AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA REAPERS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
09/04/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA REAPERS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 6750 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Reapers (60-78) 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 1 7 10 1
Tampa Bay Captains (42-96) 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 1 8 11 1
Captains Squeeze By Carolina, 8-7
The Tampa Bay Captains defeated the Carolina Reapers, 8-7, at Ahoy Park. Ron Eckhardt produced 1 single and 2 doubles, while scoring 1 run and driving in 2. Tampa Bay, with the win, climbs to 42-96.

Tampa Bay got a game-changing hit from Sam Bingle. The right fielder blasted a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a winner.

Bingle told reporters after the game: "Close wins always feel extra good."
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Simmer SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .278 3 43
B. Benigno CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .244 16 49
M. Fearing DH 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 .262 17 71
B. Phillips 1B 5 1 2 2 0 3 5 .242 20 86
   a-T. Krueger 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 0 10
M. Green RF 5 2 2 1 0 2 4 .300 14 69
R. Burchett LF 4 1 0 1 0 2 3 .207 11 54
T. Kalolo 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 .240 6 33
B. Shrader C 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .211 5 18
B. Havey 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .270 2 25
Totals 35 7 10 6 7 11 17      
a - T. Krueger substituted for B. Phillips in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Benigno (16, 8th Inning off M. Grotjohn, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Green (14, 9th Inning off J. Washington, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Simmer 2 , B. Benigno 4 , B. Phillips 2 , M. Green 5 , T. Kalolo
2-out RBI: B. Benigno
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Phillips , M. Green , R. Burchett , B. Havey
Sac Bunt: B. Benigno
Hit by Pitch: R. Burchett
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Burchett (7)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Havey (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .239 9 44
   b-J. Tully 3B, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
R. Eckhardt CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .288 6 53
   c-W. Sallee CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 0 13
J. McCarthy LF, CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .253 4 46
N. Rucker DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .197 6 28
D. Lebron 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .273 9 39
S. Post 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .213 9 60
   a-S. Bingle PH, RF 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 .289 5 26
R. Martinez 1B, 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 .241 3 20
J. Spiegel SS 4 0 1 2 0 2 4 .190 1 17
T. Gammill C 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .179 7 35
Totals 35 8 11 8 4 11 23      
a - S. Bingle pinch hit for S. Post in the 7th
b - J. Tully substituted for J. Grasso in the 8th
c - W. Sallee substituted for R. Eckhardt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Grasso (25, 5th Inning off S. Cates, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Eckhardt 2 (36, 5th Inning off S. Cates, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off R. Walk, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Spiegel (13, 7th Inning off R. Walk, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Bingle (5, 9th Inning off S. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Grasso 2 , R. Eckhardt 5 , J. McCarthy , N. Rucker , D. Lebron , S. Bingle 4 , R. Martinez , J. Spiegel 2 , T. Gammill
2-out RBI: N. Rucker , J. Spiegel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Eckhardt , S. Post , J. Spiegel , T. Gammill
Sac Bunt: S. Post
Hit by Pitch: D. Lebron , R. Martinez
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Grasso (6)
OF assists: 1 (Eckhardt(Havey at home))
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Cates 5.1 5 3 3 2 6 0 98 3.98   
B. Mitchell H (5) 1.0 2 3 3 2 2 0 39 4.96   
R. Walk BS (6) 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 26 4.14   
S. Harvey L (3-2) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 11 6.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cates 50
Batters Faced: S. Cates 26, B. Mitchell 7, R. Walk 6, S. Harvey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cates 4-6, B. Mitchell 1-0, R. Walk 1-1, S. Harvey 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cates 98-59, B. Mitchell 39-21, R. Walk 26-19, S. Harvey 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Mitchell 1-0 , R. Walk 2-2 , S. Harvey 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Cates 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cambridge 4.1 7 5 5 5 3 0 91 4.28   
J. Berardi 2.2 1 1 1 1 3 0 47 5.56   
M. Grotjohn BS (5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 20 6.14   
J. Washington W (2-4), BS (1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 17 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cambridge 27
Batters Faced: D. Cambridge 25, J. Berardi 10, M. Grotjohn 5, J. Washington 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cambridge 6-3, J. Berardi 1-4, M. Grotjohn 1-0, J. Washington 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cambridge 91-54, J. Berardi 47-30, M. Grotjohn 20-14, J. Washington 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Berardi 1-0 , M. Grotjohn 1-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Cambridge
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Eckhardt
Ballpark: Ahoy Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 18142
Special Notes: Bobby Phillips was ejected in the 8th inning for arguing a strike call.CF Ron Eckhardt was injured while running the bases.
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