CAROLINA LEAGUE
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT SALEM RED SOX
07/03/2025
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT SALEM RED SOX
GAME ID: 7970 - THURSDAY, JULY 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wilmington Blue Rocks (39-39) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 7 0
Salem Red Sox (29-49) 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 X 7 10 0
Evans Lifts Red Sox to 7-3 Triumph
The Salem Red Sox grabbed a win, 7-3, over the Wilmington Blue Rocks at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium. Salem third baseman Colm Evans went 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 5. Salem starter Kevin Fitzpatrick was credited with the win after throwing 83 pitches over 6 innings. His record now stands at 3-4. The current losing streak for Wilmington has reached 7 games.

With Salem leading 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Evans hit a run-scoring single off Wilmington hurler Steve Bell. It was the 60th hit of the season for Evans and put his team ahead, 2-0.

"We've hit a rough patch right now," said Wilmington skipper Ozzie Timmons.
WILMINGTON BATTING LINESCORE SALEM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Snider SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .280 7 31
G. Lópes RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .315 9 24
J. O'Duana CF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .255 7 40
M. Grant 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 .297 11 59
J. Reed 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .291 3 26
R. Sanders 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .295 3 37
K. Ward DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .214 0 0
B. Muldoon C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 0 0
T. Allen LF 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .275 3 20
   a-S. Crow PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 3 18
Totals 30 3 7 3 3 11 9      
a - S. Crow pinch hit for T. Allen in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Lópes (22, 4th Inning off K. Fitzpatrick, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Allen (3, 6th Inning off K. Fitzpatrick, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Grant (11, 7th Inning off E. O'Neill, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Lópes 2 , J. O'Duana 2 , M. Grant 4 , J. Reed , K. Ward , T. Allen 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Sanders
GIDP: M. Grant , J. Reed , B. Muldoon
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Reed (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Snider-Sanders-Grant)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. De Jesús RF 2 0 0 1 2 0 3 .255 5 27
E. Thomas DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .194 1 10
R. Thompson LF 3 2 1 0 2 1 5 .315 6 26
C. Parkinson CF 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 .245 5 40
J. Frey SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .183 3 18
R. Bumble 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .270 2 28
C. Evans 3B 5 2 3 5 0 1 0 .253 5 23
T. Robinson 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 3 .318 2 12
A. Henderson C 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .258 4 27
Totals 32 7 10 7 10 6 23      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Evans (15, 3rd Inning off S. Bell, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Bumble (22, 3rd Inning off S. Bell, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Robinson (5, 5th Inning off S. Bell, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Robinson (1, 6th Inning off L. McKee, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Evans (5, 6th Inning off L. McKee, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Thomas , R. Thompson , R. Bumble 3 , C. Evans 7 , T. Robinson 6
2-out RBI: R. Bumble , C. Evans 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Thomas , R. Thompson , C. Parkinson 2 , T. Robinson , A. Henderson
GIDP: R. Thompson
Sac Fly: J. De Jesús
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Frey-Bumble-Robinson, Bumble-Frey-Robinson, Bumble-Frey-Robinson, Henderson-Bumble)
WILMINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE SALEM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bell L (3-4) 5.2 8 6 6 8 5 0 118 3.77   
L. McKee 2.1 2 1 1 2 1 1 32 4.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bell 26
Batters Faced: S. Bell 33, L. McKee 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bell 8-4, L. McKee 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bell 118-65, L. McKee 32-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. McKee 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Fitzpatrick W (3-4) 6.0 4 2 2 2 7 1 83 3.61   
E. O'Neill 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 26 5.89   
D. Gore 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 4.71   
M. Lane SV (12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Fitzpatrick 61
Batters Faced: K. Fitzpatrick 21, E. O'Neill 7, D. Gore 4, M. Lane 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Fitzpatrick 7-1, E. O'Neill 1-2, D. Gore 1-0, M. Lane 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Fitzpatrick 83-55, E. O'Neill 26-21, D. Gore 12-8, M. Lane 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. O'Neill 1-1 , M. Lane 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Colm Evans
Ballpark: Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 1919
Special Notes: Steve Bell ties the Wilmington Blue Rocks regular season game record for walks with 8.
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