CAROLINA LEAGUE
SALEM RED SOX AT CAROLINA MUDCATS
05/06/2026
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CAROLINA LEAGUE
SALEM RED SOX AT CAROLINA MUDCATS
GAME ID: 7766 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Salem Red Sox (12-15) 0 1 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 8 11 0
Carolina Mudcats (11-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 7 10 1
Ballard Now 1-4 After Beating Mudcats
The Salem Red Sox did just enough to sneak past the Carolina Mudcats, 8-7, at Grainger Stadium. Salem pitcher Ben Ballard, in particular, had a standout performance. Ismael Santos earned the save for Salem, his 7th of the year. The Mudcats fall to 11-16 and continue to sputter in the early going.

The Red Sox liked what they saw from Ballard. The 22-year- old pitcher had a commanding presence on the mound, limiting the Mudcats to no runs on 2 hits over 6.1 innings, and striking out 6.

"Ben mixed and matched," said Salem manager Jose Nieves.
SALEM BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Lockyer LF 5 1 2 3 0 1 0 .252 4 12
R. Lindsey CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .204 0 2
E. English SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .253 0 8
J. Simpson 2B 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 .244 0 13
T. Robinson 3B 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 .318 2 13
   c-E. Martin 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 0 5
E. Thomas RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .291 0 6
R. Wilson 1B 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .353 1 5
   a-S. Hein PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .500 0 0
   b-D. Mullins 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 1 5
A. Henderson C 3 0 1 2 0 1 6 .152 0 6
J. Unknown DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 6 .250 0 1
Totals 37 8 11 8 4 8 22      
a - S. Hein pinch hit for R. Wilson in the 7th
b - D. Mullins substituted for S. Hein in the 7th
c - E. Martin substituted for T. Robinson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Wilson (5, 2nd Inning off R. Conrad, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Simpson (13, 7th Inning off J. Ramírez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Lockyer (4, 6th Inning off R. Conrad, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Lockyer 5 , E. English , J. Simpson 2 , T. Robinson 2 , E. Thomas , R. Wilson 3 , A. Henderson , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: E. Lockyer , A. Henderson , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Simpson , J. Unknown 3
Sac Fly: A. Henderson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lindsey (2)
CS: R. Lindsey (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (English-Simpson-Wilson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Mejía RF, CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .277 1 5
   b-J. Harris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 3 11
J. Cleeve LF 5 1 1 2 0 2 0 .258 1 8
D. Stephens DH 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .268 0 5
B. Stevenson 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .224 3 8
J. Allison 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .246 0 8
B. Wright SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .450 0 7
W. Evans CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 8
   a-C. Jones PR, RF 2 0 0 1 0 1 5 .237 1 10
J. Batista C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .154 0 0
D. Humphrey 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .306 2 10
Totals 35 7 10 7 3 7 12      
a - C. Jones pinch ran for W. Evans in the 3rd
b - J. Harris pinch hit for S. Mejía in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Wright (3, 5th Inning off B. Ballard, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Stephens (6, 7th Inning off G. Martini, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Mejía (6, 8th Inning off B. Louque, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Cleeve (7, 8th Inning off B. Louque, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Allison (4, 8th Inning off B. Louque, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Humphrey (2, 9th Inning off I. Santos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Mejía 2 , J. Cleeve 2 , D. Stephens 2 , B. Stevenson , J. Allison 2 , B. Wright 3 , W. Evans , D. Humphrey 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jones , J. Batista 2
GIDP: J. Batista
Sac Fly: C. Jones
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Allison (3)
SALEM PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Ballard W (1-4) 6.1 2 0 0 0 6 0 20 81 2.70   
G. Martini 0.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 6 25 3.21   
B. Louque 0.0 5 4 4 1 0 0 6 23 8.79   
D. De La Rosa H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 7.56   
I. Santos SV (7) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 17 5.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ballard 75
Batters Faced: B. Ballard 20, G. Martini 6, B. Louque 6, D. De La Rosa 3, I. Santos 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ballard 6-6, G. Martini 1-1, B. Louque 0-0, D. De La Rosa 1-1, I. Santos 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ballard 81-55, G. Martini 25-13, B. Louque 23-14, D. De La Rosa 9-5, I. Santos 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. De La Rosa 2-0
WP: B. Louque
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Conrad L (0-3) 5.2 8 6 1 3 3 1 28 100 6.20   
J. Ramírez 3.1 3 2 2 1 5 0 14 63 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Conrad 39
Batters Faced: R. Conrad 28, J. Ramírez 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Conrad 6-7, J. Ramírez 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Conrad 100-58, J. Ramírez 63-37
WP: R. Conrad
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Ballard
Ballpark: Grainger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 4051
Special Notes: CF Walt Evans was injured while running the bases.
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