ZEBULON — Jordan Cooper finished his 2012 season on a high note as he tossed seven dominant innings in a 3-1 win for the Carolina Mudcats over the Potomac Nationals on Thursday night at Five County Stadium.
Cooper (9-7) won his third straight start.
Thursday’s box score
| Potomac | ab | r | h | bi |
| Sanchez 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hague ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Skole 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keyes rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Souza cf | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Martison dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| King 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramirez lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernandez c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Carolina | ab | r | h | bi |
| Wolters ss | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Toole 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Urshela 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cannon 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Monsalve c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hankins rf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Washington cf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cid cf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Childs dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Potomac | 010 | 000 | 000 | --- | 1 |
| Carolina | 020 | 010 | 00x | --- | 3 |
E—Gilliam, Monsalve. LOB–Potomac 3, Carolina 6. 2B–Hague, Hankins, Toole, Wolters, Urshela. HR—Wolters (8). SB—Souza (7). CS—Souza, Hankins. PO—Souza (by Cooper).
| PotomacIP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
| Gilliam L,1-2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| McCatty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CarolinaIP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
| Cooper W,9-7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Reichenbach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sides S,5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
WP—Cooper.
T—2:12. A—2,274.
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