Mars Hill vs Catawba (Feb 20, 2026)

 
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2026 MHU Baseball
Mars Hill at #5 Catawba
Feb 20, 2026 at Salisbury, N.C. (Newman Park)

Mars Hill 2 (3-7,2-2 SAC)

Player  ab  rbi 
Alejandro Aguilar dh 
Carter Potts ss 
Mel Rubiera lf 
Terick Bumgarner 3b 
Chapel Matson 1b 
Yeriel Pastrana cf 
   Max LaLime ph 
Jack Davis rf 
Peyton Starkey 2b 
Evan Ashe c 
Austin Kutz p 
   Owen Bynum p 
   Isaiah Slaven p 
   David Ziolkowski p 
Totals   30 

Catawba 9 (9-1,4-0 SAC)

Player  ab  rbi 
S. Hunter rf 
B. Crabtree 1b 
H. Atkins 3b 
L. Dyer lf 
   K. Odean ph/lf 
M. Connolly c 
   C. Burleyson ph/c 
N. Chrismon ss 
T. Hubbard 2b 
J. Dunlap dh 
   J. Cuba ph 
P. Styborski cf 
C. Wilkins p 
   B. Major p 
Totals   34  11 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Mars Hill........... 200 000 000 -  2  4  2
Catawba............. 022 041 00X -  9 11  0
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E - T. Bumgarner; Jack Davis. DP - MHU 2; CAT 1. LOB - MHU 5; CAT 9. 2B - C. Burleyson. HR - M. Connolly. HBP - C. Matson; Jack Davis; L. Dyer; K. Odean. SB - B. Crabtree.

Mars Hill   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Austin Kutz L,0-3  4.1  17  22 
Owen Bynum   2.0  10  11 
Isaiah Slaven   0.2 
David Ziolkowski   1.0 
 
Catawba   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
C. Wilkins W,3-0  7.0  24  27 
B. Major   2.0 

WP - Owen Bynum. HBP - by C. Wilkins (C. Matson); by Austin Kutz (L. Dyer); by C. Wilkins (Jack Davis); by Ziolkowski (K. Odean).

Strikeouts - A. Aguilar; T. Bumgarner 2; C. Matson 2; Y. Pastrana 2; Max LaLime; Jack Davis; P. Starkey 2; Evan Ashe 2; H. Atkins; M. Connolly; N. Chrismon 2; T. Hubbard; P. Styborski 2. Walks - Carter Potts; T. Bumgarner; B. Crabtree; H. Atkins 2; M. Connolly; T. Hubbard; J. Cuba.

Umpires -
Start: 5 p.m. Time: 2:47 Attendance: 185

 
Box Score
 

2026 MHU Baseball
Mars Hill at #5 Catawba
Feb 20, 2026 at Salisbury, N.C. (Newman Park)

Mars Hill 2 (3-7,2-2 SAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Alejandro Aguilar dh 
Carter Potts ss 
Mel Rubiera lf 
Terick Bumgarner 3b 
Chapel Matson 1b 
Yeriel Pastrana cf 
   Max LaLime ph 
Jack Davis rf 
Peyton Starkey 2b 
Evan Ashe c 
Austin Kutz p 
   Owen Bynum p 
   Isaiah Slaven p 
   David Ziolkowski p 
Totals  30  13  24 
  

Catawba 9 (9-1,4-0 SAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
S. Hunter rf 
B. Crabtree 1b 
H. Atkins 3b 
L. Dyer lf 
   K. Odean ph/lf 
M. Connolly c  10 
   C. Burleyson ph/c 
N. Chrismon ss 
T. Hubbard 2b 
J. Dunlap dh 
   J. Cuba ph 
P. Styborski cf 
C. Wilkins p 
   B. Major p 
Totals  34  11  27  10 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Mars Hill........... 200 000 000 -  2  4  2
Catawba............. 022 041 00X -  9 11  0
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E - T. Bumgarner; Jack Davis. DP - MHU 2; CAT 1. LOB - MHU 5; CAT 9. 2B - C. Burleyson. HR - M. Connolly. HBP - C. Matson; Jack Davis; L. Dyer; K. Odean. SB - B. Crabtree.

Mars Hill   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Austin Kutz L,0-3  4.1  17  22 
Owen Bynum   2.0  10  11 
Isaiah Slaven   0.2 
David Ziolkowski   1.0 
  
Catawba   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
C. Wilkins W,3-0  7.0  24  27 
B. Major   2.0 

Win - C. Wilkins (3-0). Loss - Austin Kutz (0-3). Save - None. WP - Owen Bynum. HBP - by C. Wilkins (C. Matson); by Austin Kutz (L. Dyer); by C. Wilkins (Jack Davis); by Ziolkowski (K. Odean).

Umpires -
Start: 5 p.m. Time: 2:47 Attendance: 185

 
Composite Box Score
 

2026 MHU Baseball
Mars Hill at #5 Catawba - Composite Box Score
Feb 20, 2026 at Salisbury, N.C. (Newman Park)

Mars Hill   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
A. Aguilar dh 
Carter Potts ss 
Mel Rubiera lf 
T. Bumgarner 3b 
C. Matson 1b 
Y. Pastrana cf 
Max LaLime ph 
Jack Davis rf 
P. Starkey 2b 
Evan Ashe c 
Austin Kutz p 
Owen Bynum p 
I. Slaven p 
Ziolkowski p 
Totals   30  13  24 

Catawba   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
S. Hunter rf 
B. Crabtree 1b 
H. Atkins 3b 
L. Dyer lf 
K. Odean ph/lf 
M. Connolly c  10 
C. Burleyson ph/c 
N. Chrismon ss 
T. Hubbard 2b 
J. Dunlap dh 
J. Cuba ph 
P. Styborski cf 
C. Wilkins p 
B. Major p 
Totals   34  11  27  10 

Mars Hill   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Austin Kutz L,0-3  4.1  17  22 
Owen Bynum   2.0  10  11 
Isaiah Slaven   0.2 
David Ziolkowski   1.0 
 
Catawba   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
C. Wilkins W,3-0  7.0  24  27 
B. Major   2.0 

Umpires -
Start: 5 p.m. Time: 2:47 Attendance: 185

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 MHU Baseball
Mars Hill at #5 Catawba
Feb 20, 2026 at Salisbury, N.C. (Newman Park)

Mars Hill starters: 47/dh A. Aguilar; 10/ss Carter Potts; 1/lf Mel Rubiera; 15/3b T. Bumgarner; 22/1b C. Matson; 7/cf Y. Pastrana; 17/rf Jack Davis; 54/2b P. Starkey; 19/c Evan Ashe; 30/p Austin Kutz;

Catawba starters: 3/rf S. Hunter; 4/1b B. Crabtree; 23/3b H. Atkins; 2/lf L. Dyer; 13/c M. Connolly; 1/ss N. Chrismon; 9/2b T. Hubbard; 16/dh J. Dunlap; 20/cf P. Styborski; 12/p C. Wilkins;

Mars Hill 1st - A. Aguilar singled to third base. Carter Potts walked; A. Aguilar advanced to second. Mel Rubiera singled to pitcher, bunt; Carter Potts advanced to second; A. Aguilar advanced to third. T. Bumgarner struck out swinging. C. Matson hit by pitch, RBI; Mel Rubiera advanced to second; Carter Potts advanced to third; A. Aguilar scored. Y. Pastrana singled through the left side, RBI; C. Matson advanced to second; Mel Rubiera advanced to third; Carter Potts scored. Jack Davis lined out to 2b. P. Starkey struck out looking. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Catawba 1st - S. Hunter flied out to cf. B. Crabtree walked. H. Atkins flied out to rf. B. Crabtree stole second. L. Dyer grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mars Hill 2nd - Evan Ashe struck out looking. A. Aguilar flied out to cf. Carter Potts out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Catawba 2nd - M. Connolly walked. N. Chrismon grounded out to ss; M. Connolly advanced to second. T. Hubbard walked. J. Dunlap grounded out to 2b; T. Hubbard advanced to second; M. Connolly advanced to third. P. Styborski singled through the left side, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; T. Hubbard scored; M. Connolly scored. S. Hunter flied out to cf. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mars Hill 3rd - Mel Rubiera flied out to cf. T. Bumgarner grounded out to ss. C. Matson grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Catawba 3rd - B. Crabtree singled through the right side. H. Atkins struck out swinging. L. Dyer reached on a fielder's choice; B. Crabtree out at second ss to 2b. M. Connolly homered to left field, 2 RBI; L. Dyer scored. N. Chrismon flied out to cf to right center. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mars Hill 4th - Y. Pastrana struck out swinging. Jack Davis grounded out to 3b. P. Starkey struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Catawba 4th - T. Hubbard grounded out to 1b unassisted. J. Dunlap singled to second base. P. Styborski struck out swinging, hit into double play c to ss, interference; J. Dunlap out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mars Hill 5th - Evan Ashe struck out looking. A. Aguilar grounded out to 2b. Carter Potts singled to right field. Mel Rubiera reached on a fielder's choice; Carter Potts out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Catawba 5th - S. Hunter lined out to 2b. B. Crabtree singled up the middle. H. Atkins walked; B. Crabtree advanced to second. L. Dyer hit by pitch; H. Atkins advanced to second; B. Crabtree advanced to third. Owen Bynum to p for Austin Kutz. M. Connolly struck out swinging; L. Dyer advanced to second; H. Atkins advanced to third; B. Crabtree scored on a wild pitch. N. Chrismon singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; L. Dyer scored; H. Atkins scored. T. Hubbard singled through the right side, RBI; N. Chrismon scored. J. Dunlap singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw; T. Hubbard advanced to third. P. Styborski struck out swinging. 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mars Hill 6th - T. Bumgarner struck out swinging. C. Matson struck out swinging. Y. Pastrana struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Catawba 6th - S. Hunter singled to center field. B. Crabtree singled to right field; S. Hunter advanced to second, advanced to third on a fielding error by rf. H. Atkins walked; B. Crabtree advanced to second. L. Dyer grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; H. Atkins out on the play; B. Crabtree advanced to third; S. Hunter scored. M. Connolly flied out to lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Mars Hill 7th - Jack Davis hit by pitch. P. Starkey grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Jack Davis out on the play. Evan Ashe popped up to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Catawba 7th - N. Chrismon struck out swinging. I. Slaven to p for Owen Bynum. T. Hubbard struck out swinging. J. Cuba pinch hit for J. Dunlap. J. Cuba walked. P. Styborski reached on a fielding error by 3b, advanced to second; J. Cuba advanced to third. S. Hunter grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Mars Hill 8th - B. Major to p for C. Wilkins. A. Aguilar struck out swinging. Carter Potts grounded out to p. Mel Rubiera out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Catawba 8th - Ziolkowski to p for I. Slaven. B. Crabtree grounded out to 2b. H. Atkins flied out to cf to left center. K. Odean pinch hit for L. Dyer. K. Odean hit by pitch. C. Burleyson pinch hit for M. Connolly. C. Burleyson doubled to right center; K. Odean advanced to third. N. Chrismon struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mars Hill 9th - K. Odean to lf. C. Burleyson to c. T. Bumgarner walked. C. Matson struck out looking. Max LaLime pinch hit for Y. Pastrana. Max LaLime struck out swinging. Jack Davis struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

2026 MHU Baseball
Mars Hill at #5 Catawba - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Feb 20, 2026 at Salisbury, N.C. (Newman Park)

batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Mars Hill   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
A. Aguilar dh  0-0  1-4  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-2  0-0  0-0 
Carter Potts ss  0-0  1-3  0-0  0-0  1-1  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Mel Rubiera lf  0-0  1-4  1-1  1-2  1-2  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-0 
T. Bumgarner 3b  0-0  0-3  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  1-2  0-1  0-1 
C. Matson 1b  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-1  1-2  0-1  0-0  0-0  1-1 
Y. Pastrana cf  0-0  1-3  1-1  1-1  1-1  0-1  0-1  1-1  1-1 
Max LaLime ph  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Jack Davis rf  0-0  0-3  0-1  0-2  0-2  0-1  1-1  0-1  0-1 
P. Starkey 2b  0-0  0-3  0-1  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-0  0-1  0-0 
Evan Ashe c  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-2  0-0  0-0 
Austin Kutz p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Owen Bynum p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
I. Slaven p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Ziolkowski p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  34  30  0-0  4-30  2-5  2-10  4-12  1-10  3-9  1-4  2-4 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Mars Hill   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
Austin Kutz  22  17  3-8  2-9  2-10  2-5  2-5  96 
Owen Bynum  11  10  4-4  1-6  4-8  3-5  1-2  45 
I. Slaven  0-2  0-1  0-2  0-2  0-0  18 
Ziolkowski  0-1  1-3  1-2  1-2  0-1  13 


batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Catawba   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
S. Hunter rf  0-1  1-4  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-2  1-3  0-0  0-0 
B. Crabtree 1b  0-0  3-4  0-0  1-1  1-1  0-0  1-2  0-0  0-0 
H. Atkins 3b  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-2  2-4  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
L. Dyer lf  0-0  0-3  0-2  0-3  2-4  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-1 
K. Odean ph/lf  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
M. Connolly c  0-0  1-3  0-2  1-3  2-3  1-2  1-1  0-1  0-1 
C. Burleyson ph/c  0-0  1-1  0-0  1-1  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
N. Chrismon ss  0-0  1-5  1-2  1-3  2-3  1-3  0-1  0-0  0-0 
T. Hubbard 2b  0-1  1-2  1-1  1-1  1-1  1-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
J. Dunlap dh  0-0  2-3  0-1  1-2  2-2  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
J. Cuba ph  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
P. Styborski cf  0-1  1-3  1-2  1-4  2-4  1-3  0-0  0-0  0-0 
C. Wilkins p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
B. Major p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  42  34  11  0-3  11-31  3-12  7-22  15-25  6-14  3-8  0-2  0-2 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Catawba   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
C. Wilkins  27  24  1-3  3-21  2-7  1-8  2-7  105 
B. Major  0-1  0-5  0-3  0-2  1-2  34 

 
Howe report
 



Game number 0220CAT1

Catawba 9, Mars Hill 2 (Feb 20, 2026 at Salisbury, N.C.)

Time: 2:47      Attendance: 185  DH number: 5



Visitor batting - Mars Hill

                   AB  R  H TB 2B 3B HR   RBI CI SH SF HP   BB IB SO   SB CS GDP  PO  A  E DP    PB SBA CSB CIC

A. Aguilar    dh -  4  1  1  1                                     1
Carter Potts  ss -  3  1  1  1                               1                     2  3     2
Mel Rubiera   lf -  4     1  1                                                     1
T. Bumgarner  3b -  3                                        1     2                     1
C. Matson     1b -  3                       1           1          2               7        1
Y. Pastrana   cf -  3     1  1              1                      2               4
 Max LaLime   ph -  1                                              1
Jack Davis    rf -  3                                   1          1               1     1
P. Starkey    2b -  3                                              2          1    2  4     1
Evan Ashe     c  -  3                                              2               7  1     1         1
Austin Kutz   p  -  0                                                                                 1
 Owen Bynum   p  -  0
 I. Slaven    p  -  0                                                                 1
 Ziolkowski   p  -  0
Totals......     - 30  2  4  4  0  0  0     2  0  0  0  2    2  0 13    0  0  1   24  9  2  2     0   1   0  0


Visitor pitching - Mars Hill

                   IP  H AB TBF R ER HR   CI SH SF HB   BB IB SO   WP BK    GS  GF  CG SHO CBO

Austin Kutz  L    4.1  5 17 22  7  7  1             1    4     2             1
Owen Bynum        2.0  5 10 11  2  2                     1     3    1
I. Slaven         0.2  0  3  4                           1     1
Ziolkowski        1.0  1  4  5                      1          1                 1
Totals......      8.0 11 34 42  9  9  1    0  0  0  2    6  0  7    1  0     1   1   0   0   0


Home batting - Catawba AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI CI SH SF HP BB IB SO SB CS GDP PO A E DP PB SBA CSB CIC S. Hunter rf - 5 1 1 1 B. Crabtree 1b - 4 1 3 3 1 1 6 2 1 H. Atkins 3b - 3 1 2 1 1 1 L. Dyer lf - 3 2 1 1 K. Odean ph - 0 1 K. Odean lf - 0 M. Connolly c - 3 2 1 4 1 2 1 1 10 C. Burleyson ph - 1 1 2 1 C. Burleyson c - 0 3 N. Chrismon ss - 5 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 T. Hubbard 2b - 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 J. Dunlap dh - 3 2 2 J. Cuba ph - 0 1 P. Styborski cf - 4 1 1 2 2 2 C. Wilkins p - 0 1 B. Major p - 0 1 1 Totals...... - 34 9 11 15 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 2 6 0 7 1 0 1 27 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 Home pitching - Catawba IP H AB TBF R ER HR CI SH SF HB BB IB SO WP BK GS GF CG SHO CBO C. Wilkins W 7.0 4 24 27 2 2 2 1 9 1 B. Major 2.0 0 6 7 1 4 1 Totals...... 9.0 4 30 34 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 13 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Box Proof - Mars Hill Box Proof - Catawba R 2 AB 30 R 9 AB 34 LOB 5 BB 2 LOB 9 BB 6 PO 27 SH 0 DP: 2 PO 24 SH 0 DP: 1 SF 0 SF 0 HBP 2 HBP 2 CI 0 CI 0 -- -- -- -- 34 34 42 42

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Mars Hill........... 200 000 000 -  2  4  2
Catawba............. 022 041 00X -  9 11  0
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Line score
 


Catawba 9, Mars Hill 2 (Feb 20, 2026 at Salisbury, N.C.)
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Mars Hill........... 200 000 000  -  2  4  2      (3-7, 2-2 SAC)
Catawba............. 022 041 00X  -  9 11  0      (9-1, 4-0 SAC)
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Pitchers: Mars Hill - Austin Kutz; Owen Bynum(5); Isaiah Slaven(7); David Ziolkowski(8) and
Evan Ashe. Catawba - C. Wilkins; B. Major(8) and M. Connolly; C. Burleyson.
Win-C. Wilkins(3-0)  Loss-Austin Kutz(0-3)  T-2:47  A-185
HR CAT - M. Connolly.