CAROLINA LEAGUE
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT SALEM RED SOX
05/29/2026
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT SALEM RED SOX
GAME ID: 7853 - FRIDAY, MAY 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wilmington Blue Rocks (29-20) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Salem Red Sox (21-28) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Blue Rocks Best Red Sox in Pitching Duel
The Wilmington Blue Rocks eked out a 1-0 win versus the Salem Red Sox at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium. Nobody did more than pitcher Clarence Howell. He was terrific. The winning pitcher was Howell, now 5-1. He tossed 7.1 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 5 and fanning 3. Jeff O'Day zipped up his 6th save.

Chris Miyasaka had a direct impact on the outcome. Miyasaka contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the first inning to put Wilmington up, 1-0.

"Clarence executed his pitches at a high level," said Wilmington manager Ozzie Timmons.

By defeating Salem, the first-place Blue Rocks improved to 29-20.
WILMINGTON BATTING LINESCORE SALEM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Kendrick RF, LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .272 3 16
J. Pérez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .281 1 3
C. Huggins LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .274 4 22
   c-T. Allen PR, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 3 12
B. Muldoon DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .312 2 14
C. Miyasaka 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .326 3 17
R. Hodges SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 2 15
   a-S. Crow PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 4 23
   b-J. Reed SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 2 10
J. Ríos 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .159 2 13
S. Teague 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 1 8
M. Silva C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 1 9
   d-T. Miller C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 0 4
Totals 30 1 4 1 3 6 11      
a - S. Crow pinch hit for R. Hodges in the 4th
b - J. Reed substituted for S. Crow in the 4th
c - T. Allen pinch ran for C. Huggins in the 9th
d - T. Miller substituted for M. Silva in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Pérez , C. Huggins , B. Muldoon , C. Miyasaka
2-out RBI: C. Miyasaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hodges , J. Reed
GIDP: B. Muldoon
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Kendrick (7) , J. Pérez (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Miyasaka (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Lockyer LF 5 0 3 0 0 2 0 .294 6 24
E. Thomas RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .302 1 15
J. Simpson 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .290 1 20
T. Robinson 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .252 3 18
W. Spears CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .289 3 9
J. Espinoza SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .226 1 13
A. Henderson C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .165 0 9
   a-R. Lindsey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 3 11
   b-D. Mullins C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 1 6
R. Wilson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .356 1 8
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0 5 4 21      
a - R. Lindsey pinch hit for A. Henderson in the 8th
b - D. Mullins substituted for R. Lindsey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Lockyer 2 (19, 3rd Inning off C. Howell, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off C. Howell, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Thomas (11, 9th Inning off J. O'Day, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Espinoza (1, 6th Inning off C. Howell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Lockyer 5 , E. Thomas 2 , W. Spears , J. Espinoza 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Simpson , T. Robinson 3 , J. Espinoza , J. Unknown 2
Sac Bunt: E. Thomas
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Robinson-Simpson-Wilson)
WILMINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE SALEM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Howell W (5-1) 7.1 5 0 0 5 3 0 33 114 1.25   
J. O'Day SV (6) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 18 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Howell 66
Batters Faced: C. Howell 33, J. O'Day 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Howell 9-10, J. O'Day 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Howell 114-71, J. O'Day 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. O'Day 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Russell L (2-5) 6.0 3 1 1 2 3 0 22 85 4.81   
G. Cross 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 23 2.42   
I. Santos 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 24 4.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Russell 63
Batters Faced: S. Russell 22, G. Cross 6, I. Santos 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Russell 6-8, G. Cross 4-0, I. Santos 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Russell 85-53, G. Cross 23-16, I. Santos 24-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clarence Howell
Ballpark: Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 6263
Special Notes: CF Ricky Hodges was injured while throwing the ball.
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