CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON HITMEN AT CAROLINA RIPTIDES
09/08/2026
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CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON HITMEN AT CAROLINA RIPTIDES
GAME ID: 7132 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Hitmen (69-71) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Carolina Riptides (85-55) 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 X 9 15 0
Shaw has 3 hits, Leads Riptides to Win
Boosted by the 3-hit performance of Matt Shaw the Carolina Riptides defeated the Washington Hitmen, 9-2. Dylan Cease was the winner. Over 5.2 innings, he yielded 2 runs on 7 hits, with no walks and 7 strikeouts. Chris Martin was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 2 of 3 save opportunities.

The game turned with one out in the bottom of the fourth. That's when Shaw hit a 2-run home run off Nolan McLean. It propelled the Riptides into the lead, 4-2.

"We didn't put our best foot forward tonight," said losing manager John Anderson.

Carolina now has a record of 85-55 with the win.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peck SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 2 8
B. Bichette 3B 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .327 20 77
M. Yoshida LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 10 52
   a-K. Hiura PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 19 65
T. O'Neill RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .258 35 93
W. Contreras C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .249 6 29
S. Torkelson 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .239 28 66
B. Turang 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .227 11 41
R. Hinds DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .245 10 21
J. Meyers CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .291 3 35
Totals 36 2 9 2 0 13 10      
a - K. Hiura pinch hit for M. Yoshida in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Bichette (20, 3rd Inning off D. Cease, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bichette 5 , T. O'Neill 2 , S. Torkelson 2 , R. Hinds 2 , J. Meyers
2-out RBI: J. Meyers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Peck , W. Contreras
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Turang (21)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (O'Neill(Kirk at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shaw 2B, SS, 3B 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 .264 9 28
C. Bellinger CF 5 1 3 3 0 0 2 .285 11 40
A. Barger LF, SS 5 0 0 1 0 0 4 .273 7 31
W. Abreu RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .298 31 77
A. Kirk C 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .251 8 37
D. Canzone DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .280 7 17
R. Mountcastle 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .203 8 16
K. Clemens 3B, LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .265 2 16
C. Koss SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 1 3
   a-L. Sosa SS, 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .229 14 39
Totals 38 9 15 9 3 3 15      
a - L. Sosa substituted for C. Koss in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: K. Clemens (10, 4th Inning off N. McLean, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Bellinger 2 (17, 4th Inning off N. McLean, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off N. Enright, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Sosa (14, 2nd Inning off N. McLean, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Shaw (9, 4th Inning off N. McLean, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Bellinger (11, 7th Inning off I. Hamilton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shaw 6 , C. Bellinger 8 , W. Abreu , A. Kirk 2 , D. Canzone , R. Mountcastle , K. Clemens 3 , L. Sosa 5
2-out RBI: W. Abreu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Barger , W. Abreu , A. Kirk , R. Mountcastle
Team LOB: 8
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
N. McLean L (7-4) 6.0 8 4 4 3 3 2 28 100 3.71   
I. Hamilton 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 5 14 4.31   
N. Enright 0.0 5 4 4 0 0 0 5 18 3.12   
R. Suarez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 5.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. McLean 40
Batters Faced: N. McLean 28, I. Hamilton 5, N. Enright 5, R. Suarez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. McLean 4-10, I. Hamilton 1-2, N. Enright 0-0, R. Suarez 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. McLean 100-63, I. Hamilton 14-10, N. Enright 18-9, R. Suarez 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Suarez 2-1
WP: N. McLean
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Cease W (9-7) 5.2 7 2 2 0 7 1 24 101 3.20   
T. Santillan H (15) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 2.87   
M. Montgomery H (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 16 2.54   
G. Speier H (13) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 13 3.07   
C. Martin SV (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 20 1.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cease 54
Batters Faced: D. Cease 24, T. Santillan 1, M. Montgomery 3, G. Speier 3, C. Martin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cease 7-3, T. Santillan 0-0, M. Montgomery 2-0, G. Speier 0-0, C. Martin 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cease 101-61, T. Santillan 5-4, M. Montgomery 16-11, G. Speier 13-9, C. Martin 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Santillan 1-0 , C. Martin 1-0
WP: D. Cease
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Shaw
Ballpark: IBM Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 35278
Special Notes: SS Christian Koss was injured in a collision at a base.
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