Big Inning Lifts Mudcats Past Augusta
August 21, 2024 - Carolina League (CarL)
Carolina Mudcats News Release
ZEBULON, N.C. - The Carolina Mudcats scored five times using a pair of home runs to race past the Augusta GreenJackets 9-4 on Wednesday night at Five County Stadium.
Carolina (69-45 overall, 28-21 second half) broke open a tie game in the sixth inning with five unearned runs. Willmer De La Cruz misplayed ball in right field that permitted Eric Bitonti to score and Filippo Di Turi to race to third base after giving the Mudcats 5-4 lead, the flood gates would open. Luis Castillo and Reece Walling each blasted two-run home runs to right field and when the dust settled, Carolina had a 9-4 advantage.
That lead was more than enough for Morris Austin (W, 9-4) who worked 2.1 scoreless innings to tie for the Carolina League lead in victories.
Augusta (40-72 overall, 13-34 second half) trailed 3-0 early in the game but came back to knot the game with three runs in the third. The GreenJackets would take a short-lived 4-3 advantage in the fifth on a two-out RBI single from Will Verdung.
The series continues Thursday night at Five County Stadium when the Mudcats and GreenJackets collide with first pitch set for 6:30 p.m.
Single-game tickets, 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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