SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBUS RIVER RATS AT LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS
05/23/2026
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBUS RIVER RATS AT LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS
GAME ID: 5957 - SATURDAY, MAY 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbus River Rats (22-16) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 7 12 0
Lexington Bluegrass (24-14) 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 4 X 11 14 0
Paulson 5-for-5 for Lexington
It was a good day for the Bluegrass at Bluegrass Stadium as they clipped the Columbus River Rats, 11-7. It was tremendous day for Dillon Paulson, who was on a hitting barrage at the plate, finishing 5-for-5.

"I don't know what to call that," the Lexington first baseman told reporters after his big performance. "I'm not 'dialed in' or 'in a zone,' I just try to keep it simple. Basically the pitcher throws the ball, I try to pick up the spin, then I hit it. Today I picked up the spin pretty well."

Dillon Paulson singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit a three-run home run off Stiven Cruz in the 5th, hit a two-run single in the 6th and hit a three-run home run off Donovan Benoit in the 8th.

Thus far in 2026, Paulson is hitting .361 with 8 home runs, 29 RBIs, 32 runs scored and has compiled a .477 OBP.
COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE LEXINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. McAfee SS 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 .281 2 13
B. Rey RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .431 2 9
   a-Y. Confidan PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .154 0 2
A. Nola 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .364 3 14
B. Jones LF 3 1 0 1 2 3 3 .331 12 36
J. Burke CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .345 0 8
M. Camilletti 2B 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .247 1 18
Y. Pino 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .255 2 9
   b-D. Vellojin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 3 11
T. Esplin DH 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .315 3 17
M. Kolozsvary C 4 2 1 1 1 1 6 .339 4 13
Totals 38 7 12 7 5 9 24      
a - Y. Confidan pinch hit for B. Rey in the 9th
b - D. Vellojin pinch hit for Y. Pino in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Esplin (10, 8th Inning off I. Diaz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Nola (1, 3rd Inning off C. Fisher, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Q. McAfee (2, 5th Inning off C. Fisher, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Kolozsvary (4, 7th Inning off C. Fisher, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Q. McAfee 4 , B. Rey , A. Nola 5 , J. Burke , M. Camilletti 3 , T. Esplin 3 , M. Kolozsvary 4
2-out RBI: , T. Esplin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Jones , T. Esplin , M. Kolozsvary 3
GIDP: A. Nola
Hit by Pitch: A. Nola , M. Camilletti
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cohen CF 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .353 4 26
J. Slaughter 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .288 3 9
D. Paulson 1B 5 2 5 8 0 0 0 .361 8 29
D. Lugbauer 3B 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 .301 5 18
A. Thomas DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 .308 1 3
E. Alfonzo C 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .375 1 4
S. King RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 0 5
L. Rodriguez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .361 1 8
J. Reyes LF 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 .208 1 6
Totals 38 11 14 11 5 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Cohen (9, 6th Inning off R. Cardona, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Thomas (1, 2nd Inning off S. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Alfonzo (1, 2nd Inning off S. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Paulson 2 (8, 5th Inning off S. Cruz, 2 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off D. Benoit, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Lugbauer (5, 8th Inning off D. Benoit, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Cohen 4 , J. Slaughter , D. Paulson 11 , D. Lugbauer 4 , A. Thomas 5 , E. Alfonzo 5
2-out RBI: D. Paulson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Thomas , E. Alfonzo
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lugbauer-Slaughter-Paulson)
COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE LEXINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Cruz L (1-3) 4.0 8 5 5 1 4 3 21 82 5.56   
R. Cardona 1.2 3 2 2 1 2 0 9 40 8.10   
E. Kravetz 1.2 0 1 1 2 0 0 7 33 5.40   
D. Benoit 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 2 6 18 7.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cruz 29
Batters Faced: S. Cruz 21, R. Cardona 9, E. Kravetz 7, D. Benoit 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cruz 4-4, R. Cardona 0-3, E. Kravetz 1-4, D. Benoit 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cruz 82-53, R. Cardona 40-22, E. Kravetz 33-17, D. Benoit 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Kravetz 1-0 , D. Benoit 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Fisher W (1-2) 6.0 8 3 3 2 4 2 27 97 10.23   
I. Diaz 2.0 2 3 3 2 3 0 11 50 3.60   
G. Bierman 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 33 5.60   
J. Reindl SV (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Fisher 46
Batters Faced: C. Fisher 27, I. Diaz 11, G. Bierman 6, J. Reindl 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Fisher 10-3, I. Diaz 1-2, G. Bierman 1-0, J. Reindl 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Fisher 97-62, I. Diaz 50-26, G. Bierman 33-15, J. Reindl 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Bierman 2-2 , J. Reindl 3-0
WP: I. Diaz
Hit Batsmen: I. Diaz , G. Bierman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dillon Paulson
Ballpark: Bluegrass Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:05
Attendance: 8066
Special Notes: Dillon Paulson ties the LEX regular season game record for hits with 5. Dillon Paulson ties the LEX regular season game record for RBI with 8.
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