Carolina Mudcats drop doubleheader against Lynchburg
The Lynchburg Hillcats parlayed a big first inning to a 7-3 victory over the Carolina Mudcats in the opener of a doublehader Tuesday.
Carolina rallied in Game 2, but Lynchburg used a five-run fourth to gain a sweep of the night 9-4.
In Game 2, the Mudcats got four runs in the fourth to make the score 4-4. The Hillcats, however, regained the lead in the bottom half of the inning.
The Mudcats will return to the Lynchburg City Stadium to face the Hillcats again at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Tuesday’s box score (Game 1)
Carolina | ab | r | h | bi |
Gaylor, CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Obregon, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Curcio, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Meneses, DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Odom, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Edgerton, 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Davidson, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Giardina, 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Harper, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 24 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Lynchburg | ab | r | h | bi |
Allen, CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Bautista, DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Murphy, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Santander, LF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Chang, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Salters, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mathias, 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hendrix, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Loopstok, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 26 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
Carolina | 010 | 000 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Lynchburg | 400 | 210 | x | — | 7 | 9 | 0 |
E —Harper . DP– Carolina 1, Lynchburg 2. LOB–Carolina 6, Lynchburg 5. 2B–Harper, Chang. 3B–Allen. HR—Santander (6), Murphy (4). CS—Gaylor; Allen.
Carolina IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Clark (L, 0-8) | 4 2/3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Giardina | 1 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Lynchburg IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Brown | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Hill (W, 5-0) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Tuesday’s box score (Game 2)
Carolina | ab | r | h | bi |
Curcio, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harper, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Odom, DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Obregon, 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Meneses, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Edgerton, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Davidson, RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Murphy, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Daris, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mendez, 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 30 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
Lynchburg | ab | r | h | bi |
Allen, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bautista, DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Murphy, RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Santander, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Chang, SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Hendrix, 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Mathias, 2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Loopstok, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Armendariz, LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals | 25 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Carolina | 000 | 400 | 0 | — | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Lynchburg | 031 | 500 | X | — | 9 | 10 | 0 |
DP–Carolina 1. LOB–Carolina 7, Lynchburg 9. 2B–Meneses, Davidson, Murphy; Armendariz. 3B–Chang. HR—Odom (7). SF–Hendrix, Armendariz. SB–Mathias 2, Chang, Hendrix.
Carolina IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Bird | 2 2/3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Salazar (L, 1-3) | 2/3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Lewis | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minter | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mendez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Lynchburg Hillcats IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Brady (W, 5-3) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Frank | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
This story was originally published June 14, 2016 at 11:30 PM with the headline "Carolina Mudcats drop doubleheader against Lynchburg."