CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS
08/10/2025
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS
GAME ID: 8111 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lynchburg Hillcats (49-65) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Myrtle Beach Pelicans (44-69) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 1
Pelicans Squelch Hillcats Offense in Shutout Win
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans downed the Lynchburg Hillcats, 3-0, at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark. Starring for Myrtle Beach was pitcher Dax Foster. Augusto Balderas recorded his 9th save for Myrtle Beach. Myrtle Beach is now 44-69, Lynchburg 49-65.

The Pelicans had to work out of trouble in the top of the ninth. The score was 3-0, Myrtle Beach, with no one out. Lynchburg, with runners on 1st and 2nd, was mounting a threat. Rhett Osborn dug in at the plate, but on a 1-2 fastball, he hit into a double play.
LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE MYRTLE BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Wilson DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .268 3 20
L. Carlos RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 11 47
L. Carter LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 4 47
B. O'Brian 3B 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .331 6 41
R. Osborn CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .273 3 31
A. Becerra 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 10 38
   a-M. González PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 2 9
M. Smith SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .195 3 15
B. Lake 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 6 30
T. Buchanan C 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .174 1 13
Totals 30 0 4 0 3 9 11      
a - M. González pinch hit for A. Becerra in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Smith (4, 5th Inning off D. Foster, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Wilson , B. O'Brian , M. Smith 2 , B. Lake
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wilson , M. González
GIDP: R. Osborn
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Willis SS 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .300 7 37
B. Fuller DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .237 2 43
J. Markakis LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .277 7 26
R. Crotty 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .315 11 46
   a-D. Burns 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 0 16
A. Kooiman 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .225 8 26
B. Gonzáles 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 .215 3 22
I. Menéndez RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .233 6 29
G. Chambers CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .178 1 4
S. Tracy C 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .204 0 8
Totals 29 3 7 3 3 9 16      
a - D. Burns substituted for R. Crotty in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Willis (13, 1st Inning off J. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Fuller (16, 1st Inning off J. Cruz, 1 on, 0 outs) , I. Menéndez (28, 4th Inning off J. Cruz, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Willis 2 , B. Fuller 2 , R. Crotty , A. Kooiman 3 , I. Menéndez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Chambers , S. Tracy
Sac Fly: B. Gonzáles
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Fuller (6)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Kooiman (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Burns-Willis-Burns)
OF assists: 1 (Menéndez(O'Brian at 2nd base))
LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE MYRTLE BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cruz L (4-8) 5.0 5 3 3 3 6 0 103 7.14   
C. Washington 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 39 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cruz 48
Batters Faced: J. Cruz 22, C. Washington 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cruz 4-4, C. Washington 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cruz 103-57, C. Washington 39-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Washington 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Foster W (6-8) 6.1 4 0 0 2 7 0 93 5.40   
C. Best H (5) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 4.61   
A. Balderas SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Foster 70
Batters Faced: D. Foster 24, C. Best 5, A. Balderas 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Foster 4-7, C. Best 0-4, A. Balderas 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Foster 93-57, C. Best 26-18, A. Balderas 19-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dax Foster
Ballpark: TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark
Weather: Rain (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 4993
Sunday, August 10th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.5 Build 70