Mudcats Game Notes - April 7
April 7, 2012 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Carolina Mudcats News Release
Mudcats (1-0) vs Winston-Salem (0-1) Saturday, April 7 at Five County Stadium - 7:15 p.m. Starters: WS - RH Andre Rienzo vs CAR - LH Mike Rayl
NEWS & NOTES: - Pound 'Em - The Mudcats recorded 14 hits on Opening Night against Winston-Salem. Three players had multi-hit efforts. Jesus Aguilar paced the team with four, Tyler Holt knocked three and Ronny Rodriguez had two.
- Struck Him Out Swinging! - Cody Allen had a stellar debut in relief for Carolina. The right-hander fanned five hitters while facing the minimum over two innings.
- Stolen Base Count - Delvi Cid stole his first bag of 2012 in the 4th inning of the Mudcats' 11-2 win over the Dash. Cid has led or been in the top five of the Indians' farmhands for pilfered bases every year since 2009. He has 168 career stolen bases.
- Take a Walk - The Mudcats drew eight base on balls against the Dash. Carlos Moncrief received four of those free passes.
- The Mudcats roster includes 17 players that starred at one time or another for the Carolina League South division champion, Kinston Indians, during 2011.
- Carolina features five players named top-30 prospects by Baseball America. The group is led by infielders Tony Wolters (7), Ronny Rodriguez (13) and Jesus Aguilar (25). Catcher Jake Lowery (27) and starting pitcher Mike Rayl (17) round out the list.
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