CAROLINA LEAGUE
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT CAROLINA MUDCATS
07/21/2109
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT CAROLINA MUDCATS
GAME ID: 8017 - SUNDAY, JULY 21ST , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Wilmington Blue Rocks (48-45) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 0
Carolina Mudcats (46-48) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 4 0
Thrilling Walk-Off Win for Mudcats
The Carolina Mudcats clipped the Wilmington Blue Rocks, 6-2, in 11 innings at Grainger Stadium. The standout performance belonged to Carolina pitcher and Marion, Kansas, native Manny de Luna. The third-place Mudcats improved to 46-48.

Carolina got a clutch hit from Nick Fraley. The catcher launched a grand slam home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a kill shot.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Fraley said after the game.
WILMINGTON BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Dundon RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .265 2 12
M. Rios 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 4 15
   b-Z. Kennard PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 3 16
   c-G. Rivas 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 0 3
S. Watrous 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .283 15 49
R. Avila LF, CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 1 6
F. Gonzales DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .230 3 26
B. Barnes 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .100 0 0
D. Barnes SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .290 3 22
J. Pimentel C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .222 0 0
A. Pena CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
   a-M. Jimenez PH, LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
Totals 35 2 3 2 3 12 15      
a - M. Jimenez pinch hit for A. Pena in the 5th
b - Z. Kennard pinch hit for M. Rios in the 9th
c - G. Rivas substituted for Z. Kennard in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Barnes (22, 5th Inning off M. de Luna, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Gonzales (15, 10th Inning off M. Bolte, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Z. Dundon (2, 9th Inning off M. de Luna, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Dundon 4 , F. Gonzales 2 , D. Barnes 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Rios , S. Watrous , J. Pimentel , M. Jimenez
GIDP: D. Barnes
Hit by Pitch: F. Gonzales
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pimentel (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Addison 3B 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .207 6 31
I. Alvarado 2B, SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .275 1 8
R. Spalinger CF, LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .253 1 7
M. Acord DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .245 3 17
J. Gonzalez RF 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 .200 0 9
   a-J. Mora RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 3 16
R. Weston 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .245 2 20
P. Hays LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .213 5 25
   b-A. Caro PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 2 11
M. Van Loenen SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 3 16
   c-M. Galvan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 1 9
   d-G. Moreno SS, 2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .188 1 4
N. Fraley C 5 2 1 4 0 0 1 .216 1 11
Totals 36 6 4 6 8 7 24      
a - J. Mora substituted for J. Gonzalez in the 9th
b - A. Caro pinch hit for P. Hays in the 9th
c - M. Galvan pinch hit for M. Van Loenen in the 9th
d - G. Moreno substituted for M. Galvan in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Fraley (1, 11th Inning off J. Wiegand, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Alvarado , M. Acord , R. Weston , N. Fraley 4
2-out RBI: N. Fraley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Acord , J. Gonzalez , R. Weston , P. Hays , N. Fraley
Hit by Pitch: I. Alvarado
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Alvarado 2 (12) , R. Weston (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alvarado-Moreno-Weston)
WILMINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hess 7.0 1 1 1 4 4 0 98 2.54   
F. Rivera 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 2.21   
J. Wiegand L (0-3) 2.2 3 5 3 2 3 1 40 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hess 71
Batters Faced: M. Hess 27, F. Rivera 5, J. Wiegand 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hess 9-8, F. Rivera 1-2, J. Wiegand 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hess 98-56, F. Rivera 14-5, J. Wiegand 40-26
WP: F. Rivera
Hit Batsmen: M. Hess
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mullen 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.83   
M. de Luna 6.2 2 1 1 1 5 1 89 2.38   
M. Bolte 2.0 1 1 0 1 3 0 32 1.80   
A. Melgar W (4-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 9 1.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mullen 50
Batters Faced: J. Mullen 5, M. de Luna 23, M. Bolte 7, A. Melgar 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mullen 1-1, M. de Luna 4-11, M. Bolte 1-1, A. Melgar 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mullen 15-12, M. de Luna 89-60, M. Bolte 32-19, A. Melgar 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. de Luna 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Mullen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny de Luna
Ballpark: Grainger Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 4053
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