Ponce, Diaz spur Carolina Mudcats to 8-0 win over Frederick
Isan Diaz had three hits and scored two runs, and Cody Ponce allowed just four hits over seven innings as the Carolina Mudcats topped the Frederick Keys 8-0 on Sunday.
Ponce (1-0) picked up the win after he struck out five.
Up 1-0 in the third, Carolina added to its lead when it put up three runs, including a solo home run by Trent Clark.
Brian Gonzalez (0-1) went three innings, allowing four runs and six hits in the Carolina League game. He also struck out one and walked two.
Sunday’s box score
Carolina Mudcats | ab | r | h | bi |
Clark, CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Aviles, DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Diaz, SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Erceg, 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Gatewood, 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wilson, RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ghelfi, C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rijo, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Stokes, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 37 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
Frederick Keys | ab | r | h | bi |
Andujar, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hays, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mountcastle, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mercedes, C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Gassaway, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reyes, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Murphy, 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turbin, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hart, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Carolina | 013 | 100 | 210 | — | 8 | 13 | 1 |
Frederick | 000 | 000 | 000 | — | 0 | 5 | 1 |
E — Diaz, Turbin. DP–Carolina 4, Frederick 1. LOB–Carolina 8, Frederick 3. 2B–Erceg, Aviles, Wilson, Turbin. 3B–xx. HR—Clark (1). SF–xx. SB–Stokes (2), Diaz (1). CS—xx. PO—Gatewood.
Carolina Mudcats IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
C. Ponce (W, 1-0) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Q. Torres-Costa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
N. Griep | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frederick Keys IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
B. Gonzalez (L, 0-1) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
M. Burke | 3 2/3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
C. Turnipseed | 2 1/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
This story was originally published April 9, 2017 at 11:30 PM with the headline "Ponce, Diaz spur Carolina Mudcats to 8-0 win over Frederick."