CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT POTOMAC NATIONALS
05/06/2026
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT POTOMAC NATIONALS
GAME ID: 7764 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lynchburg Hillcats (18-9) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 0
Potomac Nationals (8-19) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Hillcats Sneak Past Nationals, 2-1
In a tight game between the Lynchburg Hillcats and the Potomac Nationals, pitcher Zander Kelly was terrific on the mound. The Lynchburg left-hander helped his team to the 2-1 win. The loss drops the Nationals to 8-19.

Rhett Osborn, who leads the CAR in triples with 3, had a direct impact on the outcome. Osborn contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the eighth inning to put Lynchburg up, 2-1.

"Trying isn't good enough in this league," said Osborn. "You've got to get results."
LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE POTOMAC BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hijar LF 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .245 0 10
D. Griffin 2B 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 .324 2 10
C. Reed RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .237 0 8
D. Wilson DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .120 0 3
R. Osborn CF 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 .250 1 20
G. Hamilton 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .266 2 14
B. Lake SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 2 9
Y. Janvier C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 0 7
J. Rivera 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 7
Totals 32 2 7 2 5 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Hijar (7, 6th Inning off K. Harris, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Janvier (4, 9th Inning off J. Valdéz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hijar 3 , D. Griffin 2 , C. Reed , Y. Janvier 2 , J. Rivera
2-out RBI: R. Osborn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hijar , C. Reed , G. Hamilton
GIDP: C. Reed , G. Hamilton
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Paredes 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .182 1 6
C. Sampson 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .235 4 11
J. Farley SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .242 2 8
J. Pérez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .234 0 9
S. McGuffie RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
C. MacIntyre CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .163 2 14
B. Cote LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 5 10
   a-D. Michel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 1 3
B. Wood C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .133 0 1
J. Kirk DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   b-M. Ludwick DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 0 5
Totals 32 1 5 1 3 11 12      
a - D. Michel pinch hit for B. Cote in the 9th
b - M. Ludwick inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. McGuffie (1, 4th Inning off Z. Kelly, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Farley , J. Pérez , S. McGuffie 3 , J. Kirk
2-out RBI: J. Kirk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Paredes , J. Pérez
Hit by Pitch: B. Cote
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Paredes-Farley-Sampson, Pérez-Paredes-Sampson)
LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE POTOMAC PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
Z. Kelly 6.2 5 1 1 3 7 0 29 109 2.72   
D. Bratcher W (1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 11 1.23   
K. Dudley SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 16 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Kelly 64
Batters Faced: Z. Kelly 29, D. Bratcher 4, K. Dudley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Kelly 5-8, D. Bratcher 2-1, K. Dudley 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Kelly 109-66, D. Bratcher 11-7, K. Dudley 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Bratcher 1-0
Hit Batsmen: Z. Kelly
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Harris L (1-4) 7.1 5 2 2 3 4 0 28 90 4.01   
J. Valdéz 1.2 2 0 0 2 4 0 9 45 7.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Harris 61
Batters Faced: K. Harris 28, J. Valdéz 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Harris 9-7, J. Valdéz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Harris 90-58, J. Valdéz 45-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Valdéz 1-1
WP: K. Harris
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zander Kelly
Ballpark: G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium
Weather: Rain (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 2446
Wednesday, May 6th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60