CarL Carolina Mudcats

Mudcats Allow Season Highs in Runs and Hits in 11-0 Loss

June 30, 2023 - Carolina League (CarL)
Carolina Mudcats News Release


KINSTON, N.C. - The Carolina Mudcats allowed season-highs in both runs and hits allowed while suffering their fifth straight loss 11-0 to the Down East Wood Ducks on Friday night at Grainger Stadium. The shutout loss was Carolina's fifth of the season and second in their last three games.

Carolina (1-5, 34-35) pitchers Alexander Vallecillo, Tyler Wehrle, Jose Chavez and Jeferson Figueroa combined to allow season-highs in both runs and hits after allowing nine Down East (5-1, 42-25) runs on 15 hits.

Vallecillo (L, 0-2) started and allowed three runs on three hits over four innings while taking the loss. He originally held the Wood Ducks scoreless over the first three innings, but went on to allow three two-out runs in the fourth while seeing Down East take a 3-0 lead. The two-out rally in the fourth included a bases loaded walk and a Griffin Cheney two-run triple.

Wehrle followed Vallecillo and went on to allow a Danyer Cueva RBI single in the fifth, two doubles and a run in the sixth and back-to-back RBI doubles to Gleider Figuereo and Angel Aponte in the seventh. In all, Wehrle allowed four runs and seven hits over two and 2/3 innings pitched.

Chavez eventually replaced Wehrle in the seventh, and would go on to strand an inherited runner before allowing four runs and four hits in the eighth. The eighth started with a walk, but continued with a run-scoring double play. Chavez then went on to give up consecutive RBI hits to Cueva, Ian Moller and Figuereo.

Figueroa eventually finished the eighth and was able to strand an inherited runner while working around a hit and recording one out to close the frame.

Cheney drove in three runs and went 2-for-3 with a double and a triple for the Wood Ducks. Figuereo drove in two while going 3-for-5 with two runs and a double. Angel Aponte also had three hits, including two doubles.

Down East pitchers Joseph Montalvo, Alberto Mota, Damian Mendoza and Adrian Rodriguez all pitched and combined to hold the Mudcats scoreless while scatting six hits. Montalvo (W, 6-0) totaled seven strikeouts over five innings while earning the victory.

STOLEN BASES:

Down East: Blackmon 3 (13, 2nd base off Vallecillo/Cabrera, 3rd base off Vallecillo/Cabrera, 2nd base off Wehrle/Cabrera).

TOP PERFORMERS - BATTERS:

Areinamo, 2B (Carolina): 2-for-3, 1 2B

Nicasia, RF (Carolina): 1-for-4, 1 2B

Figuereo, 3B (Down East): 3-for-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI

Aponte, LF (Down East): 3-for-5, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI

Cueva, 2B (Down East): 3-for-5, 2 R, 1 RBI

Cheney, 1B (Down East): 2-for-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 1 BB

TOP PERFORMERS - PITCHERS:

Montalvo (W, 6-0) (Down East): 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO

Mota (Down East): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO

Mendoza, D (Down East): 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO

Rodriguez, A (Down East): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO

SCORING:

Wood Ducks 4th (Wood Ducks 3, Mudcats 0) -- Danyer Cueva strikes out swinging, Jhonnys Cabrera to Jesus Chirinos. Ian Moller walks. Gleider Figuereo singles to right field, Ian Moller to 2nd. Angel Aponte pops out to Gregory Barrios on the infield fly rule. Wild pitch by Alexander Vallecillo, Ian Moller to 3rd; Gleider Figuereo to 2nd. Anthony Gutierrez walks, Ian Moller scores; Gleider Figuereo to 3rd; Anthony Gutierrez to 2nd;wild pitch by Alexander Vallecillo. Griffin Cheney triples to right-center field, Gleider Figuereo scores; Anthony Gutierrez scores. JoJo Blackmon grounds out, Jheremy Vargas to Jesus Chirinos.

(3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Wood Ducks 5th (Wood Ducks 4, Mudcats 0) -- Pitcher Change: Tyler Wehrle replaces Alexander Vallecillo. Zion Bannister grounds out, Jadher Areinamo to Jesus Chirinos. Cameron Cauley reaches on fielding error by Luis Lara, Cameron Cauley to 3rd. Danyer Cueva singles to left-center field, Cameron Cauley scores. Ian Moller pops out to Jhonnys Cabrera in foul territory. Gleider Figuereo flies out to Jace Avina.

(1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors, 1 LOB)

Wood Ducks 6th (Wood Ducks 5, Mudcats 0) -- Angel Aponte doubles to left field. Anthony Gutierrez walks. Angel Aponte out at , Angel Aponte to 3rd;Anthony Gutierrez caught stealing 2nd base, Jhonnys Cabrera to Jadher Areinamo. Griffin Cheney doubles to left field, Angel Aponte scores. Wild pitch by Tyler Wehrle, Griffin Cheney to 3rd. Griffin Cheney picked off and caught stealing home, Jhonnys Cabrera to Jheremy Vargas to Jhonnys Cabrera. JoJo Blackmon hit by pitch. JoJo Blackmon steals 2nd base. Zion Bannister strikes out swinging.

(1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Wood Ducks 7th (Wood Ducks 7, Mudcats 0) -- Cameron Cauley doubles to left-center field. Danyer Cueva singles to left field, Cameron Cauley out at home on the throw, Jace Avina to Jhonnys Cabrera, Danyer Cueva to 2nd. Ian Moller grounds out, Jesus Chirinos to Tyler Wehrle, Danyer Cueva to 3rd. Gleider Figuereo doubles to left-center field, Danyer Cueva scores. Angel Aponte doubles to left field, Gleider Figuereo scores. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Andres Mesa replaces Anthony Gutierrez. Pitcher Change: Jose Chavez replaces Tyler Wehrle. Andres Mesa strikes out swinging.

(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Wood Ducks 8th (Wood Ducks 11, Mudcats 0) -- Griffin Cheney walks. JoJo Blackmon singles to right-center field, Griffin Cheney to 3rd. Zion Bannister grounds into double play, Gregory Barrios to Jesus Chirinos, Griffin Cheney scores; JoJo Blackmon out at 2nd, Zion Bannister out at 1st. Cameron Cauley walks. Danyer Cueva singles to left field, Cameron Cauley scores; Danyer Cueva to 3rd; fielding error by Jace Avina. Ian Moller doubles to left-center field, Danyer Cueva scores. Gleider Figuereo singles to right-center field, Ian Moller scores. Pitcher Change: Jeferson Figueroa replaces Jose Chavez. Wild pitch by Jeferson Figueroa, Gleider Figuereo to 2nd. Angel Aponte singles to left field, Gleider Figuereo to 3rd. Andres Mesa strikes out swinging.

(4 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors, 2 LOB)

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