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April 6 - Carolina Mudcats Game Information

Published on April 6, 2019 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Carolina Mudcats News Release


CAROLINA MUDCATS (MILWAUKEE BREWERS) at DOWN EAST WOOD DUCKS (TEXAS RANGERS)

Saturday, April 6, 2019 | 6:00 PM | Game 3, Away Game 3 | at Grainger Stadium | Kinston, NC

RADIO: WDWG, The Big Dawg 98.5 FM

STREAMING AUDIO: www.carolinamudcats.com, TuneIn Radio, First Pitch App

STREAMING VIDEO: N/A

Overall Record: CAR: 1-1; DE: 1-1

Streaks: CAR: W1; DE: L1

Last 10 Games: CAR: 1-1, DE: 1-1

Home Record: CAR: 0-0; DE: 1-1

Road Record: CAR: 1-1; DE: 0-0

Division Record: CAR: 1-1; DE: 1-1

Current Series: Tied 1-1 (of 4)

Season Series: Tied 1-1 (of 20)

CAR v. OPP: 0-0 @CAR (10), 1-1 @OPP (10)

UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTERS:

TONIGHT, 4/6 at Down East, 6:00 PM: Carolina RHP Noah Zavolas (0-0, -.--) at Down East RHP A.J. Alexy (0-0, -.--)

SUN, 4/7 at Down East, 1:00 PM: Carolina RHP Dylan File (0-0, -.--) at Down East RHP Reid Anderson (0-0, -.--)

MON, 4/8 at Potomac, 7:05 PM: Carolina RHP Christian Taugner (0-0, -.--) at Potomac TBD

TONIGHT: The Mudcats play game three of a four game series tonight versus the Down East Wood Ducks at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, NC... Tonight's game is also the third of a season opening seven game road trip for the Mudcats. The trip features four games at Down East and three games at Potomac (4/8-4/10)... The current and season series is tied at 1-1.

ICYMI: Ryan Aguilar went 2-for-2 with three RBI, Joantgel Segovia totaled three hits for the second consecutive night and starter Nelson Hernandez allowed just one run on four hits over five innings as the Mudcats defeated the Wood Ducks 7-2 to earn their first win of the season on Friday night at Grainger Stadium.

ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Joantgel Segovia tallied his second consecutive three-hit game last night after going 3-for-5 (also for second straight game) with a RBI ground-rule double in the eighth. Segovia is currently tied with Down East's Leody Taveras for second in the Carolina League in hits (6) through two games this season; Lynchburg's Steven Kwan leads the CL with seven hits in 2019... Segovia's six hits over the first two games are the most for a Mudcats player since Keith Curcio and Jerrud Sabourin totaled five hits in the first two games of a season in 2016 and 2013 respectively. Segovia's six total hits over the first two games of a season are most for a Mudcats player going back to the 2005 season.

TONIGHT'S STARTER: Noah Zavolas makes his first start as a pro tonight for the Mudcats against the Wood Ducks. Tonight's start is also his Mudcats and Brewers organizational debut. He was acquired this past off-season as part of a trade with the Mariners that saw OF Domingo Santana head to Seattle and OF Ben Gamel and Zavolas go to Milwaukee. Zavolas was drafted by Seattle in the 18th round of the 2018 Draft and spent the majority of his first professional season with rookie level Everett. He also pitched briefly with High-A Modesto and combined to go 5-2 with a 3.03 ERA over 19 games (16 G, 34.2 IP w/Everett; 3 G, 4.0 IP w/Modesto). He also totaled 41 strikeouts against 11 walks (1.09 WHIP) between both levels last season.

FIRST: Relievers Matt Smith and Chris Dula both appeared in an affiliated MiLB game for the first time since the 2016 season after pitching for the Mudcats on April 4 and April 5 respectively... Smith missed the last two seasons due to injury and had last pitched for a Brewers affiliate in 2016 after pitching for the AZL Brewers, Helena and Wisconsin in his first professional season. Smith most recently pitched, however, with the Road Warriors of the Atlantic League in 2018... Dula pitched for the Utica Unicorns of the United Shore Professional Baseball League in 2017 and 2018. He also pitched with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League and the Frontier League's Gateway Grizzlies in 2017. He had last pitched for an affiliated team in 2016 when he split time between High Desert, Spokane and Hickory in the Rangers' system.

HOW THEY'RE BUILT: The Mudcats open the 2019 season with 11 returning players from last season... The 2019 squad features three of the Brewers' Top 30 prospects (as rated by MLBPipeline.com) including OF Tristen Lutz (No. 5), C Payton Henry (No. 10) and C Mario Feliciano (No. 22).

MUDDIES v. WOODIES: The Mudcats went 12-11 versus the Wood Ducks last season; 11-3 at home and 1-8 away... The Mudcats closed out last year's season series vs. Down East with a four game home sweep between 8/27 and 8/30. They additionally avoided a season long sweep in Kinston with a 2-1 victory on 8/16/18 (both Carolina runs were scored in the 8th on a 2-run 2B from Weston Wilson).

BIG LEAGUE CAMP: Devin Hairston played in 13 MLB Spring Training games for the Brewers in 2019 (2-for-8, 3 R, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 6 SO). Hairston also traveled with Milwaukee to Montreal for an exhibition game versus Toronto on 3/25 and scored a run... Tristen Lutz played in 17 MLB Spring Training games (1-for-18, 4 R, 3 BB, 10 SO)... Rodrigo Benoit appeared in five MLB Spring Training games (5 G, 3.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 HR, 4 SO)... Matt Hardy appeared in one MLB Spring Training game and earned a victory on 3/24 vs. ARI (1-0, 0.2 IP, 1 BB)... Additional MLB Spring Training appearances: Mario Feliciano (2 G, 0-for-4, R, RBI, BB, SO), Payton Henry (11 G, 1-for-12, R, 2B, RBI, BB, 3 SO), Ryan Aguilar (1 G, 1 PA, 1 HBP), Julio Garcia (1 G, 0-for-1), Zach Clark (1 G, 0-for-2, 2 SO), Rob Henry (2 G, 0-for-1, SO), Joantgel Segovia (1 G, 1-for-1, R).

PLAYOFF DROUGHT: The Mudcats failed to reach the playoffs again in 2018, stretching their current playoff drought to seven consecutive Carolina League seasons. Carolina has additionally failed to reach the playoffs in 10 consecutive seasons overall between their time in the Carolina League (2012-Present) and Southern League (1991-2011). The Mudcats last reached the playoffs in 2008 when they lost to the Mississippi Braves in the Southern League Championship Series... Current post-season droughts in MiLB (full-season teams): Buffalo (AAA)/Delmarva: 13 seasons, New Orleans (AAA): 11 seasons, Iowa (AAA): 10 seasons, Hartford (AA): 9 seasons, Louisville (AAA): 8 seasons.

ALUMNI REPORT: Yasmani Grandal went 2-for-4 with two runs and his first home run as a Brewer in last night's 13-10 victory versus the Chicago Cubs in Milwaukee. Grandal played for the then-Cincinnati Reds affiliated Mudcats during the 2011 season (56 G, .920 OPS, 10 HR, 40 RBI).

THE MUDCATS HAVE...

... played in Zebulon, NC since 1991 (29th season).

... played in the Carolina League since 2012 (8th season).

... been an affiliate of the Brewers since 2017 (3rd season).

... operated under the ownership of the Brewers since Oct. '17.

... not made the playoffs since the 2008 season.

... not made the playoffs during their Carolina League era.

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