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Mudcats Drop Contest to Shorebirds

August 17, 2024 - Carolina League (CarL)
Carolina Mudcats News Release


SALISBURY, M.D. - The Delmarva Shorebirds overcame an early three-run deficit as they outscored the Carolina Mudcats 9-3 over the final six innings to win 9-3 on Saturday night at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.

Carolina (66-45 overall, 25-21 second half) jumped out to an early 3-0 lead scoring all their runs in the third inning. Yophery Rodriguez got the scoring started with a double to right field to bring Reidy Mercado home and give the Mudcats a 1-0 lead.

Later in the frame, Juan Baez singled to score Rodriguez for a 2-0 advantage; the Mudcats capped their scoring on a Luis Castillo sacrifice fly for the 3-0 lead.

That advantage was short lived as Delmarva (43-69 overall, 20-27 second half) came back with a single tally in the fourth to make it 3-1.

However, the damage was self-inflected for the Mudcats in the fifth when the Shorebirds plated four runs thanks to walks, a wild pitch, stolen base and error that aided the cause and when the dust settled, Delmarva had a 5-3 lead.

The Shorebirds added single tallies in the sixth and seventh before a pair of runs in the eighth for the final 9-3 margin.

The Mudcats and Shorebirds conclude their series on Sunday evening with first pitch slated for 5:05 p.m. That marks the end of the 12-game road trip for the Mudcats.

Carolina will return to Five County Stadium on Tuesday, August 20 as they host the Augusta GreenJackets for a six-game series.

Single-game tickets, season ticket packages, mini plans, group options, as well as luxury suite packages and DRB Homes Sky Lounge reservations in the US Foods Club Level are also still available now by visiting www.carolinamudcats.com, by calling (919) 269-2287, and by visiting the Five County Stadium front office in Zebulon.

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