 3B 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .289 1 7
   a-E. Martin 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 4
J. Espinoza SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .243 0 2
A. Henderson C 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .208 0 3
D. Mullins 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .227 1 3
Totals 31 6 8 6 4 3 11      
a - E. Martin substituted for T. Robinson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. English (5, 3rd Inning off K. King, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Simpson (8, 4th Inning off K. King, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Henderson (2, 6th Inning off K. King, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Lockyer (2, 5th Inning off K. King, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Robinson (1, 8th Inning off J. Harris, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Lockyer 4 , E. Thomas , E. English 3 , J. Simpson 2 , T. Robinson 5 , A. Henderson 2
2-out RBI: E. English , T. Robinson , A. Henderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. O'Sullivan , A. Henderson , D. Mullins
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: E. English (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (English(Hickman at home))
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE SALEM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. King L (1-2) 5.2 7 5 5 3 2 1 26 121 5.21   
J. Harris 2.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 35 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. King 34
Batters Faced: K. King 26, J. Harris 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. King 6-8, J. Harris 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. King 121-72, J. Harris 35-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Harris 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
V. Vásquez W (1-0) 5.0 5 2 2 2 1 0 22 85 3.60   
G. Martini H (2) 2.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 25 3.12   
D. De La Rosa H (1) 0.1 3 2 2 2 0 0 5 27 15.75   
I. Santos H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 23 5.79   
G. Cross SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 8.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Vásquez 48
Batters Faced: V. Vásquez 22, G. Martini 8, D. De La Rosa 5, I. Santos 5, G. Cross 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Vásquez 6-8, G. Martini 1-3, D. De La Rosa 0-0, I. Santos 0-1, G. Cross 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: V. Vásquez 85-49, G. Martini 25-16, D. De La Rosa 27-14, I. Santos 23-11, G. Cross 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Santos 2-2 , G. Cross 3-0
WP: V. Vásquez 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tommy Robinson
Ballpark: Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 6212
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