Collard Greens Walk It Off

May 28, 2022 - Carolina League (CarL)
Down East Wood Ducks News Release

It was another pitching duel here at Grainger Stadium between Josh Stephan of the Kinston Collard Greens and Deylen Miley of the Fayetteville Woodpeckers with a whole lot of strikeouts and 3 up 3 down innings. Stephan finished with 9 K's and Miley with 7. The Collard Greens were able to strike first off Maximo Acosta's run. He got on with a base hit single and was able to get home on wild pitches to put them up 1-0. Alex Santos relieves Miley of his duties in the bottom of the 6th who also comes in dealing. He finished with 7 strikeouts as well. After six scoreless innings for Josh Stephan, he gives up a 3-run homer by Tyler Whitaker to give the Woodpeckers a 3-1 lead. In the bottom of the 8th Jose Acosta brings them within one on a solo homerun that inched by the foul pole in right field. The Collard Greens head into the bottom of the 9th with a chance to walk it off and they do just that. Abimelec Ortiz is up to bat with two outs and Yosy Galan on first. Alex Santos gives Ortiz a pitch up high, and Abi Ortiz takes every piece of it deep to right field for the 2-RUN WALK OFF HOMERUN! Kinston wins it 4-3.

The Wood Ducks (19-24) and Fayetteville Woodpeckers (19-24) continue their series tomorrow, on Saturday, May 28th, with the Woodies leading the series 3-1, as the first pitch is set for 5:00 p.m. in Kinston, NC at Grainger Stadium.

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