CAROLINA LEAGUE
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT WINSTON-SALEM DASH
04/21/2024
 
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT WINSTON-SALEM DASH
GAME ID: 7693 - SUNDAY, APRIL 21ST , 2024
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wilmington Blue Rocks (7-10) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 8 0
Winston-Salem Dash (11-5) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 10 1
Dash Get Past Wilmington for 5-4 Win
The Winston-Salem Dash picked up a win at New Winston-Salem Ballpark, taking down the Wilmington Blue Rocks, 5-4. Starting pitcher Charles Wright was a big reason why. The Dash, now 11-5, have been playing some good baseball.

The game ended with a bang. In the bottom of the ninth, with Winston-Salem trailing 4-3, Stephen Paolini jumped on a 1-2 fastball from Jason Eldridge for a 2-run home run, sending the Dash to a walk-off win.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Wilmington manager Tom Goodwin. "But we decided not to take it."

WILMINGTON BATTING LINESCORES WINSTON-SALEM BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Miranda CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .238 0 3
T. McCoy DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .352 2 8
S. O'Reilly RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .273 0 6
D. Kirkwood LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .274 0 7
C. McDonald 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .227 1 8
T. Neely C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .245 0 6
T. Martínez 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .326 0 6
J. Pace SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .324 2 7
K. Huff 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .182 1 1
Totals 34 4 8 4 5 5 20      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Neely (2, 6th Inning off C. Wright, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Martínez (2, 6th Inning off C. Wright, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Kirkwood (4, 7th Inning off W. Brian, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. McCoy 2 , D. Kirkwood 2 , C. McDonald , T. Neely 3 , T. Martínez 2 , K. Huff
2-out RBI: D. Kirkwood , C. McDonald , T. Martínez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. O'Reilly 2 , C. McDonald , J. Pace 2
Sac Fly: S. O'Reilly
Hit by Pitch: T. Martínez
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Acosta 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .259 0 6
S. Paolini CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 3 .196 1 3
A. Payne LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .220 2 7
J. Stinson RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .231 0 2
L. McGill 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .308 4 9
S. McGuire DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .114 0 2
L. Godwin 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .182 0 1
C. Burns SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .222 1 1
D. Hayes C 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .364 2 14
   a-W. Corbett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 0 3
Totals 35 5 10 5 2 5 18      
a - W. Corbett pinch hit for D. Hayes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Acosta (3, 1st Inning off J. Ortega, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Hayes (6, 7th Inning off J. Ortega, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Burns (3, 7th Inning off J. Ortega, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Stinson (2, 8th Inning off J. Ortega, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Hayes (1, 5th Inning off J. Ortega, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Paolini (2, 8th Inning off J. Ortega, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. McGill (4, 2nd Inning off J. Ortega, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Paolini (1, 9th Inning off J. Eldridge, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Acosta 3 , S. Paolini 7 , J. Stinson 2 , L. McGill 4 , L. Godwin , C. Burns 2 , D. Hayes 5
2-out RBI: S. Paolini , D. Hayes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Acosta , S. Paolini , J. Stinson 2 , L. Godwin
Sac Bunt: S. Paolini
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Stinson (1)
WILMINGTON PITCHING LINESCORES WINSTON-SALEM PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Ortega 7.2 9 3 3 1 4 1 108 72 4.58
J. Eldridge L (1-2), BS (2) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 29 18 3.29
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ortega 52
Batters Faced: J. Ortega 33, J. Eldridge 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ortega 8-11, J. Eldridge 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ortega 108-72, J. Eldridge 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Eldridge 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Wright 6.0 3 1 1 4 4 0 99 63 3.91
W. Brian 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 0 25 14 8.10
Q. Mathews W (1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 38 21 4.50
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Wright 62
Batters Faced: C. Wright 26, W. Brian 6, Q. Mathews 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Wright 11-3, W. Brian 1-1, Q. Mathews 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Wright 99-63, W. Brian 25-14, Q. Mathews 38-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: Q. Mathews 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Wright
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charles Wright
Ballpark: New Winston-Salem Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 5:00 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 7977
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