SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LEXINGTON LEGENDS AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
07/13/2110
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LEXINGTON LEGENDS AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
GAME ID: 10723 - SUNDAY, JULY 13TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lexington Legends (53-35) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
Asheville Tourists (54-34) 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 X 6 8 1
Tourists Earn 6-4 Home Win
No one was more impactful than John Willis in the 6-4 Asheville win over Lexington. Willis went 2-4 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Ross Smolnik, the winning pitcher, is now 5-6. He went 5 innings, allowing 4 runs on 5 hits, while fanning 4 and walking 1. The Tourists improved their record to 54-34 by beating Lexington.

Second Baseman Andy Gash made an impact for Asheville, when he swatted a 2-run home run off Harry Evans in the bottom of the fifth. For the contest, Gash was 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"This team is on a mission," said Gash, who is one of the clubhouse leaders. "I like our focus."
LEXINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Kennard RF 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 .156 1 6
B. Barnes SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .314 0 8
J. Pantoja 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .240 7 22
J. Turner C 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .284 10 45
R. Meyer CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .203 5 21
O. Magdaleno 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .185 1 5
C. McCormack 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 3 22
   b-D. Esquivel PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .236 2 13
M. King LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .220 1 11
P. Stempien DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 3
   a-J. Carrillo DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .203 3 10
Totals 33 4 6 4 2 9 15      
a - J. Carrillo inserted as DH in the 7th
b - D. Esquivel pinch hit for C. McCormack in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pantoja (12, 6th Inning off R. Smolnik, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Pantoja (7, 1st Inning off R. Smolnik, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Turner (10, 3rd Inning off R. Smolnik, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Kennard , J. Pantoja 6 , J. Turner 4 , C. McCormack , M. King
2-out RBI: J. Turner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Kennard , R. Meyer , O. Magdaleno , P. Stempien
GIDP: B. Barnes
Hit by Pitch: Z. Kennard , J. Carrillo
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. McCormack (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Armstrong CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .255 10 33
B. Bjorge DH 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 .158 0 5
B. Gardner 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .252 13 48
A. Gash 2B 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .306 15 50
   a-S. Velez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 3 27
J. LaBoube SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .294 6 41
B. Peeples LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .203 9 30
J. Willis RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .296 3 10
L. Gonzales 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .304 0 1
R. Eberly C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .246 1 7
Totals 33 6 8 6 2 8 13      
a - S. Velez substituted for A. Gash in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: D. Armstrong (4, 5th Inning off H. Evans, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Peeples (9, 4th Inning off H. Evans, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Gash (15, 5th Inning off H. Evans, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Willis (3, 5th Inning off H. Evans, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Armstrong 3 , B. Gardner , A. Gash 4 , J. LaBoube , B. Peeples 4 , J. Willis 5 , L. Gonzales
2-out RBI: J. Willis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Armstrong , A. Gash , B. Peeples
Hit by Pitch: J. LaBoube
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gardner (3)
CS: B. Bjorge (2)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Gonzales (1)
Double Plays: 1 (LaBoube-Gash-Gardner)
LEXINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Evans L (3-6) 4.2 7 6 6 2 5 3 93 5.79   
E. Lamont 3.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 37 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Evans 29
Batters Faced: H. Evans 25, E. Lamont 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Evans 4-5, E. Lamont 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Evans 93-59, E. Lamont 37-25
WP: H. Evans
Hit Batsmen: H. Evans
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Smolnik W (5-6) 5.0 5 4 4 1 4 2 81 3.96   
R. Brooks H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
J. Kelleher H (4) 2.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 42 0.98   
X. Wester SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Smolnik 44
Batters Faced: R. Smolnik 21, R. Brooks 3, J. Kelleher 10, X. Wester 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Smolnik 3-7, R. Brooks 0-3, J. Kelleher 0-3, X. Wester 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Smolnik 81-56, R. Brooks 5-4, J. Kelleher 42-26, X. Wester 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Brooks 1-0 , X. Wester 1-0
WP: R. Smolnik
Hit Batsmen: R. Smolnik , X. Wester
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Willis
Ballpark: McCormick Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 3941
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