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August 23rd, 2024
Zebulon, NC- The Carolina Mudcats (29-22) played host to the Augusta Fireflies (14-35) in a Friday evening contest. The Mudcats entered tonight 1.5 games back of the Fredericksburg Nationals (32-20). The Mudcats sent Bryan Rivera (0-1) to the mound who entered tonight with a 2.92 ERA in 12.1 innings pitched. The Green Jackets sent Owen Hackman (1-2) to the mound who entered tonight with a 3.18 ERA in 5.2 innings pitched.
Augusta struck in the top of the first when 2 runs were scored on a Will Verdung single to left which gave Augusta a 2-0 lead. Then, Patrick Clohisy scored on a Colby Jones single to right-center field which increased the lead to 3-0. In the top of the fourth, the GreenJackets scored two runs on a double to right field by Patrick Clohisy which increased the lead to 5-0. Then, Patrick Clohisy scored on a single to right by Junior Garcia increased the lead to 6-0.
In the bottom of the sixth, Filippo Di Turi was scored when Luis Castillo was hit by a pitch which cut the deficit to 6-1. Then, Juan Baez was scored when Reece Walling was hit by a pitch which cut the deficit to 6-2. The Mudcats scored again in the bottom of the seventh when Filippo Di Turi scored on a Sac Fly to right by Juan Baez which cut the lead to 6-3. Augusta shut down the Mudcats in the ninth to get the 6-3 win.
Owen Hockman threw 5 scoreless innings where he only allowed 2 hits. Brailin Rodriguez threw 3.1 scoreless innings where he only allowed 2 hits. Anfemny Reyes threw 1 scoreless inning where he allowed 0 hits and 0 walks.
The winning pitcher was Owen Hackman for his 5 innings of work. The losing pitcher was Bryan Rivera for his 3.2 innings where he allowed 6 runs on 6 hits and 5 walks. The save went to Adam Shoemaker for his 4 innings where he allowed 3 runs. The Mudcats fall to 2.5 games behind the Nationals in the second half standings. The Mudcats are back in action tomorrow night at 5 pm against the GreenJackets.
Manager Stanley spoke with the media following the game. When asked about the performance of the Filippo Di Turi, Manager Stanley said:
“Yeah, he had some good at bats right handed. Just staying there against the lefty. We don’t see many of them, so he doesn’t get a ton of right handed at bat, so that was good for him.”
When asked about the performance of the Mudcats bullpen, Manager Stanley said:
“Yeah really good. That’s as good as you can do it. Good to see. You know, Brailin’s been good as of late. Reyes coming off the injured list, pitching good, and then. Yeah, Sanchez has been good for us since he’s been here, so happy to see it. Hopefully it continues.”
