CAROLINA LEAGUE
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT CAROLINA MUDCATS
06/09/2115
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT CAROLINA MUDCATS
GAME ID: 7871 - SUNDAY, JUNE 9TH , 2115 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wilmington Blue Rocks (23-34) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 0
Carolina Mudcats (28-29) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 3 4 1
Blue Rocks Dealt 3-2 Loss by Carolina
Starting pitcher Juan Alvarez gave the Carolina Mudcats a rock-solid performance, helping his team defeat the Wilmington Blue Rocks, 3-2, at Grainger Stadium. Carolina now sports a record of 28-29.

Brandon Thomas had a big solo home run for the Mudcats in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Carolina leading 2-0 and the bases empty, he sized up a changeup from Jake Niemann, who is tied for 8th in the CAR with a 1.15 WHIP, and punished it. The result was his 5th home run of the season, which put the Mudcats on top, 3-0.

Said losing manager Bobby Clontz: "We've got to find a way to push a run across."
WILMINGTON BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Hall LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .228 0 2
N. Mendez 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .296 2 17
J. Shields RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .231 4 24
C. Taylor DH 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .190 1 7
   a-M. Rucker DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .444 2 12
J. Gearhart 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 .242 3 17
   b-B. Hair PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 1 5
   c-W. Mendez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 1 5
C. Christian C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243 4 9
D. Alvarez 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .238 5 21
C. Blanco SS 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .192 1 11
J. Quesada CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .229 1 6
   d-D. Portalez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .344 2 6
Totals 33 2 6 1 5 7 22      
a - M. Rucker inserted as DH in the 7th
b - B. Hair pinch hit for J. Gearhart in the 8th
c - W. Mendez substituted for B. Hair in the 8th
d - D. Portalez pinch hit for J. Quesada in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Blanco (7, 9th Inning off M. Morales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Hall (1, 3rd Inning off J. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Hall 4 , J. Shields , J. Gearhart , D. Alvarez , C. Blanco 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Shields , M. Rucker , J. Gearhart 2 , J. Quesada 2
Sac Fly: D. Alvarez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Hall (11) , D. Alvarez (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gearhart-Alvarez-Mendez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Obert CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 1 6
M. Martin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Shields 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 0 1
M. Robertson SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284 1 9
R. Martinez 3B 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .223 2 11
I. Blake C 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
S. Haarsma DH 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .243 0 11
R. Merino LF 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .159 1 7
   a-N. Ament PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 1 3
   b-M. Andonian LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
B. Thomas RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .214 5 15
   c-K. Church RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
Totals 27 3 4 3 2 5 7      
a - N. Ament pinch hit for R. Merino in the 7th
b - M. Andonian substituted for N. Ament in the 8th
c - K. Church substituted for B. Thomas in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Haarsma (7, 2nd Inning off J. Niemann, 2 on, 1 out) , I. Blake (1, 7th Inning off J. Niemann, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Thomas (5, 5th Inning off J. Niemann, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Shields , I. Blake 2 , S. Haarsma 2 , B. Thomas 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Thomas
GIDP: B. Thomas
Hit by Pitch: R. Martinez
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: M. Martin (1)
WILMINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Niemann L (2-4) 7.1 4 3 3 2 5 1 93 3.99   
R. Thwaites 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niemann 61
Batters Faced: J. Niemann 28, R. Thwaites 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niemann 11-5, R. Thwaites 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niemann 93-61, R. Thwaites 5-3
Hit Batsmen: J. Niemann
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Alvarez W (2-0) 5.1 3 1 0 2 6 0 88 1.54   
A. McBeth H (3) 0.1 1 1 0 2 0 0 16 2.77   
R. Arias H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.00   
M. Morales SV (8) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Alvarez 64
Batters Faced: J. Alvarez 22, A. McBeth 4, R. Arias 5, M. Morales 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Alvarez 6-4, A. McBeth 0-1, R. Arias 2-2, M. Morales 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Alvarez 88-55, A. McBeth 16-6, R. Arias 16-11, M. Morales 30-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. McBeth 1-1 , R. Arias 2-0
Balk: A. McBeth 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Alvarez
Ballpark: Grainger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 4062
Special Notes: RP Andy McBeth was injured while pitching.
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