Baseball

Mudcats drop both games of doubleheader against Blue Rocks

The Carolina Mudcats lost both games of their doubleheader Thursday at Five County Stadium, 2-1 and 3-2 against the Wilmington Blue Rocks.

In the opener, Carolina (27-39) pulled even in the fourth, only to have the Blue Rocks pull ahead again in the fifth. Brandon Downes of Wilmington (25-40) homered during the second. He was 1-for-3 with one RBI.

In Game 2, Joseph Odom homered to left field in the first for the Mudcats. Wilmington, however, took the lead for the final time by scoring once in the sixth inning. In the second game, the Blue Rocks piled up 11 hits. The Mudcats managed four hits.

Thursday’s box score (Game 1)

Wilmington

ab

r

h

bi

Jones, DH

1

0

0

0

Arteaga, SS

3

0

0

0

Escalera, LF

1

0

0

0

Banuelos, 1B

1

0

0

0

Franco, 3B

3

0

0

0

Hernandez, RF

3

0

0

0

Downes, CF

3

1

1

1

Johnson, C

3

1

2

0

Bailey, 2B

3

0

1

0

Pehl, 1B-LF

3

0

1

1

Totals

24

2

5

2

Carolina

ab

r

h

bi

Gaylor, CF

3

0

0

0

Obregon, SS

3

0

0

0

Curcio, LF

3

0

0

0

Meneses, 1B

3

0

0

0

Odom, DH

2

1

1

0

Davidson, RF

2

0

1

0

Edgerton, 3B

3

0

0

0

Giardina, C

3

0

0

0

Harper, 2B

1

0

0

0

Totals

23

1

2

0

Wilmington

010

010

0

2

5

0

Carolina

000

100

0

1

2

0

DP–Carolina 2. LOB–Wilmington 4; Carolina 4. 2B–Odom. HR—Downes (5). CS—Banuelos (1).

Wilmington IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

Ray (W, 2-2)

5

2

1

1

3

3

Rico (S, 2)

2

0

0

0

0

3

Totals

7

2

1

1

3

6

Carolina IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

Navarro (L, 4-2)

6

4

2

2

3

2

Lewis

1

1

0

0

0

2

Totals

7

5

2

2

3

4

WP-Ray; Navarro.

T-1:56.

Thursday’s box score (Game 2)

Wilmington

ab

r

h

bi

Jones, CF

2

0

0

0

Arteaga, SS

4

1

2

0

Franco, 3B

3

0

1

1

Downes, LF

3

0

2

0

Hernandez, RF

4

0

1

1

Bailey, DH

4

0

1

0

Pehl, 1B

3

1

2

0

Bien, 2B

3

0

1

0

Dini, C

4

1

1

0

Totals

30

3

11

2

Carolina

ab

r

h

bi

Gaylor, CF

3

0

1

1

Mendez, 2B

4

0

1

0

Odom, DH

3

1

1

1

Meneses, 1B

2

0

0

0

Davidson, RF

2

0

0

0

Edgerton, 3B

3

1

1

0

Murphy, C

2

0

0

0

Daris, LF

3

0

0

0

Harper, SS

3

0

0

0

Totals

25

2

4

2

Wilmington

100

101

0

3

11

1

Carolina

100

100

0

2

4

1

E — Dini; Mendez. LOB–Wilmington 12; Carolina 7. 2B–Pehl; Downes; Mendez. HR—Mendez (8).

Wilmington IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

Rodgers

4

3

2

1

1

3

Kalish (W, 2-0)

3

1

0

0

0

5

Totals

7

4

2

1

1

8

Carolina IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

Quintana

3

4

1

1

2

3

McLaughlin

2

4

1

0

1

0

Johnson-Mullins (L, 0-3)

2

3

1

1

1

2

Totals

7

11

3

2

4

5

WP-Kalish. HBP-Meneses; Odom; Davidson.

T-2:17. A-1,713.

This story was originally published June 16, 2016 at 11:30 PM with the headline "Mudcats drop both games of doubleheader against Blue Rocks."

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