CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT WINSTON-SALEM DASH
05/18/2025
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT WINSTON-SALEM DASH
GAME ID: 7803 - SUNDAY, MAY 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lynchburg Hillcats (14-23) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Winston-Salem Dash (27-10) 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 X 6 9 2
Beat Goes On for Dash, Win 6-3 Over Hillcats
The Winston-Salem Dash beat the Lynchburg Hillcats, 6-3, at New Winston-Salem Ballpark. Winston-Salem designated hitter Fernando Durant had an outstanding performance. He went 1-2 with a home run and 2 walks. António Lozano was the winner in relief. His record is now 3-0. The losing pitcher was Orlando Castro. Mike Brown notched his 13th save of the season.

In the bottom of the sixth, Winston-Salem center fielder Vince Cleveland had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Cleveland stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 6-3, Winston-Salem. For the game, he went 2 for 5 with 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI.

"We played hard and won," said Durant. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'

The winning continues for Winston-Salem, with the latest triumph making it 7 straight.
LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE WINSTON-SALEM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Evans LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .319 1 3
L. Carlos RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .225 4 12
   a-L. Carter PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 2 15
J. Sizemore DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .194 1 4
B. O'Brian 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .286 1 7
R. Osborn CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .295 1 6
   b-D. Taylor PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .386 0 6
A. Becerra 1B 5 0 3 2 0 1 2 .241 2 11
J. Árias 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 7 .221 1 6
B. Lake SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .290 3 14
T. Buchanan C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .149 1 4
Totals 34 3 7 3 5 10 22      
a - L. Carter pinch hit for L. Carlos in the 8th
b - D. Taylor pinch hit for R. Osborn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. O'Brian (8, 3rd Inning off C. Bennett, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Becerra 2 (10, 3rd Inning off C. Bennett, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off A. Lozano, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Evans , L. Carlos , B. O'Brian 2 , R. Osborn , A. Becerra 5
2-out RBI: A. Becerra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Carlos , J. Sizemore , J. Árias 3
Sac Bunt: T. Buchanan
Hit by Pitch: R. Osborn , D. Taylor
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: B. O'Brian (5)
OF assists: 1 (Osborn(Daugherty at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Daugherty RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .321 2 18
V. Cleveland CF 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .270 5 12
P. Sánchez LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .309 7 18
W. McFergus 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176 2 12
F. Durant DH 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 .307 8 24
J. Rivera 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .258 3 18
S. Winters 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .318 2 20
M. Davison C 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .308 3 14
B. Nicholson SS 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 .184 0 5
Totals 33 6 9 6 4 9 13      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Sánchez (6, 5th Inning off O. Castro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Durant (8, 4th Inning off O. Castro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Daugherty 2 , V. Cleveland 2 , P. Sánchez 2 , F. Durant 4 , J. Rivera , M. Davison , B. Nicholson
2-out RBI: P. Sánchez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Cleveland , W. McFergus , M. Davison
Hit by Pitch: S. Winters
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Daugherty (10)

FIELDING
Errors: W. McFergus (6) , J. Rivera (4)
Double Plays: 1 (McFergus-Nicholson)
LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE WINSTON-SALEM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Castro L (1-2) 5.2 8 6 5 3 6 1 101 3.51   
E. Makarezos 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 31 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Castro 34
Batters Faced: O. Castro 29, E. Makarezos 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Castro 6-4, E. Makarezos 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: O. Castro 101-60, E. Makarezos 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Makarezos 1-0
Hit Batsmen: O. Castro
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bennett 5.0 6 3 3 3 7 0 109 2.70   
A. Lozano W (3-0) 3.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 41 2.25   
M. Brown SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bennett 47
Batters Faced: C. Bennett 25, A. Lozano 13, M. Brown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bennett 0-7, A. Lozano 5-2, M. Brown 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bennett 109-62, A. Lozano 41-27, M. Brown 15-9
WP: C. Bennett
Hit Batsmen: C. Bennett , M. Brown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fernando Durant
Ballpark: New Winston-Salem Ballpark
Weather: Rain (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 8820
Sunday, May 18th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.3 Build 55