APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
KNOXVILLE NIGHTHAWKS AT ASHEVILLE AVIATORS
09/02/2026
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APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
KNOXVILLE NIGHTHAWKS AT ASHEVILLE AVIATORS
GAME ID: 8360 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Knoxville Nighthawks (39-26) 1 5 2 6 3 7 0 0 1 25 16 0
Asheville Aviators (37-28) 1 5 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 12 16 3
KNOXVILLE BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kato 2B 2 5 1 0 3 0 0 .326 14 49
   a-L. Franzoni PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 1 3
T. Walton LF 1 5 0 1 4 0 3 .282 8 41
   b-H. Encarnacion PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 0
   d-J. Quinn-Irons 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
M. Coutney 1B 5 4 4 8 1 0 1 .383 5 23
   c-T. Fuller PH, LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .133 0 2
C. Shaw DH 4 4 1 4 4 3 4 .302 17 47
K. Fish C 3 2 3 3 4 0 0 .357 0 3
J. Wimmer SS 4 1 2 5 3 1 2 .283 4 25
J. Gerardo RF 7 0 2 2 0 2 8 .250 5 22
J. Pineda 3B 6 1 1 0 1 4 1 .231 5 14
B. Gandy CF 5 3 1 0 2 2 4 .284 3 9
Totals 42 25 16 24 23 14 27      
a - L. Franzoni pinch hit for K. Kato in the 7th
b - H. Encarnacion pinch hit for T. Walton in the 7th
c - T. Fuller pinch hit for M. Coutney in the 7th
d - J. Quinn-Irons substituted for H. Encarnacion in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gerardo 2 (3, 2nd Inning off E. Mejia, 3 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off N. Weyrich, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Fish (2, 3rd Inning off D. Irvine, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Coutney (2, 6th Inning off D. Garrett, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Shaw (17, 4th Inning off J. Meis, 3 on, 1 out) , M. Coutney (5, 5th Inning off J. Meis, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Wimmer (4, 6th Inning off N. Weyrich, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Kato , M. Coutney 8 , T. Fuller , C. Shaw 4 , K. Fish 4 , J. Wimmer 5 , J. Gerardo 4 , J. Pineda , B. Gandy
2-out RBI: , M. Coutney 2 , T. Fuller , K. Fish 2 , J. Wimmer , J. Gerardo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Shaw , J. Wimmer , J. Gerardo 2 , B. Gandy 2
GIDP: J. Wimmer , J. Gerardo
Sac Bunt: T. Walton
Hit by Pitch: K. Kato
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Kato (14) , M. Coutney (1)

FIELDING
PB: K. Fish
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Brown CF 7 2 2 3 0 3 4 .353 5 41
L. Merejo 1B 6 3 2 1 0 4 4 .303 11 45
B. Compton LF 5 1 2 0 1 3 1 .354 14 58
G. Collins 3B 5 0 2 2 1 0 1 .353 11 70
C. Gutierrez RF 2 1 0 1 4 0 1 .302 3 30
G. Hugus DH 4 2 3 2 2 0 3 .317 5 28
B. McConnell SS 4 1 0 0 2 1 7 .222 6 42
J. Mateo 2B 5 1 2 0 1 2 3 .268 7 25
I. Moller C 5 1 3 2 1 0 1 .236 3 24
Totals 43 12 16 11 12 13 25      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Compton (11, 1st Inning off N. Brink, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Brown (9, 6th Inning off A. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Mateo (5, 7th Inning off K. Clark, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Hugus (10, 9th Inning off K. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Moller (3, 9th Inning off K. Clark, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. Brown (2, 2nd Inning off N. Brink, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Merejo (11, 1st Inning off N. Brink, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Brown 5 , L. Merejo 5 , B. Compton 3 , G. Collins 2 , G. Hugus 4 , J. Mateo 3 , I. Moller 4
2-out RBI: , G. Collins 2 , C. Gutierrez , G. Hugus 2 , I. Moller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Brown , L. Merejo 2 , C. Gutierrez , G. Hugus , B. McConnell 2 , J. Mateo
Team LOB: 16

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Moller (1)
CS: J. Mateo (3)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Brown (1) , G. Collins (7) , J. Mateo (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Collins-Mateo-Merejo, Mateo-McConnell-Merejo)
PB: I. Moller
KNOXVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
N. Brink 1.2 5 6 6 3 2 1 13 56 10.88   
C. Gray W (5-2) 3.0 4 3 1 6 6 0 20 96 8.65   
A. Hernandez 1.2 3 2 2 3 0 0 10 50 16.68   
K. Clark 2.2 4 1 1 0 5 0 12 49 9.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Brink 14
Batters Faced: N. Brink 13, C. Gray 20, A. Hernandez 10, K. Clark 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Brink 2-1, C. Gray 1-3, A. Hernandez 2-2, K. Clark 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Brink 56-34, C. Gray 96-55, A. Hernandez 50-25, K. Clark 49-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Gray 2-1 , A. Hernandez 3-0
WP: C. Gray
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Mejia 1.2 3 6 6 8 1 0 16 87 15.50   
D. Irvine L (2-1) 1.2 3 6 6 4 3 0 13 54 12.89   
J. Meis 1.1 3 5 5 4 1 2 10 49 13.50   
D. Garrett 0.2 2 4 3 4 2 0 9 50 15.00   
N. Weyrich 1.2 3 3 3 1 4 1 10 40 16.20   
A. Sentlinger 2.0 2 1 0 2 3 0 9 43 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Mejia 12
Batters Faced: E. Mejia 16, D. Irvine 13, J. Meis 10, D. Garrett 9, N. Weyrich 10, A. Sentlinger 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Mejia 1-3, D. Irvine 2-0, J. Meis 2-0, D. Garrett 0-0, N. Weyrich 0-1, A. Sentlinger 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Mejia 87-41, D. Irvine 54-31, J. Meis 49-26, D. Garrett 50-23, N. Weyrich 40-23, A. Sentlinger 43-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Irvine 2-0 , J. Meis 3-3 , N. Weyrich 1-1
WP: E. Mejia
Hit Batsmen: D. Irvine
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Coutney
Ballpark: Field of the Aviators
Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 6:39
Attendance: 3574
Special Notes: Rain delay of 32 minutes in the 7th inning.
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