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Adams and Avina Homer as Mudcats Sweep Twin-Bill

April 23, 2023 - Carolina League (CarL)
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KINSTON, N.C. - Luke Adams hit his team leading third home run of the season in the fourth and Jace Avina added a two-run blast of his own moments later as the Carolina Mudcats finished off a doubleheader sweep of the Down East Wood Ducks with a 4-3 victory in the second game of Sunday's doubleheader at Grainger Stadium.

The Mudcats (8-6) were down 1-0 through three before scoring four runs on three hits in the fourth. Adams - after homering earlier in the day in game one - started that rally with a game-tying home run to left off starter Ivan Oviedo. Matt Wood followed with a double and later scored from third on an Oviedo (L, 0-2) balk. Avina then finished the rally with a two-run home run that scored Eduarqui Fernandez who had walked earlier in the inning.

Oviedo left in the fourth after allowing all four Carolina runs. Reliever Seth Clark followed and went on to finish the frame with two quick outs. D.J. McCarty then took it the rest of the way for Down East (6-8) as he finished the game with three scoreless innings. McCarty struck out five, walked one and scattered a couple of hits.

Like the Wood Ducks, Carolina also needed three pitchers to get through the game two victory. Alexander Vallecillo started and worked through the fourth with seven strikeouts, two walks and one run allowed on two hits. That lone run allowed was a solo home run given up to Miguel Villarroel in the second.

Reliever Tyler Wehrle followed and worked a scoreless fifth before giving up RBI doubles to Ian Moller and Yosy Galan in the sixth. Down East cut the Carolina lead to 4-3 with their two-run sixth, but that would be all either Wehrle (W, 2-0) or fellow reliever Tanner Shears would yield the rest of the way. Shears (S, 1) worked the seventh and stranded two while sealing his first save of the year.

The victory was Carolina's fifth of the six-game series and lifted them to a season best two games above .500 at 8-6. The game two win also clinched a doubleheader sweep for the Mudcats on Sunday afternoon in Kinston.

HOME RUNS:

Carolina: HR: Adams (3, 4th inning off Oviedo, 0 on, 1 out); Avina (1, 4th inning off Oviedo, 1 on, 1 out).

Down East: HR: Villarroel (1, 2nd inning off Vallecillo, 0 on, 2 out).

TOP PERFORMERS - BATTERS:

Adams, 3B (Carolina): 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Avina, CF (Carolina): 1-for-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Wood, C (Carolina): 1-for-2, 1 R, 1 2B

Villarroel, DH (Down East): 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Moller, C (Down East): 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI

Galan, LF (Down East): 1-for-2, 1 2B, 1 RBI

TOP PERFORMERS - PITCHERS:

Vallecillo (Carolina): 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO

Wehrle (W, 2-0) (Carolina): 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO

Shears (S, 1) (Carolina): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO

Clark (Down East): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO

McCarty, D (Down East): 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO

SCORING:

Wood Ducks 2nd (Wood Ducks 1, Mudcats 0) -- Ian Moller strikes out swinging. Yosy Galan strikes out swinging. Miguel Villarroel hits a home run to left field on a 0-0 pitch. Cameron Cauley bunt singles to shallow left field, Cameron Cauley advances to 2nd on throwing error by Gregory Barrios. Abimelec Ortiz flies out to Jace Avina.

(1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors, 1 LOB)

Mudcats 4th (Mudcats 4, Wood Ducks 1) -- Hedbert Perez grounds out, Andres Mesa to Tucker Mitchell. Luke Adams hits a home run to left field on a 1-1 pitch. Matthew Wood doubles to right-center field. Wild pitch by Ivan Oviedo, Matthew Wood to 3rd. Eduarqui Fernandez walks. Matthew Wood scores on a balk; Eduarqui Fernandez advances to 2nd on a balk. Jace Avina hits a home run to left-center field on a 2-2 pitch, Eduarqui Fernandez scores. Pitcher Change: Seth Clark replaces Ivan Oviedo. Jesus Parra grounds out, Cameron Cauley to Tucker Mitchell. Jhonnys Cabrera struck out looking.

(4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Wood Ducks 6th (Mudcats 4, Wood Ducks 3) -- Yeison Morrobel flies out to Jace Avina. Gleider Figuereo strikes out swinging. Tucker Mitchell singles through the hole at shortstop. Ian Moller doubles to left field, Tucker Mitchell scores. Yosy Galan doubles to left-center field, Ian Moller scores. Miguel Villarroel flies out to Eduarqui Fernandez.

(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

The Carolina Mudcats return to Five County Stadium on Tuesday, April 25 with a new six-game homestand versus the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers. The next homestand features fan-favorite promotions including Starry Taco Tuesday, Education Day on Winslow Homes Winning Wednesday, Barks in the Park Thirsty Thursday©, CBS 17 Friday Night Fireworks, Souvenir Saturday featuring a souvenir giveaway of the new blackout jersey, and WakeMed Five County Family Sunday with $7 box seat tickets and post-game catch.

Season ticket packages, mini plans, group options, as well as luxury suite packages and DRB Homes Sky Lounge reservations in the US Foods Club Level are also still available now by visiting www.carolinamudcats.com, by calling (919) 269-2287, and by visiting the Five County Stadium front office in Zebulon.

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