SAL 9, FBG 10 | May 16, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, May 16, 2026•Virginia Credit Union Stadium•83°F, Partly Cloudy

SAL

RidgeYaks

FBG

Nationals

Final

WIN

Luke Johnson

LOSS

Leighton Finley

SAVE

Cesar Rojas

The Nationals edged the RidgeYaks 10-9 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Avinson Pinto3 RBI

★Eli Willits3 RBI

★Jacob Walsh3-for-4, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Avinson Pinto singles on a ground ball to center fielder Luke Dickerson. Andrews Opata scores. Frederik Jimenez scores. Andruw Musett to 2nd.

Weather: 83°F, Partly CloudyWind: 8 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 10:35 PM UTCT: 2:57Att: 4,510Venue: Virginia Credit Union Stadium

Win Probability

FBG WinSAL Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SAL	0	1	1	0	4	0	2	1	0	9	12	1
FBG	0	1	0	2	2	4	1

Game 827204 • Sources: MLB

Batting

Salem RidgeYaks

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Starlyn NunezCF	5	1	2	0	1	0	.244/.325/.437
Enddy AzocarDH	4	1	1	0	1	2	.279/.333/.514
Andrews OpataLF	4	2	2	1	1	2	.265/.397/.418
Skylar KingRF	5	2	1	0	0	1	.211/.321/.342
Frederik Jimenez1B	1	2	0	0	1	1	.105/.243/.211
Andruw MusettC	4	0	1	1	1	2	.333/.538/.333
Avinson PintoSS	5	0	2	3	0	2	.236/.305/.368
D'Angelo Ortiz3B	4	1	1	0	1	0	.258/.343/.303
Stanley Tucker2B	4	0	2	0	1	0	.309/.415/.491
Bench
Ty Hodge3B	2	0	0	1	0	1	.188/.317/.277
Cole TolbertP							.000/.000/.000
Leighton FinleyP
Totals	38	9	12	6	7	11	-

2B:Azocar; Nunez 2

TB:15

RBI:Opata; Pinto 3; Hodge; Musett

SB:King; Opata 2

SF:Hodge

GIDP:Ortiz

Team LOB:10

Fredericksburg Nationals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Eli WillitsSS	2	2	1	3	3	0	.270/.412/.440
Luke DickersonCF	3	1

Pitching

Salem RidgeYaks

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Cole Tolbert	3.0	1	1	1	1	5	1	42-27	1.93
Leighton FinleyL	3.0	10	8	8	4	1	0	80-45	4.05
Adam Bates	2.0	1	1	1	4	1	0	46-26	10.89
Totals	8.0	12	10	10	9	7	1	168-98	-

Pitches-strikes:Tolbert 42-27; Finley 80-45; Bates 46-26

Groundouts-flyouts:Tolbert 3-0; Finley 2-4; Bates 2-3

Fredericksburg Nationals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Miguel Sime Jr.	2.0	1	1	1	4	5	0	53-26	3.43
Luke Johnson

Scoring Plays

Top 2 • SAL

1-0

Enddy Azocar strikes out swinging, catcher Nick Hollifield to first baseman Jacob Walsh.

Bot 2 • FBG

1-1

Jack Moroknek homers (5) on a fly ball to right field.

Top 3 • SAL

2-1

Ty Hodge out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Luke Dickerson. Skylar King scores.

Bot 4 • FBG

2-2

Jacob Walsh doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Andrews Opata. Luke Dickerson scores.

2-3

Jack Moroknek doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Skylar King. Jacob Walsh scores.

Top 5 • SAL

6-3

Avinson Pinto singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jack Moroknek. Frederik Jimenez scores. Andruw Musett to 2nd.

5-3

Andruw Musett singles on a line drive to right fielder Jack Moroknek. Skylar King scores. Ty Hodge to 3rd.

4-3

Ty Hodge reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Eli Willits. Andrews Opata scores. Skylar King to 3rd. Throwing error by shortstop Eli Willits.

3-3

Skylar King reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Jacob Walsh. Enddy Azocar scores. Andrews Opata to 3rd. Skylar King to 2nd.

Bot 5 • FBG

6-4

Eli Willits triples (2) on a fly ball to left fielder Andrews Opata. Rafael Ramirez Jr. scores.

6-5

Luke Dickerson grounds out, shortstop Avinson Pinto to first baseman Frederik Jimenez. Eli Willits scores.

Bot 6 • FBG

6-6

Eli Willits walks. Jack Moroknek scores. Juan Cruz to 3rd. Rafael Ramirez Jr. to 2nd.

6-7

Luke Dickerson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Starlyn Nunez. Juan Cruz scores.

6-9

Jacob Walsh singles on a ground ball to right fielder Skylar King. Rafael Ramirez Jr. scores. Eli Willits scores. Coy James out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Skylar King to third baseman D'Angelo Ortiz.

Top 7 • SAL

8-9

Avinson Pinto singles on a ground ball to center fielder Luke Dickerson. Andrews Opata scores. Frederik Jimenez scores. Andruw Musett to 2nd.

Bot 7 • FBG

8-10

Eli Willits walks. Nick Hollifield scores. Juan Cruz to 3rd. Rafael Ramirez Jr. to 2nd.

Top 8 • SAL

9-10

Andrews Opata singles on a line drive to center fielder Luke Dickerson. Starlyn Nunez scores.

Bench
Miguel Sime Jr.P							.000/.000/.000
Luke JohnsonP							.000/.000/.000
Ryan MincklerP							.000/.000/.000
Tucker BivenP							.000/.000/.000
Cesar RojasP							.000/.000/.000

Win Probability

Batting

Salem RidgeYaks

Fredericksburg Nationals

Pitching

Salem RidgeYaks

Fredericksburg Nationals

Game Notes