CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT CHICAGO EXPLORERS
09/21/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT CHICAGO EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 7305 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Riptides (82-70) 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 5 9 1
Chicago Explorers (74-78) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 7 1
Riptides Prevail, 5-4, Over Chicago
The Carolina Riptides overcame a pretty good performance by Chicago left fielder Jon Berti, beating the Explorers, 5-4, at Baron's Ballyard. Berti was 3 for 4 with a home run and a triple. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Carolina pitcher Jordan Montgomery got the win. He's now 8-9. Cody Poteet was tagged with the loss. Phil Bickford was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 2 of 4 save opportunities.

Carolina won the game in part because of Dairon Blanco. The left fielder ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Riptides ahead, 3-1. For the game, Blanco had 2 doubles and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Chicago manager Rock Carpenter. "But we decided not to take it."

The victory gives Carolina a record of 82-70.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco LF 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .287 12 54
J. Bae CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .317 1 2
J. Soto DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .269 37 95
W. Abreu RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 18 54
L. O'Hoppe C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .276 16 52
R. McMahon 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .238 26 84
C. Williams SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .205 4 9
L. Sosa 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .273 5 24
K. Clemens 1B 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 .235 21 62
   a-B. Doyle PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 11 40
   b-A. Rizzo 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 1 5
Totals 36 5 9 5 3 11 14      
a - B. Doyle pinch hit for K. Clemens in the 9th
b - A. Rizzo substituted for B. Doyle in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Clemens (21, 5th Inning off C. Poteet, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Blanco 2 (33, 7th Inning off S. Armstrong, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off K. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Blanco (12, 5th Inning off C. Poteet, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Bae (1, 5th Inning off C. Poteet, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Blanco 8 , J. Bae 4 , J. Soto , L. O'Hoppe , R. McMahon , L. Sosa , K. Clemens 2
2-out RBI: D. Blanco , J. Bae , K. Clemens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bae , J. Soto 2 , L. Sosa
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Clemens (12)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Williams (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Peraza 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .284 20 67
J. Berti LF 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 .237 7 33
J. Lee CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .297 7 59
   a-C. Rafaela PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 4 28
S. Bouchard DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .254 32 94
K. Farmer SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .276 14 70
   b-C. Cowser PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 23 55
J. Sanchez RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .236 28 94
B. Anderson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .211 7 23
C. Joe 1B 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .290 2 10
S. Huff C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .200 3 12
Totals 34 4 7 4 2 14 13      
a - C. Rafaela pinch hit for J. Lee in the 8th
b - C. Cowser pinch hit for K. Farmer in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: J. Berti (1, 8th Inning off G. Speier, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Berti (7, 1st Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Peraza , J. Berti 8 , J. Lee , C. Joe , S. Huff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Bouchard , C. Cowser
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: O. Peraza (11)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Poteet (4)
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Montgomery W (8-9) 7.0 6 2 2 0 11 1 98 4.97   
G. Speier 0.2 1 2 1 1 1 0 18 1.89   
D. Nunez H (16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.84   
P. Fairbanks H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 0.71   
P. Bickford SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Montgomery 68
Batters Faced: J. Montgomery 26, G. Speier 5, D. Nunez 1, P. Fairbanks 3, P. Bickford 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Montgomery 5-4, G. Speier 0-1, D. Nunez 1-0, P. Fairbanks 0-0, P. Bickford 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Montgomery 98-70, G. Speier 18-8, D. Nunez 7-4, P. Fairbanks 21-12, P. Bickford 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Speier 1-1 , D. Nunez 1-0 , P. Bickford 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Poteet L (6-11) 5.2 5 4 4 2 7 2 90 4.81   
J. Winder 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.36   
S. Armstrong 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 14 2.85   
A. Abreu 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 8.67   
J. Adam 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.13   
K. Nelson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 4.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Poteet 48
Batters Faced: C. Poteet 24, J. Winder 1, S. Armstrong 5, A. Abreu 4, J. Adam 1, K. Nelson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Poteet 8-2, J. Winder 0-0, S. Armstrong 1-1, A. Abreu 1-0, J. Adam 0-1, K. Nelson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Poteet 90-57, J. Winder 5-4, S. Armstrong 14-9, A. Abreu 17-11, J. Adam 4-2, K. Nelson 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Adam 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Berti
Ballpark: Baron's Ballyard
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 24872
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