CAROLINA LEAGUE
CAROLINA MUDCATS AT POTOMAC NATIONALS
05/30/2026
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
CAROLINA MUDCATS AT POTOMAC NATIONALS
GAME ID: 7857 - SATURDAY, MAY 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Mudcats (27-23) 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 7 14 0
Potomac Nationals (18-32) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 0
Mudcats Win, Spilling Nationals, 7-2
The Carolina Mudcats cut down the Potomac Nationals by the score of 7-2, with the largest share of the credit going to designated hitter Rob Hickman. Hickman went 2 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Mudcats. Johnny Wilson notched the win in relief. The right-hander allowed 2 runs on 7 hits in 5.2 innings. His record now sits at 1-0. The win for the Mudcats raised their record to 27-23.

Early in the game, Hickman had a solo home run for Carolina. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Mudcats on top, 1-0.

"I had some good swings out there," said Hickman.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE POTOMAC BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Harris RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .239 3 14
S. Mejía CF 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .239 3 14
R. Hickman DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .234 6 22
D. Stephens 3B 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .281 2 12
B. Stevenson SS 3 1 1 0 2 2 3 .240 6 21
W. Evans LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 5 .264 0 13
C. Jones 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .248 1 20
M. Wright 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .299 0 5
J. López C 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .212 1 16
Totals 38 7 14 7 6 9 22      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Jones 2 (11, 4th Inning off E. Ojeda, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off C. Hernández, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Mejía (7, 8th Inning off D. Henderson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hickman (6, 3rd Inning off E. Ojeda, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Harris , S. Mejía 3 , R. Hickman 5 , D. Stephens , B. Stevenson , W. Evans , C. Jones 4 , M. Wright , J. López 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Stevenson , W. Evans , J. López
GIDP: J. Harris
Sac Fly: R. Hickman
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Farley 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .277 3 14
C. Sampson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .227 8 22
S. McGuffie CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .343 2 14
D. Michel 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 2 8
   a-J. Pérez PR, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 0 14
M. Ludwick C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .253 1 11
B. Cote RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 5 14
   b-W. Marshall PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 2 5
C. Paredes 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .198 1 15
J. Gordon SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .252 1 9
J. Kirk DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .163 1 3
   c-B. Wood DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .171 0 3
Totals 36 2 9 2 1 4 15      
a - J. Pérez pinch ran for D. Michel in the 4th
b - W. Marshall pinch hit for B. Cote in the 8th
c - B. Wood inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Michel (5, 4th Inning off J. Wilson, 1 on, 1 out) , S. McGuffie (5, 4th Inning off J. Wilson, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Gordon (4, 7th Inning off J. Wilson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Farley , S. McGuffie 2 , D. Michel 2 , J. Pérez , M. Ludwick , C. Paredes 2 , J. Gordon 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Farley , C. Sampson 2 , B. Cote , W. Marshall , C. Paredes
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Paredes-Farley-Pérez)
OF assists: 1 (Cote(Jones at 3rd base))
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE POTOMAC PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Holtzhouser 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 11 4.27   
J. Wilson W (1-0) 5.2 7 2 2 0 1 0 24 89 4.26   
J. Ramírez 2.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 11 45 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Holtzhouser 46
Batters Faced: C. Holtzhouser 2, J. Wilson 24, J. Ramírez 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Holtzhouser 0-0, J. Wilson 8-8, J. Ramírez 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Holtzhouser 11-6, J. Wilson 89-63, J. Ramírez 45-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ramírez 1-0
WP: J. Wilson , J. Ramírez 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Muller 0.2 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 25 4.17   
E. Ojeda L (0-2) 2.2 7 5 5 0 3 1 15 54 7.12   
C. Hernández 3.2 4 2 2 2 5 0 16 66 2.67   
D. Henderson 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 9 38 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Muller 41
Batters Faced: D. Muller 5, E. Ojeda 15, C. Hernández 16, D. Henderson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Muller 1-1, E. Ojeda 1-4, C. Hernández 1-4, D. Henderson 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Muller 25-10, E. Ojeda 54-39, C. Hernández 66-42, D. Henderson 38-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Ojeda 3-0 , C. Hernández 2-1 , D. Henderson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rob Hickman
Ballpark: G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 5942
Special Notes: SP Desi Muller was injured while pitching. SP Chris Holtzhouser was injured while pitching. 1B Daniel Michel was injured while running the bases.
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