CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT FREDERICK KEYS
04/25/2026
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT FREDERICK KEYS
GAME ID: 7726 - SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
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Lynchburg Hillcats (10-7) 0 4 0 1 5 0 0 1 2 13 19 2
Frederick Keys (7-10) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
Keys Suffer 13-2 Drubbing
The Lynchburg Hillcats marched over the Frederick Keys, 13-2, at Harry Grove Stadium. Bret Carlson, who is tied for 4th in the CAR in triples with 1, led the charge. He went 4 for 6 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Zander Kelly, the winner, improved to 3-0. He held the Keys to 2 runs on 5 hits over 6 innings, while striking out 5 and walking 2. Myron Clark recorded the save for Lynchburg, his 1st of the season.

With Lynchburg leading 5-1 in the top of the fifth, Carlson came up to bat against Frederick pitcher Ed Snow. Carlson hit a fastball to right for a 3-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season put the Hillcats on top, 8-1.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Carlson.

The loss has the Keys at 7-10.
LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE FREDERICK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Griffin 2B 5 0 2 2 1 0 1 .210 1 3
C. Reed DH 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 .188 0 4
L. Carter RF, LF 4 2 1 0 2 0 2 .321 1 5
J. Hijar LF 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 .286 0 6
   a-D. Robinson PR, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
B. Carlson SS 6 2 4 3 0 1 3 .378 2 9
J. Hernández 1B 4 2 2 2 0 1 4 .392 0 15
R. Osborn CF 5 1 1 3 0 1 3 .245 1 10
B. Lake 3B 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 .278 2 9
G. Mann C 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 .143 2 6
Totals 45 13 19 13 4 5 21      
a - D. Robinson pinch ran for J. Hijar in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hernández 2 (10, 2nd Inning off T. Morín, 2 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off E. Snow, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Carlson 2 (4, 3rd Inning off T. Morín, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Luna, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Lake 2 (6, 4th Inning off T. Morín, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Luna, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hijar (4, 6th Inning off J. Luna, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Griffin (1, 4th Inning off T. Morín, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Osborn (1, 2nd Inning off T. Morín, 2 on, 0 outs) , B. Carlson (2, 5th Inning off E. Snow, 2 on, 0 outs) , G. Mann (2, 9th Inning off D. Person, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Griffin 4 , C. Reed , L. Carter , J. Hijar 5 , B. Carlson 9 , J. Hernández 4 , R. Osborn 4 , B. Lake 5 , G. Mann 4
2-out RBI: , D. Griffin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Reed , L. Carter , B. Carlson , J. Hernández , R. Osborn 2
Sac Fly: J. Hernández
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. Carlson (2) , B. Lake (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Lake-Griffin-Hernández)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Horne LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 0 2
M. Ortíz CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .190 1 7
J. Ramos C 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .200 1 6
T. Castro RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .367 1 4
   a-D. Wolfe RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 2 6
S. Baker SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .367 0 1
S. Stone 3B 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .240 6 18
L. Miranda 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .111 0 0
W. Brown DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .296 1 9
H. Cordero 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .163 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2 3 9 17      
a - D. Wolfe substituted for T. Castro in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Baker (5, 6th Inning off Z. Kelly, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Ortíz , J. Ramos , S. Baker 2 , L. Miranda , W. Brown
2-out RBI: W. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ortíz , J. Ramos , W. Brown
GIDP: L. Miranda
Team LOB: 6
LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE FREDERICK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
Z. Kelly W (3-0) 6.0 5 2 2 2 5 0 26 112 2.77   
M. Clark SV (1) 3.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 10 43 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Kelly 57
Batters Faced: Z. Kelly 26, M. Clark 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Kelly 3-9, M. Clark 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Kelly 112-64, M. Clark 43-27
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Morín L (1-3) 3.2 8 5 5 0 2 1 19 52 7.45   
E. Snow 1.0 5 5 5 1 0 1 9 32 9.00   
J. Luna 3.1 5 2 2 1 2 0 16 59 5.60   
D. Person 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 1 6 23 5.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Morín 25
Batters Faced: T. Morín 19, E. Snow 9, J. Luna 16, D. Person 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Morín 2-7, E. Snow 1-2, J. Luna 3-5, D. Person 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Morín 52-39, E. Snow 32-19, J. Luna 59-38, D. Person 23-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Snow 1-0 , J. Luna 1-0 , D. Person 1-1
Balk: E. Snow
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bret Carlson
Ballpark: Harry Grove Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 5391
Special Notes: RF Tony Castro was injured while throwing the ball. RF Jorge Hijar was injured while running the bases.
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