CAROLINA LEAGUE
SALEM RED SOX AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
05/21/2026
BNN Index | CAR | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
SALEM RED SOX AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
GAME ID: 7821 - THURSDAY, MAY 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Salem Red Sox (17-24) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Lynchburg Hillcats (25-16) 0 10 3 0 2 0 0 0 X 15 19 1
Hillcats Stomp Red Sox, 15-3
The Lynchburg Hillcats topped the Salem Red Sox, 15-3, at Ed Smith Stadium. Lynchburg third baseman Ben Lake was a spark plug for the offense. He was 3-4 with a home run, a triple, and a walk, while scoring 4 and driving in 2. José Nájera picked up the win with 6.1 innings of work. He allowed 3 runs on 6 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 5. On the season, he is now 5-1. The Hillcats have an impressive 25-16 record.

Jesús Rivera had a big 2-run double for the Hillcats in the bottom of the second inning. With Lynchburg leading 1-0 and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he got a changeup from 22-year old right-handed pitcher José Ruíz and swatted a double to right. It was his 7th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Hillcats ahead, 3-0.

"It was sure nice to get the win but there's a lot of baseball left," Lake after the game.
SALEM BATTING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Thomas LF, RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .292 0 8
R. Lindsey CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .262 2 7
E. Lockyer RF 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .278 6 22
   a-S. Hein PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .333 0 0
T. Robinson 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .241 3 16
J. Espinoza SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .202 1 9
A. Henderson C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .183 0 9
D. Mullins 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .209 1 6
E. Martin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .134 0 6
J. Unknown DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .667 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3 3 7 20      
a - S. Hein pinch hit for E. Lockyer in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Lockyer (12, 3rd Inning off J. Nájera, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Thomas 2 , R. Lindsey , E. Lockyer 3 , T. Robinson , D. Mullins , J. Unknown 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hein , T. Robinson , J. Espinoza , E. Martin
Sac Fly: J. Espinoza
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
PB: A. Henderson
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hernández RF 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .322 0 23
D. Griffin 2B 4 1 1 0 2 1 2 .307 3 17
C. Reed DH 6 1 2 1 0 1 5 .226 3 17
L. Carter LF 6 2 4 2 0 1 2 .340 2 15
D. Robinson CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 .344 1 8
G. Hamilton 1B 3 2 2 3 0 0 3 .258 4 23
B. Lake 3B 4 4 3 2 1 1 0 .255 3 15
Y. Janvier C 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .257 0 10
J. Rivera SS 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 .235 0 14
Totals 39 15 19 14 6 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Carter 3 (11, 1st Inning off J. Ruíz, 1 on, 2 outs; 2nd Inning off J. Ruíz, 3 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Estrade, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Rivera (7, 2nd Inning off J. Ruíz, 2 on, 0 outs) , Y. Janvier (5, 2nd Inning off J. Ruíz, 2 on, 0 outs) , G. Hamilton (11, 2nd Inning off J. Ruíz, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hernández (24, 8th Inning off E. Scott, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Lake (1, 3rd Inning off J. Estrade, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Lake (3, 5th Inning off B. Louque, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Hamilton (4, 5th Inning off B. Louque, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hernández 4 , D. Griffin , C. Reed 2 , L. Carter 7 , D. Robinson , G. Hamilton 6 , B. Lake 8 , Y. Janvier 2 , J. Rivera 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Reed , L. Carter , D. Robinson 2 , G. Hamilton
Sac Fly: J. Hernández , G. Hamilton 2 , Y. Janvier
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: G. Hamilton (3)
SALEM PITCHING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Ruíz L (0-5) 1.0 9 9 7 2 0 0 14 42 7.98   
J. Estrade 1.2 3 4 4 4 0 0 12 50 3.98   
B. Louque 3.2 6 2 2 0 3 2 17 60 6.12   
E. Scott 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 30 0.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ruíz -5
Batters Faced: J. Ruíz 14, J. Estrade 12, B. Louque 17, E. Scott 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ruíz 2-1, J. Estrade 0-5, B. Louque 5-3, E. Scott 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ruíz 42-22, J. Estrade 50-24, B. Louque 60-38, E. Scott 30-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Estrade 2-2
WP: B. Louque
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Nájera W (5-1) 6.1 6 3 1 1 5 0 27 110 2.93   
D. Wilson 2.2 3 0 0 2 2 0 13 61 0.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nájera 57
Batters Faced: J. Nájera 27, D. Wilson 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nájera 3-11, D. Wilson 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nájera 110-70, D. Wilson 61-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Wilson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Lake
Ballpark: Ed Smith Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 6729
Special Notes: SP Jorge Estrade was injured while pitching.
Thursday, May 21st , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60