Big Innings Lift Mudcats Past Delmarva
September 7, 2024 - Carolina League (CarL)
Carolina Mudcats News Release
ZEBULON, N.C. - The Carolina Mudcats used a pair of six-run innings to race past the Delmarva Shorebirds 18-4 in the penultimate game of the regular season on Saturday night at Five County Stadium.
Carolina (78-50 overall, 37-26 second half) opened a big lead in the bottom of the first inning striking for six runs thanks in large part to four walks from Shorebirds starter Keeler Morfe (L, 0-1). The big blow of the inning came from Reece Walling who connected for a two-run home run, his fifth of the season and a 6-0 Mudcats lead.
Delmarva (52-78 overall, 29-36 second half) scored their first run in the second inning on a triple to straight away center from Fernand Peguero and a 6-1 Carolina lead.
The Mudcats struck again in the third and sixth to build the lead to 8-3. Carolina would also turn the ball over the Jesus Flores (W, 1-0) as the right hander cruised working 4.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen and surrendering just one hit in the process.
Carolina would extend the lead with another six-run frame, this time in the seventh inning as Yophery Rodriguez, Miguel Briceno, Eric Bitonti and Braylon Payne all collected RBIs and gave the Mudcats a 14-3 lead.
The final runs came in the last of the eighth when Carolina score four more runs against position player Cole Urman who surrendered a two-run double to Briceno and an RBI knock by Payne to cap the scoring.
Delmarva scored a run in the ninth for the final 18-4 margin.
The regular season concludes on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 inside Five County Stadium. Carolina has not announced a starter while Delmarva will finish the campaign by giving the ball to RHP Blake Money (3-7, 3.31).
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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