SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE THUNDER AT LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS
06/03/2026
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE THUNDER AT LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS
GAME ID: 6060 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charlotte Thunder (28-20) 4 4 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 17 17 0
Lexington Bluegrass (27-21) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 5 10 0
Strumpf Slaps 5 Hits
Charlotte second baseman Chase Strumpf could do no wrong in his team's 17-5 win over the Bluegrass, as he collected 5 hits.

"Things were in his favor in every one of his at-bats," Bluegrass skipper said to the press corps after the game. "He got hitters' counts."

Strumpf agreed, saying that getting ahead early in the counts was "the key" to his game.

"Once you get ahead, it makes it a lot easier because you get a better pitch to hit," he said. "You know the pitcher has to come in with it. And you're ready."

Chase Strumpf hit a three-run home run off Myles Patton in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, struck out in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 5th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

Currently Strumpf has 9 home runs and a .323 batting average.
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE LEXINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Hope CF 5 3 1 0 2 3 4 .297 11 35
T. Hill RF 4 2 1 1 2 2 4 .331 7 28
C. Wallach C 6 4 4 3 0 1 2 .364 4 27
B. Davis LF 4 2 1 3 2 3 4 .244 6 25
E. Micheletti DH 5 2 3 4 0 0 1 .345 4 29
C. Strumpf 3B 6 1 5 5 0 1 1 .323 9 28
C. Davalan 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .348 4 33
B. Kalmer 1B 4 1 0 0 2 3 5 .271 0 4
S. Caba SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .274 1 7
   a-S. Robinson PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 4 26
Totals 43 17 17 16 10 16 30      
a - S. Robinson pinch hit for S. Caba in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Wallach 2 (13, 1st Inning off M. Patton, 0 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off M. Patton, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Micheletti (7, 2nd Inning off M. Patton, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Hill (9, 3rd Inning off N. Vespi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Strumpf (9, 1st Inning off M. Patton, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Davis (6, 8th Inning off J. Loper, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Hope , T. Hill 2 , C. Wallach 6 , B. Davis 4 , E. Micheletti 4 , C. Strumpf 8 , S. Caba 2
2-out RBI: T. Hill , C. Wallach 2 , B. Davis , E. Micheletti , C. Strumpf 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Hope , C. Wallach , B. Kalmer 2
GIDP: C. Davalan
Hit by Pitch: E. Micheletti , C. Davalan
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Hope (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Encarnacion LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .294 2 18
J. Biggers 3B 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .298 1 12
D. Paulson 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .371 8 33
T. Cohen CF 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .324 4 28
B. Winokur SS 4 0 0 1 1 3 5 .316 9 30
J. Devers 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .250 0 3
S. King RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .265 0 6
D. Cueva DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .346 1 15
B. Cerkownyk C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .385 1 7
Totals 35 5 10 4 7 7 25      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Encarnacion (9, 1st Inning off A. Batista, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Encarnacion 2 , D. Paulson 2 , T. Cohen 2 , J. Devers , S. King , D. Cueva 2 , B. Cerkownyk
2-out RBI: B. Winokur , J. Devers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Encarnacion , D. Paulson , S. King 2
Sac Fly: J. Devers
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Paulson (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Devers-Winokur-Paulson)
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE LEXINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Batista W (5-3) 5.2 9 4 4 3 4 0 28 103 5.13   
J. Melendez 2.1 1 1 1 4 2 0 12 57 4.72   
B. Eusebio 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Batista 36
Batters Faced: A. Batista 28, J. Melendez 12, B. Eusebio 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Batista 1-11, J. Melendez 3-2, B. Eusebio 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Batista 103-68, J. Melendez 57-32, B. Eusebio 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Melendez 1-0 , B. Eusebio 3-1
WP: A. Batista
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Patton L (1-4) 1.2 6 8 8 2 3 1 15 57 12.53   
N. Vespi 2.1 2 2 2 3 4 0 12 56 11.51   
C. Sanders 1.1 4 3 3 2 3 0 10 59 9.28   
J. Loper 2.1 4 4 4 2 3 1 12 60 5.14   
B. Abeldt 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 6 32 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Patton 6
Batters Faced: M. Patton 15, N. Vespi 12, C. Sanders 10, J. Loper 12, B. Abeldt 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Patton 1-1, N. Vespi 1-2, C. Sanders 1-0, J. Loper 2-1, B. Abeldt 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Patton 57-33, N. Vespi 56-30, C. Sanders 59-33, J. Loper 60-36, B. Abeldt 32-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Vespi 1-0 , C. Sanders 1-1 , J. Loper 1-0
WP: M. Patton , C. Sanders
Hit Batsmen: M. Patton 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chase Strumpf
Ballpark: Bluegrass Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:49
Attendance: 5538
Special Notes: Chase Strumpf ties the CHL regular season game record for hits with 5.
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