CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT POTOMAC NATIONALS
08/29/2026
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CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT POTOMAC NATIONALS
GAME ID: 8185 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lynchburg Hillcats (84-48) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 14 0
Potomac Nationals (55-77) 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 16 1
Hillcats Win, 9-5, Versus Potomac
The Lynchburg Hillcats withstood an impressive performance by Potomac right fielder Chris Sampson to defeat the Nationals, 9-5, at G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium. Sampson went 4-5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs. The first-place Hillcats, at 84-48, now lead their division by 16½ games.

Lynchburg used the timely hitting of Doug Morrison to seize the win. The designated hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Hillcats on top, 6-5. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"Very good win for our guys," said Morrison.
LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE POTOMAC BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Conner 3B 6 1 2 0 0 2 5 .333 0 6
C. Sorensen LF 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 .213 3 6
D. Griffin 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .306 4 63
S. Cobb 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .285 11 52
D. Wilson DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .313 5 32
   a-D. Morrison DH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .284 5 32
C. Lindsey RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .343 1 3
R. Osborn CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .246 5 42
B. Lake SS 4 0 1 0 1 2 5 .213 6 37
G. Mann C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .208 4 25
   b-C. Reed PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232 12 52
   c-Y. Janvier C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 2 37
Totals 41 9 14 6 6 11 25      
a - D. Morrison inserted as DH in the 9th
b - C. Reed pinch hit for G. Mann in the 9th
c - Y. Janvier substituted for C. Reed in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Conner (7, 4th Inning off C. González, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Sorensen (3, 2nd Inning off C. González, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Cobb (11, 3rd Inning off C. González, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Conner 3 , C. Sorensen 5 , D. Griffin 2 , S. Cobb 5 , D. Wilson , D. Morrison , C. Lindsey , R. Osborn 2 , B. Lake
2-out RBI: C. Sorensen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Conner , C. Sorensen , D. Griffin , B. Lake
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Conner-Griffin-Cobb)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Marshall DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .299 5 32
C. Sampson RF 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .234 21 61
S. McGuffie LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .307 5 30
C. MacIntyre CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .209 5 44
J. Pérez 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 7 .260 6 51
C. Paredes SS 4 0 1 1 1 2 4 .212 5 32
J. Gordon 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .249 1 30
   a-J. Kirk 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 2 17
B. Wood C 5 0 1 0 0 4 3 .178 1 12
J. Jones 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .229 1 10
Totals 42 5 16 5 2 9 29      
a - J. Kirk substituted for J. Gordon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Sampson (18, 1st Inning off J. Sawyer, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Pérez (29, 4th Inning off J. Cruz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Sampson (21, 6th Inning off J. Cruz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Marshall 2 , C. Sampson 8 , S. McGuffie 3 , C. MacIntyre 2 , J. Pérez 3 , C. Paredes , J. Gordon , B. Wood
2-out RBI: J. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Marshall 2 , J. Pérez , C. Paredes 2
GIDP: J. Pérez
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: J. Jones (8)
OF assists: 1 (Sampson(Griffin at 2nd base))
PB: B. Wood
LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE POTOMAC PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Sawyer 3.2 9 3 3 2 3 0 22 88 3.57   
J. Cruz 3.1 6 2 2 0 4 1 16 62 6.00   
T. Allen W (2-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 18 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sawyer 30
Batters Faced: J. Sawyer 22, J. Cruz 16, T. Allen 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sawyer 3-5, J. Cruz 2-4, T. Allen 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sawyer 88-52, J. Cruz 62-44, T. Allen 18-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cruz 1-0 , T. Allen 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. González 5.0 5 4 4 4 5 2 24 94 5.18   
J. Valdéz 3.0 4 0 0 0 4 0 13 44 5.20   
S. Fernández L (6-5), BS (5) 0.1 5 5 4 0 1 0 6 19 4.97   
V. Hernández 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 22 5.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. González 42
Batters Faced: C. González 24, J. Valdéz 13, S. Fernández 6, V. Hernández 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. González 0-10, J. Valdéz 1-3, S. Fernández 0-0, V. Hernández 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. González 94-50, J. Valdéz 44-30, S. Fernández 19-14, V. Hernández 22-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Hernández 1-1
WP: C. González , S. Fernández , V. Hernández
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Sampson
Ballpark: G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 5927
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