
Down East Wood Ducks Number Change and Game Notes - vs. Fayetteville
August 25, 2021 - Carolina League (CarL)
Down East Wood Ducks News Release
RHP Nick Lockhart has changed his number and will now wear #21.
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The Wood Ducks and Woodpeckers continue their series tonight at 7:00 p.m. from Grainger Stadium. RHP John Matthews (3-4, 7.52) gets the ball for Down East and Fayetteville will counter with RHP Diosmerky Taveras (3-4, 5.50).
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WOOD DUCKS AND WOODPECKERS SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER: The Down East Wood Ducks split their doubleheader with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers, Tuesday night. The Wood Ducks won the first game 12-11, the resumption of the suspended game on 8/1 but fell in game two, 4-2. Gavin Collyer pitched another strong outing as he tallied a career-high eight strikeouts.
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. 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 52-27 on the season. Currently, the Wood Ducks are the top team in all of MiLB in stolen bases (245) . Jayce Easley (57), Luisangel Acuña (35) lead the way for the Wood Ducks as their two primary and best base stealers. Alejandro Osuna (16), Angel Aponte (14), Keithron Moss (14), 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.
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: The Woodies have been .500 or better at home for the first time since May 13th when they won their first two home games of 2021 against the Mudcats.
EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM: The Woodies are outscoring opponents 521 - 462 and 143 - 108 in the first two innings. Down East is 16-4 when they score first at home, and 44-13 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 23-19 at home. When they suit up in their camo jerseys, the Wood Ducks have a 29-19 record overall, with a 6-6 record at home. Their green jersey owns the best winning percentage (.632) with an 12-7 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. This season, the Wood Ducks have an overall winning record with every jersey they've worn this season.
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 are now 14-6 in the month of August, with a 4.15 ERA. With their win last night, Down East is outscoring their opponents 132-96 through 20 games in August.
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's season-high is a 25-game on-base streak (7/4 - 8/3). Luisangel Acuña has four on-base streaks of 5+ and two of 10+ games, with his season-high at 16 straight games. The highest active streak is 22 games and that belongs to Cristian Inoa.
Carolina League Stories from August 25, 2021
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- Binelas Blasts Big Fly in Streak Snapping 4-3 Loss - Carolina Mudcats
- Trio of Newcomers Leads FredNats to 4-3 Win - Fredericksburg Nationals
- Early Errors Sink Fireflies in 8-3 Loss to Pelicans - Columbia Fireflies
- RiverDogs Win 9-1 to Snap Jackets Home Winning Streak - Augusta GreenJackets
- Seven-Run Seventh Sinks 'Birds against Red Sox - Delmarva Shorebirds
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- Delmarva's Late Offensive Surge Pushes Shorebirds Past Red Sox - Salem Red Sox
- Columbia Fireflies Game Notes at Myrtle Beach - Columbia Fireflies
- Streaking 'Cats Win Seventh Straight 11-2 in Fredericksburg - Carolina Mudcats
- Rodriguez Dominates in Relief, Pelicans Earn Series-Opening Win over Fireflies - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
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