CAROLINA LEAGUE
MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
09/08/2025
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
GAME ID: 8217 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Myrtle Beach Pelicans (56-84) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 8 1
Lynchburg Hillcats (63-77) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 8 0
Hillcats Get Close Win Over Pelicans, 4-3
The Lynchburg Hillcats had to overcome a big game from Myrtle Beach center fielder Greg Chambers to leave Ed Smith Stadium with a victory. And they did, winning, 4-3. Chambers went 2-4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. By defeating Myrtle Beach, the third-place Hillcats improved to 63-77.

Up to bat in the bottom of the ninth, 24-year old center fielder Rhett Osborn had a chance to be the hero. Myrtle Beach pitcher Augusto Balderas wanted to foil that plan. But with two outs, Osborn reached on an error by the 3B, driving in 2 runs. The Hillcats had themselves a thrilling win.

"We did enough to win," said Osborn.
MYRTLE BEACH BATTING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hansen RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .234 1 28
B. Fuller DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 4 55
J. Markakis LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .272 9 42
R. Crotty 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .329 14 65
   a-A. Lee PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 2
   b-D. Burns 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 0 21
K. Clark C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .232 4 28
B. Gonzáles 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .218 4 34
G. Chambers CF 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .244 4 16
C. Bray 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .164 4 15
   c-J. Kilkenny PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .365 2 13
   d-A. Kooiman 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 12 41
K. Willis SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .301 7 45
Totals 33 3 8 3 4 4 13      
a - A. Lee pinch ran for R. Crotty in the 6th
b - D. Burns substituted for A. Lee in the 6th
c - J. Kilkenny pinch hit for C. Bray in the 9th
d - A. Kooiman substituted for J. Kilkenny in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Fuller (21, 5th Inning off D. Bratcher, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Chambers (4, 6th Inning off D. Bratcher, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Hansen , B. Fuller 2 , R. Crotty , B. Gonzáles , G. Chambers 5 , J. Kilkenny , K. Willis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Markakis , R. Crotty , C. Bray 2
GIDP: B. Hansen
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Lee (3)
CS: J. Markakis (3)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Kooiman (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Díaz 2B 4 0 2 1 1 2 3 .245 1 7
H. Miranda RF 5 1 0 0 0 2 4 .321 9 25
A. Becerra 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .260 11 49
L. Carter LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 5 .277 4 52
D. Wilson 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .270 4 30
R. Osborn CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273 5 41
D. O'Neill DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .400 0 0
X. Aragón C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .229 4 19
L. Garduque SS 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 .235 0 5
   a-L. Jiménez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 5
   b-M. Smith SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 4 23
Totals 34 4 8 2 7 10 20      
a - L. Jiménez pinch hit for L. Garduque in the 6th
b - M. Smith substituted for L. Jiménez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. O'Neill (1, 4th Inning off W. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Díaz 2 , L. Carter , D. Wilson 2 , D. O'Neill 3 , X. Aragón
2-out RBI: L. Garduque
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Díaz , H. Miranda , L. Carter , R. Osborn 2
Sac Bunt: R. Osborn
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Díaz (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Díaz-Smith-Becerra)
MYRTLE BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Johnson 5.1 5 2 2 5 5 0 106 3.27   
B. Williams H (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 34 5.69   
D. Newman H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 8.05   
A. Balderas L (6-7), BS (5) 0.2 1 2 0 2 1 0 24 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Johnson 50
Batters Faced: W. Johnson 26, B. Williams 8, D. Newman 2, A. Balderas 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Johnson 7-4, B. Williams 2-1, D. Newman 0-1, A. Balderas 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Johnson 106-66, B. Williams 34-25, D. Newman 11-8, A. Balderas 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Newman 1-0
WP: W. Johnson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Bratcher 7.0 7 3 3 4 2 1 114 4.26   
K. Dudley W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Bratcher 49
Batters Faced: D. Bratcher 31, K. Dudley 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Bratcher 8-10, K. Dudley 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Bratcher 114-64, K. Dudley 24-17
WP: D. Bratcher
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Chambers
Ballpark: Ed Smith Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:00 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 4725
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