WIL 17, SAL 8 | Aug 23, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, August 23, 2026•Carilion Clinic Field•81°F, Partly Cloudy

WIL

Warbirds

SAL

RidgeYaks

Final

WIN

Enderson Mercado

LOSS

Jose Bello

The Warbirds cruised past the RidgeYaks 17-8 in a dominant performance.

★Brailyn Antunez3-for-6, 4 RBI

★Kevin Garcia3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Trey Ebel3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: José Anderson homers (23) on a fly ball to left center field.

Weather: 81°F, Partly CloudyWind: 7 mph, VariesFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 3:12Att: 2,451Venue: Carilion Clinic Field

Win Probability

SAL WinWIL Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WIL	0	2	0	3	0	9	0	0	3	17	18	2
SAL	0	0	0	0	1	2	0

Game 826835 • Sources: MLB

Batting

Wilson Warbirds

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Juan OrtunoSS	4	3	2	2	2	1	.246/.396/.349
Pedro Ibarguen1B	2	0	2	1	0	0	.243/.365/.369
Brailyn AntunezCF	6	1	3	4	1	1	.412/.515/.741
Handelfry EncarnacionLF	5	1	1	2	2	0	.247/.376/.401
Carsten Sabathia IIIDH	4	2	2	1	2	1	.410/.477/.641
José AndersonRF	5	3	2	2	1	3	.182/.275/.414
Filippo Di Turi2B	5	1	0	0	1	3	.196/.354/.284
Frederi Montero3B	4	2	1	1	2	0	.196/.322/.280
Kevin GarciaC	5	2	3	1	1	1	.203/.264/.352
Bench
Trey EbelSS	4	2	2	3	1	1	.286/.483/.333
Enderson MercadoP							.000/.000/.000
Joan PenaP
Totals	44	17	18	17	13	11	-

HR:III (2nd off Bello, 0 on, 0 out); Anderson (9th off Fermin, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Ebel

3B:Antunez

TB:27

RBI:Antunez 4; Ibarguen; Encarnacion 2; Garcia; Ebel 3; III; Ortuno 2; Anderson 2; Montero

SB:Antunez; Encarnacion; Ebel; III; Ortuno

Team LOB:14

Salem RidgeYaks

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Wills MaginnisSS	5	1	1	0	0	1	.194/.390/.290
Andruw MusettPH	1	1

Pitching

Wilson Warbirds

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Enderson MercadoW	5.0	7	1	1	1	4	68-41	8.01
Joan PenaH	3.0	1	2	1	4	3	59-29	12.00
Andrew Gaines	0.2	1	5	1	3	0	33-18	10.80
Cesar Espinal	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	11-4	3.86
Totals	9.0	9	8	3	9	8	171-92	-

WP:Espinal 3

Inherited runners-scored:Espinal 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Mercado 68-41; Pena 59-29; Gaines 33-18; Espinal 11-4

Groundouts-flyouts:Mercado 6-2; Pena 3-2; Gaines 3-0; Espinal 0-0

Salem RidgeYaks

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Jose BelloL	4.1	9	5	5	2	5	1	83-49	4.34

Scoring Plays

Top 2 • WIL

2-0

Kevin Garcia singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrews Opata. José Anderson scores.

1-0

Carsten Sabathia III homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.

Top 4 • WIL

5-0

Brailyn Antunez singles on a fly ball to right fielder Josue Brito. Juan Ortuno scores. Trey Ebel scores.

3-0

Trey Ebel singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrews Opata. Kevin Garcia scores. Juan Ortuno to 2nd.

Bot 5 • SAL

5-1

Adonys Guzman singles on a ground ball to right fielder José Anderson. Louis Andujar scores.

Top 6 • WIL

14-1

Brailyn Antunez singles on a line drive to right fielder Josue Brito. Juan Ortuno scores. Trey Ebel out at home on the throw, right fielder Josue Brito to catcher Franklin Primera.

13-1

Trey Ebel doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Andrews Opata. José Anderson scores. Frederi Montero scores. Juan Ortuno to 3rd.

11-1

Juan Ortuno walks. Carsten Sabathia III scores. José Anderson to 3rd. Frederi Montero to 2nd.

10-1

Frederi Montero walks. Handelfry Encarnacion scores. Carsten Sabathia III to 3rd. José Anderson to 2nd.

9-1

José Anderson walks. Brailyn Antunez scores. Handelfry Encarnacion to 3rd. Carsten Sabathia III to 2nd.

8-1

Handelfry Encarnacion singles on a line drive to right fielder Josue Brito. Juan Ortuno scores. Trey Ebel scores. Brailyn Antunez to 2nd.

6-1

Brailyn Antunez walks. Kevin Garcia scores. Juan Ortuno to 3rd. Trey Ebel to 2nd.

Bot 6 • SAL

14-2

Louis Andujar walks. Kleyver Salazar scores. Colton Coates to 3rd. Josue Brito to 2nd.

14-3

Andrews Opata walks. Colton Coates scores. Josue Brito to 3rd. Louis Andujar to 2nd.

Top 9 • WIL

17-3

Pedro Ibarguen singles on a line drive to center fielder Starlyn Nunez. Frederi Montero scores. Kevin Garcia to 3rd. Juan Ortuno to 2nd.

16-3

Juan Ortuno hit by pitch. Filippo Di Turi scores. Frederi Montero to 3rd. Kevin Garcia to 2nd.

15-3

José Anderson homers (23) on a fly ball to left center field.

Bot 9 • SAL

17-4

Andruw Musett doubles (12) on a fly ball to left fielder Handelfry Encarnacion. Starlyn Nunez scores. Wills Maginnis to 3rd.

17-6

Colton Coates reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Frederi Montero. Wills Maginnis scores. Andruw Musett scores. Kleyver Salazar to 2nd.

17-7

Josue Brito walks.

17-8

Louis Andujar strikes out swinging.

WP:Blum

HBP:Ortuno (by Fermin)

Inherited runners-scored:Judice 3-3; Blum 3-3

Pitches-strikes:Bello 83-49; Vire 32-12; Judice 35-18; Blum 47-27; Fermin 22-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Bello 5-3; Vire 1-0; Judice 0-2; Blum 1-1; Fermin 0-2

Bench
Franklin PrimeraC	3	0	1	0	1	0	.344/.485/.531
Jose BelloP							.000/.000/.000
Caden VireP							.000/.000/.000
Nicholas JudiceP							.000/.000/.000
Harry BlumP							.000/.000/.000
Anderson FerminP							.235/.386/.315

Win Probability

Batting

Wilson Warbirds

Salem RidgeYaks

Pitching

Wilson Warbirds

Salem RidgeYaks

Game Notes