USPL DOUBLE A
ASHEVILLE HIGHLANDERS AT YAKIMA HOPS
07/20/2026
 
USPL DOUBLE A
ASHEVILLE HIGHLANDERS AT YAKIMA HOPS
GAME ID: 4864 - MONDAY, JULY 20TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Asheville Highlanders (27-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 5 11 0
Yakima Hops (28-34) 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 9 1
Highlanders Come Back Late to Clip Hops
Asheville left fielder Alejandro Castillo picked up 4 ribbies while helping his team beat back the Yakima Hops, 5-4. Luis López notched his 3rd save in 3 chances. Asheville's record now stands at 27-35, placing them 9th in the Premier AA.

The most critical at-bat came in the top of the ninth inning. With one out, Andy Putman hit a 2-1 fastball from Mariano Martínez for a run-scoring single. It put Asheville in front, 5-4.

"You get some opportunities, you better take advantage of them," said Yakima manager Jamie Randall.
ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORES YAKIMA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Montoya CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .230 6 25
A. Putman C 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 .429 0 1
A. Castillo LF 4 1 2 4 1 1 2 .375 1 6
E. Harless 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .186 1 6
   a-E. Mont PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 0 2
   b-R. Spence 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 0 2
R. Gray 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .125 0 0
J. Gosselin 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .169 1 16
   c-M. Attwood PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 7 37
   d-E. Woodstock PR, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 3 16
E. Lastinger DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .299 5 26
M. Calderón RF, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .288 1 11
H. Gallegos SS 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 .249 1 26
   e-C. Barnes SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5 3 10 23      
a - E. Mont pinch hit for E. Harless in the 7th
b - R. Spence substituted for E. Mont in the 7th
c - M. Attwood pinch hit for J. Gosselin in the 8th
d - E. Woodstock pinch ran for M. Attwood in the 8th
e - C. Barnes substituted for H. Gallegos in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Putman (1, 6th Inning off J. Thornton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Castillo (1, 7th Inning off J. Sirica, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Putman 4 , A. Castillo 5 , M. Calderón , H. Gallegos 4 , M. Attwood
2-out RBI: A. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Lastinger , M. Calderón , J. Gosselin , R. Spence
GIDP: A. Castillo
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Putman (1)
CS: H. Gallegos (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Putman-Gallegos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kalkman SS 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .227 1 17
L. Roper 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .207 1 9
C. Nieves RF 4 1 3 1 1 0 2 .276 1 21
D. Rodríguez CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .197 1 12
B. Maher 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .273 0 5
J. Reyes DH 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .235 0 17
J. Marino 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .214 1 5
   a-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Unknown 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Martínez C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .182 0 3
B. Skelly LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .263 2 8
Totals 35 4 9 4 7 9 22      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Marino in the 7th
b - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Rodríguez (4, 5th Inning off T. Hernández, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Marino (2, 4th Inning off E. Venture, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Martínez , B. Skelly 2 , B. Maher , D. Rodríguez 2 , J. Marino 2 , C. Nieves 3
2-out RBI: D. Rodríguez , C. Nieves
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Skelly , B. Maher 2 , D. Rodríguez , J. Reyes , C. Nieves
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Skelly 2 (4) , C. Nieves (2)
CS: B. Maher (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Kalkman (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Kalkman-Marino-Maher)
ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORES YAKIMA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
E. Venture 4.2 4 1 1 3 5 0 91 56 5.06
T. Hernández 1.0 3 3 3 3 2 0 31 16 4.45
B. Irvine W (3-2) 2.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 32 19 1.88
L. López SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 5.75
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Venture 54
Batters Faced: E. Venture 21, T. Hernández 9, B. Irvine 9, L. López 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Venture 6-3, T. Hernández 1-0, B. Irvine 2-2, L. López 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Venture 91-56, T. Hernández 31-16, B. Irvine 32-19, L. López 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hernández 1-1 , B. Irvine 2-0
WP: T. Hernández
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Thornton 6.1 7 2 2 2 6 0 99 62 4.85
J. Sirica BS (1) 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 1 13 7 4.50
J. Castaneda 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 15 3.00
M. Martínez L (0-4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 19 11 4.50
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thornton 55
Batters Faced: J. Thornton 27, J. Sirica 3, J. Castaneda 5, M. Martínez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thornton 7-4, J. Sirica 0-0, J. Castaneda 1-1, M. Martínez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thornton 99-62, J. Sirica 13-7, J. Castaneda 24-15, M. Martínez 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sirica 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alejandro Castillo
Ballpark: Hops Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 21 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 9611
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