CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT SALEM RED SOX
05/14/2026
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT SALEM RED SOX
GAME ID: 7792 - THURSDAY, MAY 14TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lynchburg Hillcats (21-13) 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 8 15 0
Salem Red Sox (15-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Lynchburg Gets 8-0 Win
The Lynchburg Hillcats went home winners at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium, thanks in large part to starter Jon Kline. Kline stifled the Salem Red Sox, enabling Lynchburg to grab the 8-0 win. Kline got the win, improving to 4-1. He gave up 4 hits and walked 2 over 6.2 innings. He allowed no runs. Lynchburg is now 21-13, while Salem is 15-19.

In the bottom of the eighth, Eric Thomas stood in the box, looking for a pitch to hammer. The Red Sox were trailing 5-0, but had the bases loaded. That's when Ken Jordan made a terrific pitch and Thomas struck out. Gone was the dream of a Salem comeback.
LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE SALEM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hernández LF 6 0 0 0 0 1 6 .331 0 21
D. Griffin 2B 4 2 3 0 1 1 0 .323 3 14
C. Reed RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .221 1 9
B. Carlson SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .405 4 22
D. Robinson CF 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 .326 1 5
G. Hamilton 1B 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .255 3 20
D. Wilson DH 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .255 1 9
G. Mann C 4 1 2 2 1 0 4 .163 3 14
J. Rivera 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .242 0 10
Totals 38 8 15 6 6 6 24      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Wilson (4, 8th Inning off E. Vázquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Reed (9, 9th Inning off I. Santos, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Griffin (4, 7th Inning off B. Louque, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Mann (3, 6th Inning off J. Estrade, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Griffin 5 , C. Reed 2 , B. Carlson , D. Robinson 3 , G. Hamilton , D. Wilson 4 , G. Mann 5 , J. Rivera
2-out RBI: J. Rivera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Hernández 2 , C. Reed
GIDP: D. Robinson , D. Wilson
Sac Fly: B. Carlson , J. Rivera
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Griffin-Carlson-Hamilton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Lockyer LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .270 4 15
R. Lindsey CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .253 1 5
E. English RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .253 0 13
J. Simpson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .282 1 16
T. Robinson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .266 3 15
E. Thomas DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .282 0 7
J. Espinoza SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .226 1 8
R. Wilson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .380 1 6
D. Mullins C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .255 1 5
Totals 35 0 9 0 3 6 17      
BATTING
Total Bases: E. Lockyer , R. Lindsey , E. English 3 , J. Simpson , J. Espinoza , R. Wilson , D. Mullins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lindsey , J. Simpson , E. Thomas , D. Mullins
GIDP: E. Lockyer
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Espinoza-Simpson-Wilson, Simpson-Espinoza-Wilson)
LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE SALEM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Kline W (4-1) 6.2 4 0 0 2 5 0 25 89 5.27   
K. Jordan 2.1 5 0 0 1 1 0 13 54 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kline 69
Batters Faced: J. Kline 25, K. Jordan 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kline 8-6, K. Jordan 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kline 89-56, K. Jordan 54-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Jordan 1-0
WP: K. Jordan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Russell L (1-3) 3.2 5 3 3 5 2 0 20 83 5.86   
J. Estrade 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 8 25 3.18   
B. Louque 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 27 6.86   
E. Vázquez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 9 2.50   
I. Santos 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 7 24 6.57   
G. Martini 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Russell 34
Batters Faced: S. Russell 20, J. Estrade 8, B. Louque 5, E. Vázquez 4, I. Santos 7, G. Martini 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Russell 4-4, J. Estrade 5-0, B. Louque 0-1, E. Vázquez 0-2, I. Santos 1-1, G. Martini 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Russell 83-43, J. Estrade 25-18, B. Louque 27-14, E. Vázquez 9-7, I. Santos 24-15, G. Martini 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Estrade 3-0 , G. Martini 3-1
WP: B. Louque
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Kline
Ballpark: Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 6255
Thursday, May 14th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60