Joe Odom homers twice in Mudcats’ victory
Joe Odom smacked a two-run home run in the first and a three-run shot in the eighth as the Carolina Mudcats posted an 8-4 victory Tuesday against the Wilmington Blue Rocks at Five County Stadium.
The Blue Rocks (13-13) got a run against Wes Parsons (1-0) in the first inning, but Carolina (13-13) rallied for four runs in the bottom of the inning.
Wilmington pulled even in the fourth, but the Mudcats scored again in the fifth. Carolina led 5-4 before Odom blasted his second home run.
Odom was 2-for-4 with two home runs and five RBIs. Sal Giardina and Connor Lien also drove in runs to help the Mudcats complete a seven-game homestand with their fourth win.
The Mudcats will open a series in Winston-Salem at 7p.m. Wednesday. Right-hander Brandon Barker is scheduled to start for Carolina against left-hander Jordan Guerrero.
Tuesday’s box score
Wilmington | ab | r | h | bi |
Garcia, 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Lopez, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ramos, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
O’Hearn, 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Escalera-Maldonado, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hernandez, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Arteaga, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Villegas, C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Moon, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pounders, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
McCarthy, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Edwards, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
Carolina | ab | r | h | bi |
Curcio, 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lien, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Peterson, LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Schrader, 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Giardina, DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Odom, C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Krietemeier, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Camargo, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harper, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Parsons, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robertshaw, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Otero, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tate, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 31 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wilmington | 111 | 010 | 000 | — | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Carolina | 400 | 010 | 03X | — | 8 | 7 | 0 |
E — Hernandez, Moon. DP– Wilmington 0, Carolina 2. LOB–Wilmington 5, Carolina 2. 2B– Hernandez, O’Hearn, Villegas. HR—Odom (2). SB– Garcia (9). CS— Lien.
WilmingtonIP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Pounders | 32/3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
McCarthy (L,3-3) | 31/3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Edwards | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
CarolinaIP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Parsons (W,1-0) | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Robertshaw | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Otero | 21/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Tate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
This story was originally published July 21, 2015 at 9:26 PM with the headline "Joe Odom homers twice in Mudcats’ victory."