CAROLINA LEAGUE
POTOMAC NATIONALS AT SALEM RED SOX
07/05/2026
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CAROLINA LEAGUE
POTOMAC NATIONALS AT SALEM RED SOX
GAME ID: 7982 - SUNDAY, JULY 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Potomac Nationals (33-48) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 1
Salem Red Sox (38-43) 2 5 1 0 3 1 0 0 X 12 17 0
Red Sox Coast to 12-2 Victory
Salem starter Ben Ballard kept the Potomac offense in check, while his team cruised to a win, 12-2. Ballard, the winner, moves to 5-8. He threw 7.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 9 and giving up 1 walk. Salem is now 38-43, Potomac 33-48.

Andy Henderson helped out the Salem cause in the bottom of the first inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the catcher drew 1 walk in 5 trips to the plate.

Potomac manager Cesar Martin called the blowout loss "just something that happens from time to time."
POTOMAC BATTING LINESCORE SALEM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Farley SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .239 3 21
C. Sampson RF 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .241 15 43
S. McGuffie LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309 3 21
   a-B. Cote PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 8 24
   b-W. Marshall PH, LF 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .328 3 14
D. Michel 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .287 3 18
C. MacIntyre CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 4 31
J. Pérez 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .258 3 29
B. Wood C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .174 0 7
J. Kirk DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .216 1 7
J. Jones 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .198 0 3
Totals 31 2 4 2 3 10 9      
a - B. Cote pinch hit for S. McGuffie in the 7th
b - W. Marshall pinch hit for B. Cote in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pérez (18, 5th Inning off B. Ballard, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Michel , J. Pérez 2 , J. Kirk , J. Jones
2-out RBI: C. Sampson , W. Marshall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Michel , B. Wood
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Farley (12)
Double Plays: 3 (Farley-Jones-Michel, Sampson-Pérez, Sampson-Pérez)
OF assists: 2 (Sampson(Martin at 3rd base), Sampson(Wilson at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Thomas LF, RF 3 3 2 1 3 0 1 .282 5 30
W. Spears CF 6 2 3 1 0 0 5 .250 4 19
E. English RF 4 0 2 2 0 2 3 .257 1 21
   a-S. Hein PR, LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 0 3
E. Lockyer DH 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .291 9 37
T. Robinson 2B 3 1 2 1 2 0 3 .275 5 35
J. Espinoza SS 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 .224 1 24
A. Henderson C 4 0 0 1 1 0 4 .182 1 13
R. Wilson 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .303 1 13
E. Martin 3B 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .188 0 7
Totals 39 12 17 11 7 3 26      
a - S. Hein pinch ran for E. English in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Spears (9, 2nd Inning off K. Harris, 2 on, 0 outs) , E. Lockyer (23, 2nd Inning off K. Harris, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Espinoza (13, 2nd Inning off K. Harris, 2 on, 1 out) , E. English (15, 5th Inning off D. Henderson, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Robinson (15, 5th Inning off D. Henderson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Thomas 2 , W. Spears 4 , E. English 3 , E. Lockyer 3 , T. Robinson 3 , J. Espinoza 3 , R. Wilson 2 , E. Martin 2
2-out RBI: T. Robinson , A. Henderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Espinoza , A. Henderson , R. Wilson 2
GIDP: T. Robinson
Hit by Pitch: E. Lockyer
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Thomas (3)
POTOMAC PITCHING LINESCORE SALEM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Harris L (3-7) 2.1 9 8 6 4 2 0 22 94 5.03   
D. Henderson 4.2 8 4 4 2 0 0 22 92 5.33   
D. Daniels 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 17 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Harris 5
Batters Faced: K. Harris 22, D. Henderson 22, D. Daniels 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Harris 2-3, D. Henderson 4-8, D. Daniels 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Harris 94-49, D. Henderson 92-50, D. Daniels 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Henderson 3-0 , D. Daniels 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Harris
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Ballard W (5-8) 7.2 4 2 2 1 9 0 28 107 3.39   
E. Scott 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 24 4.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ballard 71
Batters Faced: B. Ballard 28, E. Scott 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ballard 7-7, E. Scott 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ballard 107-70, E. Scott 24-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Scott 3-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Ballard
Ballpark: Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 6244
Special Notes: RF Ed English was injured while running the bases.
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