CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT TAMPA BAY BANDITS
05/08/2026
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA RIPTIDES AT TAMPA BAY BANDITS
GAME ID: 773 - FRIDAY, MAY 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Riptides (17-15) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 1
Tampa Bay Bandits (21-11) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 9 0
Donovan Delivers Walk-Off Win for Bandits
Tampa Bay beat Carolina on the strength of starting pitcher Pablo Lopez's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-3. Tampa Bay reliever Kirby Yates picked up the win, upping his record to 1-1. Peter Fairbanks took the loss. Tampa Bay goes to 21-11.

The decisive blow was delivered by Brendan Donovan in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a run-scoring double off 32-year old right-handed pitcher Peter Fairbanks to win the game for Tampa Bay. The home crowd went nuts.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Carolina manager Rob Hansen. "But we decided not to take it."
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Doyle CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .308 2 10
N. Loftin LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .300 0 1
W. Abreu RF 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 .367 4 12
K. Clemens 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 1 7
A. Kirk C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .288 2 11
K. Stowers DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .202 2 8
L. Sosa 2B, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282 6 14
R. McMahon 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .164 2 5
   a-O. Lopez PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .217 2 9
C. Williams SS 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 .091 0 3
Totals 32 3 6 3 1 10 11      
a - O. Lopez pinch hit for R. McMahon in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Abreu (4, 1st Inning off P. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Doyle (13, 3rd Inning off P. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Doyle 2 , N. Loftin , W. Abreu 3 , K. Stowers , L. Sosa
2-out RBI: W. Abreu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Doyle , K. Clemens , A. Kirk
Sac Fly: C. Williams
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: D. Cease (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marsee CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .250 4 8
B. Donovan 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .356 1 8
W. Perez RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .343 0 1
Y. Alvarez DH 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .281 6 22
M. Olson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .280 2 10
J. Triolo 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .238 0 3
A. Rutschman C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257 4 13
M. Winn SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .241 3 16
L. Nootbaar LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .202 2 8
Totals 34 4 9 4 4 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Rutschman (5, 6th Inning off D. Cease, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Olson (8, 8th Inning off M. Brash, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Marsee (6, 9th Inning off P. Fairbanks, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Donovan (8, 9th Inning off P. Fairbanks, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (6, 6th Inning off D. Cease, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Nootbaar (2, 9th Inning off P. Fairbanks, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Marsee 3 , B. Donovan 2 , Y. Alvarez 4 , M. Olson 2 , A. Rutschman 2 , M. Winn , L. Nootbaar 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Marsee , B. Donovan , J. Triolo , A. Rutschman , M. Winn
Team LOB: 9
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Cease 6.1 5 2 2 3 5 1 27 103 2.89   
G. Speier H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 11 3.14   
M. Brash H (7) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 17 0.50   
C. Martin H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3.38   
P. Fairbanks L (1-1), BS (2) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 1 4 20 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cease 57
Batters Faced: D. Cease 27, G. Speier 2, M. Brash 4, C. Martin 1, P. Fairbanks 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cease 7-7, G. Speier 0-0, M. Brash 0-2, C. Martin 0-1, P. Fairbanks 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cease 103-67, G. Speier 11-7, M. Brash 17-8, C. Martin 2-2, P. Fairbanks 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Martin 2-0
WP: D. Cease
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
P. Lopez 6.0 4 3 3 1 9 0 23 100 3.89   
A. Zerpa 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 30 0.00   
K. Yates W (1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Lopez 60
Batters Faced: P. Lopez 23, A. Zerpa 8, K. Yates 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Lopez 7-2, A. Zerpa 1-4, K. Yates 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Lopez 100-65, A. Zerpa 30-20, K. Yates 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Zerpa 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pablo Lopez
Ballpark: Tony Gwynn Memorial Field
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 36825
Friday, May 8th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 59