CAROLINA LEAGUE
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
05/08/2026
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
GAME ID: 7773 - FRIDAY, MAY 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Wilmington Blue Rocks (17-12) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 11 1
Lynchburg Hillcats (19-10) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 8 2
Hillcats Win with Late Heroics
The Lynchburg Hillcats dealt the Wilmington Blue Rocks a 6-5 loss in 13 innings at Ed Smith Stadium. Bret Carlson was the star on offense. He was 3-5 with a home run, 2 singles, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. The setback makes Wilmington 17-12.

Doug Morrison delivered a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the 13th to win it for the Hillcats. For the game, Morrison went 1-2 with 2 walks.

"Sometimes you get the ball in the right spot and it goes," said Carlson.
WILMINGTON BATTING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Kendrick LF 6 1 0 0 1 3 2 .250 3 11
R. Hodges CF 6 0 2 2 1 2 1 .284 1 9
J. Reed SS 7 0 2 0 0 2 3 .257 1 2
E. Barnes RF 6 1 0 0 0 2 3 .224 3 15
C. Miyasaka DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .378 2 9
   a-T. Allen DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 7
   b-B. Muldoon DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .357 1 7
S. Crow 1B 6 1 4 1 0 0 3 .347 2 15
G. Snyder 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 .242 0 9
   c-T. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
   d-S. Teague 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .175 0 5
J. Ríos 3B 4 1 1 0 2 0 3 .149 1 6
M. Silva C 6 0 1 0 0 2 4 .239 1 8
Totals 50 5 11 3 6 15 28      
a - T. Allen inserted as DH in the 6th
b - B. Muldoon inserted as DH in the 10th
c - T. Miller pinch hit for G. Snyder in the 10th
d - S. Teague substituted for T. Miller in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Reed (6, 1st Inning off B. Riggs, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Silva (3, 5th Inning off B. Riggs, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Hodges (5, 13th Inning off K. Jordan, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hodges 3 , J. Reed 3 , C. Miyasaka , S. Crow 4 , J. Ríos , M. Silva 2
2-out RBI: R. Hodges
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kendrick , J. Reed 2 , E. Barnes , J. Ríos , M. Silva
GIDP: S. Crow
Sac Bunt: G. Snyder
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: M. Silva (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hijar RF, LF 7 0 0 0 0 1 4 .229 0 10
J. Hernández LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .355 0 19
   a-D. Morrison PH, RF 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 .343 0 6
D. Griffin 3B, SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .306 3 12
C. Reed DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217 0 8
   b-R. Osborn DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .236 1 20
B. Carlson SS, 2B 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .417 4 21
D. Robinson CF 5 2 3 0 1 1 1 .346 1 3
G. Hamilton 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .253 2 14
   e-B. Lake PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .219 2 9
Y. Janvier C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243 0 7
   c-G. Mann PH, C 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .147 2 12
J. Rivera 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .240 0 7
   d-D. Wilson PH, 3B 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .148 0 4
Totals 46 6 8 5 7 13 19      
a - D. Morrison pinch hit for J. Hernández in the 8th
b - R. Osborn inserted as DH in the 8th
c - G. Mann pinch hit for Y. Janvier in the 9th
d - D. Wilson pinch hit for J. Rivera in the 12th
e - B. Lake pinch hit for G. Hamilton in the 13th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Carlson (4, 9th Inning off C. García, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Morrison , B. Carlson 6 , D. Robinson 3 , D. Wilson
2-out RBI: D. Morrison , B. Carlson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Mann , J. Rivera
Hit by Pitch: D. Griffin 2 , B. Carlson
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Robinson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Carlson 2 (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Carlson-Mann-Hamilton)
PB: Y. Janvier
WILMINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Howell 5.0 1 1 1 1 6 0 19 79 1.54   
M. McCoy H (4) 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 12 46 4.35   
C. García BS (2) 2.2 2 2 2 1 2 1 11 42 1.72   
J. O'Day L (0-2) 2.0 3 3 3 4 2 0 14 55 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Howell 66
Batters Faced: C. Howell 19, M. McCoy 12, C. García 11, J. O'Day 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Howell 5-4, M. McCoy 1-5, C. García 3-3, J. O'Day 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Howell 79-46, M. McCoy 46-28, C. García 42-29, J. O'Day 55-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. O'Day 1-0
WP: C. García
Hit Batsmen: C. Howell 2 , J. O'Day
Balk: C. García
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Riggs 7.1 7 3 0 3 9 0 33 127 2.61   
D. Williams 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 9 32 0.96   
D. Bratcher 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 36 0.87   
K. Jordan W (1-2) 2.0 1 2 2 2 3 0 8 32 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Riggs 64
Batters Faced: B. Riggs 33, D. Williams 9, D. Bratcher 7, K. Jordan 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Riggs 8-5, D. Williams 2-3, D. Bratcher 2-1, K. Jordan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Riggs 127-80, D. Williams 32-20, D. Bratcher 36-20, K. Jordan 32-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Williams 1-0 , D. Bratcher 1-0 , K. Jordan 3-0
WP: B. Riggs
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bret Carlson
Ballpark: Ed Smith Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 4 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 5:09
Attendance: 7436
Special Notes: SP Clarence Howell was injured while pitching.
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