CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT CAROLINA MUDCATS
07/31/2025
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CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT CAROLINA MUDCATS
GAME ID: 8072 - THURSDAY, JULY 31ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lynchburg Hillcats (45-59) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 0
Carolina Mudcats (66-37) 0 2 3 1 0 3 0 4 X 13 16 0
Hillcats Rocked By Mudcats, 13-2
The Carolina Mudcats powered past the Lynchburg Hillcats, 13-2, at Grainger Stadium. Ben Stevenson provided some of the pop. He was 2 for 5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice. Beau Carson earned the win. Juan Cruz took the loss for Lynchburg. The Mudcats improved their record to 66-37 by beating Lynchburg.

With Carolina leading 2-0 in the bottom of the third, Stevenson hit a fastball from Juan Cruz for a 3-run home run. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Mudcats ahead, 5-0.

"We took it on the chin tonight," said losing manager Nick Markakis.
LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Osborn CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .274 2 28
L. Carlos LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .272 11 45
A. Becerra 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .259 9 37
D. Taylor DH 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .348 1 20
B. O'Brian 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .323 5 36
J. Hernández RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 0 2
B. Lake 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .280 6 29
   a-L. Carter PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282 4 47
M. Smith SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .190 3 13
X. Aragón C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 3 14
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 6 13      
a - L. Carter pinch hit for B. Lake in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Becerra (29, 6th Inning off B. Carson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Osborn , A. Becerra 2 , D. Taylor 3 , B. Lake , L. Carter
2-out RBI: D. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. O'Brian 2 , M. Smith
GIDP: M. Smith
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Lake-Becerra)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Reyes SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .323 4 53
J. Cleeve LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .333 1 8
S. Simmons 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .336 20 72
B. Stevenson 3B 5 2 2 6 0 1 2 .213 7 15
J. Allison 2B 5 1 2 0 0 3 1 .236 8 40
S. Mejía CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .259 5 32
J. Powers RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
B. Carson P, DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .312 13 51
J. Batista C 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 .263 5 26
Totals 39 13 16 12 2 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Batista 2 (5, 3rd Inning off J. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off C. Washington, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Powers (1, 4th Inning off C. Washington, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Mejía (5, 2nd Inning off J. Cruz, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Stevenson 2 (7, 3rd Inning off J. Cruz, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off R. Villalobos, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Carson (13, 6th Inning off C. Washington, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Reyes 2 , J. Cleeve 2 , S. Simmons 2 , B. Stevenson 8 , J. Allison 2 , S. Mejía 4 , J. Powers 2 , B. Carson 4 , J. Batista 5
2-out RBI: G. Reyes , B. Stevenson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Simmons , J. Allison
GIDP: B. Stevenson
Hit by Pitch: S. Mejía
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Reyes-Allison-Simmons)
LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cruz L (4-7) 2.2 6 5 5 0 1 2 54 7.22   
C. Washington 2.1 5 3 3 0 2 1 55 7.94   
R. Villalobos 3.0 5 5 5 2 3 1 53 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cruz 23
Batters Faced: J. Cruz 14, C. Washington 13, R. Villalobos 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cruz 4-3, C. Washington 3-2, R. Villalobos 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cruz 54-33, C. Washington 55-31, R. Villalobos 53-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Washington 1-0 , R. Villalobos 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Washington
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Carson W (3-2) 8.2 6 2 2 2 5 0 113 4.66   
K. King 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 6.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Carson 67
Batters Faced: B. Carson 33, K. King 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Carson 8-12, K. King 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Carson 113-67, K. King 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. King 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Stevenson
Ballpark: Grainger Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 4063
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