AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OAKLAND INVADERS AT CAROLINA REAPERS
08/24/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OAKLAND INVADERS AT CAROLINA REAPERS
GAME ID: 4924 - MONDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Invaders (76-52) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0
Carolina Reapers (56-72) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 8 0
Carolina Slaps 2-1 Loss on Oakland
Carolina right-hander Steve Cates helped his team edge Oakland by the score of 2-1. Cates kept the opposing lineup in check. The winner was Cates. He threw 6.0 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Randy Fischer. By defeating Oakland, the third-place Reapers improved to 56-72.

With scoring opportunities rare, the Reapers had to cash in when they had the chance. One such opportunity presented itself in the bottom of the third, when shortstop Rich Simmer hit a run-scoring single. The single came off Randy Fischer and made the score 2-0, Reapers. Simmer was 1-3.

"Steve pitched like a son-of-a-gun," said Carolina manager Felipe Arriaga.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Henkemeyer SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .302 21 68
   b-B. Kibler PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 4 16
J. Piscitelli 1B 4 0 1 0 1 3 2 .312 13 39
M. Raia LF, RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 .314 12 54
S. McKinstry DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .270 29 89
C. Pereira C 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .254 10 34
M. Grissom RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271 6 32
   a-J. Smith PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 12 34
J. Hunt 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .272 5 23
J. Ramsey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .270 5 25
R. Martin CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .269 1 24
Totals 33 1 8 1 5 10 20      
a - J. Smith pinch hit for M. Grissom in the 8th
b - B. Kibler pinch hit for J. Henkemeyer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hunt (6, 8th Inning off R. Walk, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. McKinstry (29, 8th Inning off R. Walk, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Henkemeyer , J. Piscitelli , M. Raia , S. McKinstry 4 , M. Grissom , J. Hunt 2 , J. Ramsey , R. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Henkemeyer , M. Raia , C. Pereira
GIDP: M. Raia
Hit by Pitch: B. Kibler
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ramsey (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ramsey-Henkemeyer-Piscitelli)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Simmer SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .280 2 41
B. Benigno CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238 13 44
M. Fearing DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .265 14 67
B. Phillips 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .241 19 81
M. Green RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .295 12 63
R. Burchett LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .211 10 50
T. Kalolo 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .242 5 30
F. Reyes C 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .259 1 31
S. Heichel 2B 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .273 0 18
Totals 30 2 8 2 1 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Reyes (23, 3rd Inning off R. Fischer, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Heichel (15, 3rd Inning off R. Fischer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Simmer , B. Benigno , M. Fearing , M. Green , F. Reyes 2 , S. Heichel 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Green
GIDP: M. Fearing
Sac Bunt: R. Simmer
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Heichel (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Heichel-Simmer-Phillips)
OF assists: 1 (Benigno(Hunt at home))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Fischer L (15-3) 6.2 6 2 2 1 6 0 96 3.33   
P. Cook 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 24 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Fischer 59
Batters Faced: R. Fischer 25, P. Cook 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Fischer 4-8, P. Cook 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Fischer 96-55, P. Cook 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Cook 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Cates W (7-11) 6.0 5 0 0 2 8 0 104 3.82   
R. Walk H (5) 1.2 2 1 1 3 1 1 36 4.17   
S. Edwards H (12) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.19   
J. Schmitt SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cates 68
Batters Faced: S. Cates 24, R. Walk 10, S. Edwards 1, J. Schmitt 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cates 6-3, R. Walk 3-1, S. Edwards 0-0, J. Schmitt 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cates 104-61, R. Walk 36-17, S. Edwards 2-2, J. Schmitt 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Edwards 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Schmitt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Cates
Ballpark: Reedy River Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 15820
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