Mudcats Fall in Playoff Opener
September 10, 2024 - Carolina League (CarL)
Carolina Mudcats News Release
FREDERICKSBURG, V.A. - The Fredericksburg Nationals scored the game-winning run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh to take game one of the Carolina League North Division Series 7-6 on Tuesday night at Virginia Credit Union Stadium.
Fredericksburg (1-0) broke open the tie ball game in the seventh against Jesus Broca (L, 0-1). Elijah Green was hit by a pitch to start the inning before stealing second and advancing to third on a fly out. Green would score one batter later when Kevin Bazzell sent a fly ball to right field to bring home the eventual game-winning run and give the Nationals a 7-6 lead.
Carolina (0-1) would have multiple chances to tie or take the lead including in the eighth when they left two runners on base but could not break through against Travis Sthele (W, 1-0). For the game the Mudcats left six men on base.
The Nationals jumped out to an early 3-0 lead with a pair of runs in the opening frame against Carolina starter Daniel Corniel thanks to a failed pickoff attempt and a Seaver King ground out. The second run scored on a Brandon Pimentel base hit to score King and a 2-0 advantage.
Carolina came charging back with six-runs in the fourth inning. The big inning was highlighted by an RBI single from Marco Dinges, Daniel Guilarte and Yophery Rodriguez; Meanwhile, Yhoswar Garcia added an RBI double and a 6-3 Mudcats advantage.
Leading by a run and with a pair of runners on base in the eighth, Fredericksburg turned the ball over to Robert Cranz (S, 1) who worked the final 1.1 innings with a pair of strikeouts to preserve the 7-6 victory for the Nationals.
The series shifts to Five County Stadium on Thursday night where the Mudcats will need to win to force a decisive third game on Friday.
First pitch on Thursday night is set for 6:30 p.m. Carolina will give the ball to RHP Manuel Rodriguez while Fredericksburg will counter with RHP Travis Sykora. Tickets are currently on sale by going to CarolinaMudcats.com or by calling 919-269-2287.
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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