CarL Down East Wood Ducks

Down East Wood Ducks Game Notes - vs. Kannapolis

Published on September 5, 2021 under Carolina League (CarL)
Down East Wood Ducks News Release


The Down East Wood Ducks wrap up their series with the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers today at 1 p.m. from Grainger Stadium. RHP Owen White (0-1, 4.91) gets the ball for the Wood Ducks and RHP Matt Thompson (1-7, 6.35) will start for Kannapolis.

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KRAUTH K's 11 IN WOOD DUCKS WIN: After jumping out to an early lead, the Down East Wood Ducks defeated the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, 5-1 Saturday night. Luisangel Acuña and Daniel Mateo each hit a home run to push the Wood Ducks to their 63rd win of the season.

ROAD WARRIORS: Down East seems more comfortable playing on the road. Right now, the Wood Ducks are 34-20 (.623) on the road this season, which is the best road record in the Low-A East. This season, the Woodies have only lost two road series and are 6-2-1 with one six-game sweep and a series split against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans.

SWIPER KEEP SWIPING!: Being fast and loose on the base paths has been the secret to their success. When the Wood Ducks steal a base, they are 58-28 on the season. Currently, the Wood Ducks are the top team in all of MiLB in stolen bases (266) . Jayce Easley (67), Luisangel Acuña (39) lead the way for the Wood Ducks as their two primary and best base stealers. Alejandro Osuna (17), Angel Aponte (15), Keithron Moss (14), Xavier Valentin (12), and Thomas Saggese (11) have also been active on the base paths this season. Every member of the active roster has at least one stolen base.

EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM: The Woodies are outscoring opponents 560 - 503 and 148 - 116 in the first two innings. Down East is 19-4 when they score first at home, and 47-13 overall when they score first.

MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL, WHAT'S THE FAIREST JERSEY OF THEM ALL?: The Wood Ducks have plenty of jerseys to choose from when they take the field. Currently they have a 34-20 road record and are 29-24 at home. When they suit up in their camo jerseys, the Wood Ducks have a 29-21 record overall, with a 6-8 record at home. Their green jersey owns the best winning percentage (.650) with a 13-7 record this season. Down East has played ten games in specialty jersey's and are 6-4. As the Avocados Luchadores, they are 2-2 and are 1-1 as the Collard Greens at home this season. Their primary home (white) jersey owns a 14-12 record this season. The Wood Ducks have a winning record with every jersey except in their home whites.

ROLLER COASTER RIDE: After a great start to the season, the Woodies saw inconsistent play through June and most of July. Down East played .500 baseball in the month of July, going 14-14 with a team ERA of 5.99. The Woodies finished off August as their best month of the season, going 17-9 (.653) with a team ERA of 4.35. Down East outscored their opponents 153-130.

BUT CAN THEY GET ON BASE?: The Wood Ducks have seen a lot of streaks this season. Although they're in the middle of the pack in the Low-A East in OBP (.339) the Woodies have seen some of their players reach some impressive on-base streaks. Jayce Easley (7/4 - 8/3) and Cristian Inoa (7/22 - 8/28) both have tallied a season-high is a 25-game on-base streak. Luisangel Acuña has four on-base streaks of 5+ and two of 10+ games, with his season-high at 16 straight games.

POTW: Nick Krauth tossed the first nine-inning complete game against Fayetteville on 8/28. He also tallied a season-high nine strikeouts. For his complete game, he was named Low-A East Pitcher of the Week (8/23 - 8/31).

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