CAROLINA LEAGUE
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
06/29/2025
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CAROLINA LEAGUE
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
GAME ID: 7951 - SUNDAY, JUNE 29TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wilmington Blue Rocks (39-35) 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Lynchburg Hillcats (35-39) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 X 6 9 2
Hillcats Stun Blue Rocks, 6-4
Lynchburg shortstop Mike Smith was instrumental in helping the Hillcats triumph, 6-4, over the Wilmington Blue Rocks. Smith was 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 times. Lynchburg reliever Rob Sparks picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Lou McKee took the loss. Lynchburg has now won 3 in a row.

António Becerra hit a 2-run home run off Lou McKee in the bottom of the eighth, which put the Hillcats ahead, 6-4. In addition to the homer, Becerra had 1 double, while going 2 for 5.

"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Smith told the Lynchburg Daily News.
WILMINGTON BATTING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Snider 2B 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .280 7 30
J. Reed SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .289 2 22
   a-E. Atkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 2 15
G. Lópes RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .323 9 24
J. O'Duana CF 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .250 7 40
M. Grant 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .297 10 53
R. Sanders LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .300 3 36
K. Ward DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .143 0 0
B. Muldoon C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
C. Miyasaka 3B 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 .215 3 18
Totals 35 4 9 4 4 6 21      
a - E. Atkins pinch hit for J. Reed in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Grant (23, 1st Inning off O. Castro, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Muldoon (1, 2nd Inning off O. Castro, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Lópes (21, 9th Inning off C. Cochrane, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. O'Duana (7, 3rd Inning off O. Castro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Reed , G. Lópes 2 , J. O'Duana 5 , M. Grant 3 , R. Sanders , B. Muldoon 3
2-out RBI: J. O'Duana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reed , G. Lópes , M. Grant , R. Sanders , K. Ward
Sac Bunt: J. Reed
Sac Fly: C. Miyasaka
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Snider-Reed-Grant)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Evans LF, CF 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .300 1 9
A. Becerra 1B 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 .258 8 30
L. Carter DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 4 28
   a-M. González DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 2 9
   c-B. O'Brian DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324 5 27
   d-D. Wilson DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 2 9
L. Carlos RF 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .260 9 33
R. Osborn CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .262 2 22
   e-J. Sizemore PR, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 4 14
D. Taylor C 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 .351 0 11
J. Árias 2B 5 0 1 2 0 1 6 .259 3 17
M. Smith SS 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 .226 2 8
B. Lake 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .305 5 22
   b-S. Martin PH, 3B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .280 4 20
Totals 32 6 9 6 8 9 24      
a - M. González inserted as DH in the 4th
b - S. Martin pinch hit for B. Lake in the 6th
c - B. O'Brian inserted as DH in the 7th
d - D. Wilson inserted as DH in the 7th
e - J. Sizemore pinch ran for R. Osborn in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Osborn 2 (20, 2nd Inning off C. García, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off C. García, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Becerra (18, 5th Inning off C. García, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Árias (11, 6th Inning off C. García, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Smith (2, 8th Inning off L. McKee, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Becerra (8, 8th Inning off L. McKee, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Becerra 6 , B. O'Brian , R. Osborn 4 , D. Taylor 2 , J. Árias 2 , M. Smith 4
2-out RBI: A. Becerra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Becerra , M. González , D. Taylor , J. Árias 3
GIDP: R. Evans
Hit by Pitch: L. Carter , R. Osborn , S. Martin
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Smith (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Árias (8) , M. Smith (1)
OF assists: 1 (Osborn(Snider at 3rd base))
WILMINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. García 5.2 4 3 3 6 7 0 108 6.40   
L. McKee L (1-1), BS (1) 1.2 4 3 3 1 1 2 31 3.45   
J. Wright 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. García 50
Batters Faced: C. García 28, L. McKee 10, J. Wright 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. García 6-3, L. McKee 0-4, J. Wright 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. García 108-58, L. McKee 31-18, J. Wright 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. McKee 3-0
WP: C. García
Hit Batsmen: C. García 2 , J. Wright
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Castro 5.2 7 4 3 4 4 1 105 2.88   
R. Sparks W (1-0) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 0.46   
C. Cochrane SV (17) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Castro 41
Batters Faced: O. Castro 29, R. Sparks 9, C. Cochrane 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Castro 5-7, R. Sparks 3-3, C. Cochrane 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Castro 105-61, R. Sparks 26-18, C. Cochrane 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Sparks 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Smith
Ballpark: Ed Smith Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:00 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 6051
Special Notes: CF Len Carter was injured being hit by a pitch. CF Rhett Osborn was injured being hit by a pitch. SS Jim Reed was injured while throwing the ball.
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