CAROLINA LEAGUE
CAROLINA MUDCATS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
05/26/2026
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CAROLINA LEAGUE
CAROLINA MUDCATS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
GAME ID: 7842 - TUESDAY, MAY 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Carolina Mudcats (24-22) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 1 9 12 1
Lynchburg Hillcats (27-19) 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 8 16 0
Carolina Nets 9-8 Win Versus Hillcats
The Carolina Mudcats withstood a fine game by Lynchburg second baseman Jesús Rivera at Ed Smith Stadium, to upend the Hillcats, 9-8. Rivera was 2 for 4 with a home run, a double, and 2 walks, while scoring 3 times. The win gives Carolina a season record of 24-22.

Carolina used a timely hit from Jeff Cleeve to get the win. The center fielder stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the 11th inning to put the Mudcats ahead, 9-8. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"I'm just looking to see the ball, hit the ball," said Cleeve.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Harris RF 5 0 1 0 1 1 4 .240 3 13
S. Mejía CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .238 3 13
   e-K. Robbins PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 0 7
R. Hickman DH 3 2 0 0 3 1 1 .214 3 15
D. Stephens 3B 6 2 2 0 0 1 1 .289 2 12
B. Stevenson SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .252 6 20
   d-D. Ruíz PR, 1B 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .300 0 2
W. Evans LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .272 0 13
   a-B. Wright PH, SS, LF 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 .392 2 26
C. Jones 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 1 18
   b-J. Cleeve PH, LF, CF 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 .220 1 13
M. Wright 2B 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .322 0 5
   c-J. Allison PH, SS, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .274 1 15
J. López C 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .194 1 14
Totals 44 9 12 8 8 10 22      
a - B. Wright pinch hit for W. Evans in the 8th
b - J. Cleeve pinch hit for C. Jones in the 8th
c - J. Allison pinch hit for M. Wright in the 8th
d - D. Ruíz pinch ran for B. Stevenson in the 8th
e - K. Robbins pinch hit for S. Mejía in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Ruíz 2 (3, 9th Inning off K. Dudley, 2 on, 1 out; 11th Inning off D. Bratcher, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Cleeve (10, 11th Inning off D. Bratcher, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Mejía (3, 1st Inning off J. Nájera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Harris , S. Mejía 4 , D. Stephens 2 , B. Stevenson , D. Ruíz 4 , W. Evans , B. Wright , J. Cleeve 2 , J. Allison , J. López
2-out RBI: J. Cleeve , J. López
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Harris , S. Mejía , R. Hickman , J. Allison
Sac Fly: J. Cleeve
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: D. Stephens (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Stevenson-Wright-Jones)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Díaz 1B, 3B 4 1 3 1 2 0 3 .333 0 1
C. Reed DH 7 0 1 0 0 3 9 .224 4 19
L. Carter LF 5 1 2 0 2 0 4 .339 2 15
B. Carlson SS 5 1 2 4 0 2 6 .394 5 27
   a-B. Lake 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 3 15
   b-G. Hamilton PH, 1B 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .248 4 25
D. Griffin 2B, SS 3 0 1 0 4 1 2 .299 3 18
D. Robinson CF 6 0 3 0 1 1 7 .341 2 10
D. Morrison RF 6 1 1 0 0 2 9 .357 2 10
G. Mann C 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 .145 3 14
J. Rivera 3B, 2B 4 3 2 1 2 0 1 .221 1 15
Totals 47 8 16 7 12 10 45      
a - B. Lake substituted for B. Carlson in the 8th
b - G. Hamilton pinch hit for B. Lake in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rivera (8, 6th Inning off J. Ramírez, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Díaz (1, 10th Inning off J. Olsen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Carlson (5, 6th Inning off J. Ramírez, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Rivera (1, 9th Inning off G. Ramsey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Díaz 4 , C. Reed , L. Carter 2 , B. Carlson 5 , G. Hamilton , D. Griffin , D. Robinson 3 , D. Morrison , J. Rivera 6
2-out RBI: , B. Carlson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Reed , B. Carlson 2 , D. Griffin , D. Robinson , D. Morrison 2 , G. Mann
GIDP: G. Mann
Sac Fly: V. Díaz
Team LOB: 19

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Robinson (10)
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Holtzhouser 1.2 4 3 3 4 2 0 13 59 4.31   
J. Ramírez 4.0 6 3 3 3 3 1 19 58 3.14   
G. Ramsey 2.1 3 2 2 3 2 1 14 53 6.75   
J. Olsen BS (1) 1.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 9 31 2.49   
A. Díaz W (2-3) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 24 6.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Holtzhouser 27
Batters Faced: C. Holtzhouser 13, J. Ramírez 19, G. Ramsey 14, J. Olsen 9, A. Díaz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Holtzhouser 0-3, J. Ramírez 4-3, G. Ramsey 2-3, J. Olsen 2-2, A. Díaz 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Holtzhouser 59-30, J. Ramírez 58-32, G. Ramsey 53-30, J. Olsen 31-18, A. Díaz 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ramírez 2-0 , G. Ramsey 1-0 , J. Olsen 1-1 , A. Díaz 1-0
WP: J. Ramírez , G. Ramsey
Balk: C. Holtzhouser
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Nájera 6.1 3 2 2 2 7 1 24 106 2.93   
R. Villalobos 0.2 2 3 3 4 0 0 8 39 5.17   
D. Williams H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 22 1.29   
K. Dudley BS (5) 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 0 7 29 5.82   
D. Bratcher L (3-1) 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 9 28 1.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nájera 64
Batters Faced: J. Nájera 24, R. Villalobos 8, D. Williams 5, K. Dudley 7, D. Bratcher 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nájera 6-6, R. Villalobos 2-0, D. Williams 1-2, K. Dudley 2-1, D. Bratcher 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nájera 106-65, R. Villalobos 39-16, D. Williams 22-14, K. Dudley 29-18, D. Bratcher 28-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Villalobos 1-1 , D. Williams 3-2
WP: R. Villalobos 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesús Rivera
Ballpark: Ed Smith Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 5:08
Attendance: 4598
Special Notes: SP Chris Holtzhouser was injured while pitching. Danny Griffin sets the LYN regular season extra-inning game record for bases on balls with 4.
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