SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE THUNDER AT COLUMBUS RIVER RATS
08/03/2026
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE THUNDER AT COLUMBUS RIVER RATS
GAME ID: 6477 - MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charlotte Thunder (64-40) 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 8 9 1
Columbus River Rats (52-52) 0 2 0 1 5 0 5 0 X 13 14 1
Appel Cracks 5 Hits
It was a big day for Jackson Appel and he brought the Columbus River Rats along for the ride.

Appel led his club to victory, 13-8, over the Charlotte Thunder at Columbus Grounds, smoking Charlotte pitching for 5 hits in 5 at-bats. The 24-year-old catcher later called the victory "sweet."

Jackson Appel hit an RBI single in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit a two-run double in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off Jonathan Todd in the 7th and singled in the 8th.
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hill RF 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 .323 13 51
L. Balcazar 3B 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .319 3 10
Z. Hope CF 4 3 4 3 1 0 0 .304 23 72
J. LaViolette DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .302 3 16
   a-A. Binelas DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 5 29
C. Davis LF 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 .258 13 49
C. Davalan 2B 4 0 0 1 0 3 4 .317 9 61
S. Caba SS 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 .309 6 31
T. Werner 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 .211 1 14
A. Guzman C 5 2 2 2 0 2 1 .380 6 39
Totals 36 8 9 7 7 11 19      
a - A. Binelas inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. LaViolette (2, 1st Inning off C. Williams, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: Z. Hope (2, 3rd Inning off C. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Z. Hope (23, 7th Inning off T. Stivors, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Guzman (6, 9th Inning off D. Niman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Balcazar , Z. Hope 9 , J. LaViolette 2 , T. Werner , A. Guzman 5
2-out RBI: A. Guzman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hill , C. Davis 2 , T. Werner 2
Sac Fly: C. Davalan
Hit by Pitch: L. Balcazar , J. LaViolette
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: T. Werner (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hernandez LF 6 2 3 2 0 2 3 .306 4 42
M. Camilletti 2B 4 1 1 0 2 1 5 .278 4 51
J. Rudd CF 3 1 2 3 1 0 3 .292 4 26
A. Callahan 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 5 .286 6 31
J. Rogers 1B 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 .300 15 46
C. Ortiz SS 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .292 10 60
B. O'Grady RF 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .312 10 33
H. Bishop DH 4 3 0 0 1 0 4 .270 9 31
J. Appel C 5 2 5 4 0 0 0 .429 1 4
Totals 35 13 14 12 8 9 27      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Ortiz (20, 2nd Inning off J. Wentworth, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Appel (1, 5th Inning off T. Woessner, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Hernandez (4, 7th Inning off J. Todd, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Appel (1, 7th Inning off J. Todd, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Ortiz (10, 7th Inning off J. Todd, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hernandez 6 , M. Camilletti , J. Rudd 2 , A. Callahan , C. Ortiz 6 , J. Appel 9
2-out RBI: J. Rudd , C. Ortiz , J. Appel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Camilletti , A. Callahan , J. Rogers , B. O'Grady
Sac Bunt: A. Callahan , C. Ortiz
Sac Fly: J. Rudd , A. Callahan
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Hernandez (7)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Ortiz (11)
PB: J. Appel
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Wentworth 3.2 5 3 3 5 5 0 21 87 5.66   
T. Woessner L (1-1) 1.0 3 5 2 2 2 0 9 37 4.37   
J. Todd 3.0 6 5 5 1 2 3 16 65 4.11   
H. Parsons 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wentworth 37
Batters Faced: J. Wentworth 21, T. Woessner 9, J. Todd 16, H. Parsons 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wentworth 3-3, T. Woessner 1-0, J. Todd 2-5, H. Parsons 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wentworth 87-51, T. Woessner 37-20, J. Todd 65-37, H. Parsons 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Woessner 2-0 , J. Todd 1-0 , H. Parsons 1-0
WP: J. Wentworth
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Williams W (4-8) 5.2 6 3 3 2 7 0 25 102 6.40   
T. Stivors 0.2 2 3 3 0 0 1 5 29 4.54   
M. McLaughlin 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2.92   
D. Niman H (4) 2.1 1 2 0 5 3 1 14 61 10.51   
G. Gainey 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Williams 50
Batters Faced: C. Williams 25, T. Stivors 5, M. McLaughlin 1, D. Niman 14, G. Gainey 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Williams 4-6, T. Stivors 1-1, M. McLaughlin 0-0, D. Niman 1-3, G. Gainey 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Williams 102-63, T. Stivors 29-15, M. McLaughlin 6-2, D. Niman 61-32, G. Gainey 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Niman 1-0
WP: C. Williams
Hit Batsmen: T. Stivors , M. McLaughlin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jackson Appel
Ballpark: Columbus Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:30
Attendance: 6478
Special Notes: Jace LaViolette and Mark McLaughlin were ejected in the 7th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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