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Wood Ducks Beat Mudcats

July 3, 2024 - Carolina League (CarL)
Carolina Mudcats News Release


KINSTON, N.C. - The Down East Wood Ducks used a pair of big innings as they rolled past the Carolina Mudcats 9-3 on Tuesday night at Grainger Stadium.

Down East (40-36 overall, 5-6 second half) took an early 5-0 advantage scoring five times in the third inning, highlighted by a two-run single from JoJo Blackmon and a Esteban Mejia triple to vault ahead.

The Wood Ducks added three more runs in the last of the eighth inning when Echedry Vargas cranked a three-run home run, his eighth of the season for the exclamation point and a 9-3 edge.

Carolina (46-30 overall, 5-6 second half) scored a pair of runs in the sixth on a Luis Castillo single and a wild pitch.

The series continues Wednesday night at Grainger Stadium with first pitch set for 6:30 p.m. The Mudcats return home for Independence Day on Thursday, July 4 when they host Down East, first pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.

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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