MWL Beloit Sky Carp

Sky Carp, Kernels Split Double-Dip

Published on April 27, 2024 under Midwest League (MWL)
Beloit Sky Carp News Release


CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - For the second time this week, the Sky Carp split a twinbill with the Kernels.

The Carp took game one 9-4 in eight innings, while the Kernels bounced back with an 8-1 victory in game two.

In game one, the teams were tied at 2-2 after the regulation seven innings of play. The Sky Carp then exploded for seven runs in the ninth, and easily hung on despite a pair of runs from the Kernels in the bottom half.

Yiddi Cappe cracked his second home run of the season, a three-run shot that busted the 2-2 tie. Later in the inning, Josh Zamora put the finishing touches on the rally later in the inning with a three-run blast of his own.

Karson Milbrandt got the start and allowed two runs in 5 1-3 innings of work. Evan Taylor (1-0) picked up the win with 1 2-3 innings of scoreless relief.

In the nightcap, the Sky Carp got the scoring started on a sacrifice fly by Chase Luttrell, but the Kernels scored eight straight runs to put the game away and take a four-to-two lead in the seven-game series.

GAME NOTABLES

* Prior to the game, the Sky Carp promoted Anderson Pilar to AA Pensacola, and received LHP Emmett Olson from Jupiter.

* Mark Coley missed another pair of games after being beaned with a pitch earlier this week.

* Newcomer Jake DeLeo had a solid debut by going 4-for-7 in the doubleheader.

The Sky Carp will return home for a 12-game homestand beginning Tuesday, April 30 against Quad Cities with a 1:05 p.m. game.

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