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Published on May 19, 2003 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Carolina Mudcats News Release


Zebulon, NC --- Donnie Bridges and two relievers combined on a three-hit shutout as Carolina defeated Orlando in their series opener 8-0 at Five County Stadium on Monday night.

Bridges (W, 3-1, 5IP, 1H, 0R, 4W, 5K) earned his first win as a starter in his third attempt, limiting the Rays (18-25) to a bloop single in five frames. Marty McLeary (ND, 3IP, 1H, 0R, 1W, 4K) worked the next three innings on one hit, then surrendered to Mike Flannery (ND, 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0W, 1K) to close out the win.

Chris Aguila (4-5, R, 3RBI) stroked four singles and drove in three runs for the Mudcats (27-15), including a two-run single in the eighth against Rays reliever John Rocker (ND, 1IP, 2H, 3R, 0ER, 2W, 1K).

The Mudcats scored five times in the first three innings against Brian Stokes (L, 2-5). Aguila singled home Jesus Medrano (0-4, R, W, SB) for a 1-0 lead in the first. Chip Ambres (1-3, 2R, 2RBI, W) singled past Juan Salas at third base to score a run, then came home on a double by Ryan Jorgensen (1-2, R, 2B, RBI, 2W) for a 3-0 lead.

In the third, Drew Niles (HR, 2, 1-4, W) pulled a solo homer to right to push the lead to 4-0. Later in the inning, an infield single by Chris Ashby (2-4, RBI) brought in Aguila from third base.

Rocker entered in the eighth, making 41 pitches to struggle through the inning. Orlando committed an error behind Rocker, dropped a popup and saw a pair of walks issued.

Carolina sends Ryan Snare (2-0, 3.89) to the mound on Tuesday against Doug Waechter (3-2, 2.59) at 7:15 PM ET at Five County Stadium.

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