FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS AT BRADENTON MARAUDERS
05/18/2026
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS AT BRADENTON MARAUDERS
GAME ID: 8432 - MONDAY, MAY 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charlotte Stone Crabs (16-21) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 9 15 0
Bradenton Marauders (19-18) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Mercado Shackles Bradenton in 9-1 Stone Crabs Win
The Charlotte Stone Crabs downed the Bradenton Marauders, 9-1, at Calvin Falwell Field. Stellar pitching by António Mercado had a lot to do with it. The right-hander, who is tied for 2nd in the FSL with a 1.89 ERA, handcuffed his opponent all game. Charlotte is now 16-21, Bradenton 19-18.

Mercado was dominant for Charlotte. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 4 hits, while racking up 8 strikeouts. He threw 114 pitches over 8.2 innings in the contest.

"It's easier to pitch when you get run support," said Mercado.
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE BRADENTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Webb LF 5 1 2 3 0 1 0 .300 4 12
J. Rocha CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .354 4 17
A. Rhodes RF 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .261 1 5
S. Rico SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .248 2 14
S. McVeagh 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .336 0 9
B. Wilson C 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .271 0 2
C. Cabrera DH 5 1 3 1 0 0 4 .250 2 12
J. Bartlett 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 7 .172 0 1
D. Stevenson 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .210 0 3
Totals 42 9 15 8 2 5 22      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Rico (10, 1st Inning off J. Miller, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Cabrera (2, 1st Inning off J. Miller, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Webb (4, 8th Inning off J. Williamson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Webb 5 , J. Rocha , A. Rhodes 3 , S. Rico 2 , S. McVeagh 3 , B. Wilson , C. Cabrera 4 , J. Bartlett
2-out RBI: C. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bartlett 2 , D. Stevenson 2
Sac Fly: B. Wilson
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Dennis DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .298 1 7
E. Wilkerson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .296 0 6
B. Dawson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .270 3 23
B. Beck 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .224 1 5
K. Webb RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247 2 13
N. Silva 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 1 4
J. Durham SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 1 9
P. Clark CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .278 1 2
R. Hart C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176 0 1
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Dawson (14, 4th Inning off A. Mercado, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Clark (1, 5th Inning off A. Mercado, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Dawson 2 , B. Beck , N. Silva , P. Clark 4 , R. Hart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wilkerson , N. Silva
Hit by Pitch: J. Durham
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Durham (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Durham (2)
PB: R. Hart
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE BRADENTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Mercado W (5-1) 8.2 4 1 1 1 8 1 32 114 1.89   
T. O'Brien 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mercado 79
Batters Faced: A. Mercado 32, T. O'Brien 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mercado 5-13, T. O'Brien 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mercado 114-76, T. O'Brien 8-6
Hit Batsmen: A. Mercado
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Miller L (4-3) 6.0 9 4 4 0 5 0 27 107 3.88   
J. Williamson 1.1 4 5 4 1 0 1 10 44 5.14   
J. Alou 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 29 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Miller 43
Batters Faced: J. Miller 27, J. Williamson 10, J. Alou 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Miller 6-7, J. Williamson 3-1, J. Alou 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Miller 107-71, J. Williamson 44-26, J. Alou 29-16
WP: J. Miller , J. Williamson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: António Mercado
Ballpark: Calvin Falwell Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 5946
Monday, May 18th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60