Clutch hitting propels Carolina Mudcats past Potomac Nationals
Dustin Peterson, Jacob Schrader and Carlos Franco combined to drive in six runs and the Carolina Mudcats opened their series against the Potomac Nationals with a 9-4 win at Five County Stadium.
Carolina scored seven runs with two outs and finished 5 for 12 with runners in scoring position.
Brandon Barker allowed four runs and eight hits over seven innings to earn the win.
Ian Dickson (1-2) suffered the loss after allowing seven runs, five earned, over four innings. He gave up five hits, walked five and struck out five in the loss.
Carlos Salazar finished the game out of the bullpen for the Mudcats. He worked a scoreless eighth and ninth to earn his first Carolina League save.
The Mudcats are 2-2 in their current homestand. They remain 31/2 games out of first after the Winston-Salem Dash earned a victory as well Friday night.
Carolina’s three game series with the Nationals continues on Saturday night with the first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. Right-hander Andrew Thurman is scheduled to start against righty Austen Williams of the Nationals.
Potomac | ab | r | h | bi |
Bautista, CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Corona, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wooten, DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
DeBruin, 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Keller, LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Norfolk, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Manuel, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Masters, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mesa, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 33 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
Carolina | ab | r | h | bi |
Curcio, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Lien, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Peterson, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Schrader, DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Franco, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Odom, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Meneses, RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Krietemeier, 1B | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Camargo, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals | 32 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Potomac | 000 | 022 | 000 | — | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Carolina | 210 | 400 | 02X | — | 9 | 8 | 0 |
E–Masters, Corona. DP–Potomac 2, Carolina 0. LOB–Potomac 7, Carolina 6. 2B–Norfolk, Franco. SF–Masters, Camargo. CS–Lien.
PotomacIP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Dickson (L, 1-2) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Mapes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Thomas | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
CarolinaIP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Barker (W, 7-3) | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Salazar (S, 1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
This story was originally published August 7, 2015 at 11:02 PM with the headline "Clutch hitting propels Carolina Mudcats past Potomac Nationals."