CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT WASHINGTON HITMEN
04/27/2026
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT WASHINGTON HITMEN
GAME ID: 634 - MONDAY, APRIL 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Riptides (12-10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 9 0
Washington Hitmen (10-12) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Riptides Nip Hitmen, 3-2
Carolina Riptides starter Dylan Cease pitched his team past the Washington Hitmen, 3-2. Gabe Speier closed it out for his 5th save. The Hitmen drop to 10-12 and continue their mediocre start to the 2026 season.

Nick Loftin had a direct impact on the outcome. Loftin contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth inning to put Carolina up, 3-2.

"I was able to fill up the zone," said Cease.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Mullins CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .221 2 6
E. Tovar SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .270 0 5
B. Baty DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .279 1 4
K. Stowers RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .214 1 5
L. O'Hoppe C 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .270 3 5
K. Clemens 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .324 1 7
L. Sosa 2B, 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .250 4 12
R. McMahon 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .154 2 5
   a-A. Kirk PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308 2 8
   b-O. Lopez 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 1 6
N. Loftin LF 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 .417 0 1
Totals 34 3 9 3 5 8 19      
a - A. Kirk pinch hit for R. McMahon in the 8th
b - O. Lopez substituted for A. Kirk in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Tovar (8, 3rd Inning off S. Woods Richardson, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Baty (4, 8th Inning off E. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Sosa (3, 8th Inning off E. Miller, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Tovar 3 , B. Baty 3 , K. Stowers , K. Clemens , L. Sosa 3 , N. Loftin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Mullins 2 , E. Tovar , L. O'Hoppe 2
GIDP: B. Baty
Sac Fly: N. Loftin
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (O'Hoppe-Sosa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Perdomo SS 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .195 1 6
J. Meyers CF, RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .277 1 5
K. Hiura 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .353 7 25
S. Torkelson DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 6 11
B. Bichette 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .239 2 7
M. Semien 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224 4 8
   a-M. Yoshida PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .359 1 8
T. O'Neill RF 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .211 4 9
   b-B. Turang PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 0 2
W. Contreras C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .183 2 7
V. Scott II LF, CF 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 .351 0 3
   c-E. Quero PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
Totals 34 2 8 1 4 9 21      
a - M. Yoshida pinch hit for M. Semien in the 8th
b - B. Turang pinch hit for T. O'Neill in the 8th
c - E. Quero pinch hit for V. Scott II in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bichette (5, 8th Inning off M. Brash, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Hiura (7, 5th Inning off D. Cease, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Meyers , K. Hiura 4 , B. Bichette 4 , W. Contreras 2 , E. Quero
2-out RBI: K. Hiura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hiura , S. Torkelson , B. Turang , V. Scott II
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Contreras (2) , V. Scott II 2 (6)
CS: B. Bichette (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Suarez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Turang-Perdomo-Hiura)
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Cease 6.0 5 2 2 3 7 1 25 100 3.48   
M. Montgomery W (2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 25 2.25   
M. Brash H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 15 0.71   
G. Speier SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cease 58
Batters Faced: D. Cease 25, M. Montgomery 5, M. Brash 4, G. Speier 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cease 3-7, M. Montgomery 0-2, M. Brash 0-2, G. Speier 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cease 100-63, M. Montgomery 25-13, M. Brash 15-9, G. Speier 13-7
WP: D. Cease 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Woods Richardson 5.1 5 0 0 2 6 0 23 98 0.00   
C. Lee H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 9.00   
R. Suarez H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 23 5.19   
E. Miller L (0-2), BS (2) 0.2 3 3 3 2 0 0 7 31 4.22   
N. Enright 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 15 0.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Woods Richardson 62
Batters Faced: S. Woods Richardson 23, C. Lee 2, R. Suarez 4, E. Miller 7, N. Enright 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Woods Richardson 6-4, C. Lee 1-1, R. Suarez 1-1, E. Miller 1-1, N. Enright 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Woods Richardson 98-62, C. Lee 11-6, R. Suarez 23-12, E. Miller 31-17, N. Enright 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Enright 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dylan Cease
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 22875
Monday, April 27th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.1 Build 52