AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA REAPERS AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
05/07/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA REAPERS AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 396 - THURSDAY, MAY 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Reapers (12-21) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 7 1
Austin Desperados (12-21) 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 X 5 6 0
Reapers Sunk by Desperados
The Austin Desperados beat the Carolina Reapers, 5-3, at Dell Diamond. Joe Chennault, in particular, was impressive. He was 2 for 3 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Jon Cordova finished the game for Austin and earned his 4th save. The Desperados go to 12-21 with the win.

The game turned with one out in the bottom of the fourth. That's when Chennault hit a run-scoring double off Jake Triplett. It propelled the Desperados into the lead, 1-0.

Chennault called the win "a collective effort."
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Sheedy 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .204 2 5
B. Havey 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .310 0 6
B. Benigno CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .304 5 16
B. Phillips 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 5 22
   c-J. Lira PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
   d-S. Heichel 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 0 6
M. Fearing DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 5 11
R. Burchett LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 4 13
   a-T. Krueger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   b-T. Korn LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 0 3
M. Green RF, LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .239 3 9
R. Simmer SS 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .224 0 8
   e-B. Shrader PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154 2 2
F. Reyes C 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .187 1 5
Totals 33 3 7 3 3 4 15      
a - T. Krueger pinch hit for R. Burchett in the 6th
b - T. Korn substituted for T. Krueger in the 6th
c - J. Lira pinch hit for B. Phillips in the 8th
d - S. Heichel substituted for J. Lira in the 8th
e - B. Shrader pinch hit for R. Simmer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Reyes (2, 5th Inning off L. Scrimger, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Green (3, 7th Inning off J. McLaughlin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Sheedy , M. Fearing , M. Green 6 , R. Simmer , F. Reyes 2
2-out RBI: F. Reyes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Sheedy , T. Krueger
Hit by Pitch: M. Fearing
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Simmer (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jimenez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292 3 9
J. Austin CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .273 3 11
M. Smith DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .284 6 11
M. Blevins LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .175 4 12
J. Chennault RF 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .190 5 12
P. Martin 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 3 3
D. Riggi 2B 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .273 1 12
   a-G. Hearn SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 3 11
J. Priest SS, 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .226 0 1
J. Hamill 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 5 0 6 5      
a - G. Hearn substituted for D. Riggi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Chennault (4, 4th Inning off J. Triplett, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Riggi (1, 4th Inning off J. Triplett, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Chennault (5, 6th Inning off R. Walk, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Blevins , J. Chennault 6 , D. Riggi 3 , J. Priest 2
2-out RBI: D. Riggi , J. Priest
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Chennault(Havey at home))
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Triplett L (1-4) 5.1 5 4 0 0 3 0 94 4.31   
R. Walk 2.2 1 1 1 0 3 1 27 1.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Triplett 53
Batters Faced: J. Triplett 22, R. Walk 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Triplett 8-5, R. Walk 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Triplett 94-60, R. Walk 27-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Scrimger W (2-2) 6.0 4 2 2 3 2 0 87 2.81   
J. McLaughlin H (4) 2.1 3 1 1 0 2 1 35 2.52   
J. Cordova SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Scrimger 55
Batters Faced: L. Scrimger 24, J. McLaughlin 11, J. Cordova 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Scrimger 6-9, J. McLaughlin 3-2, J. Cordova 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Scrimger 87-53, J. McLaughlin 35-21, J. Cordova 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cordova 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. McLaughlin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Chennault
Ballpark: Dell Diamond
Weather: Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 16538
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