CAROLINA LEAGUE
CAROLINA MUDCATS AT WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS
06/21/2023
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
CAROLINA MUDCATS AT WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS
GAME ID: 7919 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Mudcats (37-29) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Wilmington Blue Rocks (35-31) 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 5 8 0
Blue Rocks Clip Mudcats, 5-4
The Wilmington Blue Rocks did just enough to sneak past the Carolina Mudcats, 5-4, at Daniel S. Frawley Stadium. Wilmington pitcher Chris Milton, in particular, had a standout performance. Steve Bell converted his 15th save in 17 tries. The win elevated the Blue Rocks to 35-31.

In the bottom of the fifth, Wilmington shortstop Camil Groza had a productive at-bat. With a runner on 1st and two out, Groza stroked a run-scoring double to right. It made the score 5-4, Wilmington. For the game, he went 2-4 with 2 doubles.

"It's always nice to be on the winning side," Groza told the Wilmington Today. "But we take nothing for granted."
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE WILMINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lane DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .186 2 9
   a-C. Shelton DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220 1 10
R. Edwards LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 1 6
D. Righton RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .222 9 30
D. Rush 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .192 5 20
   b-E. French PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 5 12
F. van Enk SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .247 3 23
J. Ferrer CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254 7 27
A. Bailey 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .253 7 26
J. Helms 2B 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .241 0 4
J. Ledezma C 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .184 0 5
   c-N. Alexander PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237 4 12
Totals 32 4 8 4 1 11 9      
a - C. Shelton inserted as DH in the 7th
b - E. French pinch hit for D. Rush in the 8th
c - N. Alexander pinch hit for J. Ledezma in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Bailey (12, 2nd Inning off C. Milton, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Helms (1, 2nd Inning off C. Milton, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lane 2 , D. Rush , E. French , F. van Enk 2 , A. Bailey 2 , J. Helms 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Edwards
Sac Bunt: J. Ferrer , J. Ledezma
Hit by Pitch: J. Helms
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Santos 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .224 7 24
T. Baird 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .203 2 12
D. Carlisle LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 1 17
B. Lamb RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .264 7 22
C. Groza SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .281 4 19
   a-R. Mathis SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 0 3
T. Jones CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .221 3 20
E. Abrams 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .210 6 28
M. Grant DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .125 0 1
W. Contreras C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 1 4
Totals 30 5 8 5 1 5 6      
a - R. Mathis substituted for C. Groza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Grant (1, 2nd Inning off D. Phillips, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Jones (14, 3rd Inning off D. Phillips, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Groza 2 (18, 3rd Inning off D. Phillips, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off D. Phillips, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Santos 2 , B. Lamb 2 , C. Groza 4 , T. Jones 2 , M. Grant 2
2-out RBI: S. Santos , B. Lamb , C. Groza , T. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Jones , E. Abrams
Sac Bunt: T. Baird , E. Abrams
Team LOB: 4
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE WILMINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Phillips L (4-5) 4.2 8 5 5 1 2 0 75 2.97   
C. Cahill 3.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 39 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Phillips 29
Batters Faced: D. Phillips 23, C. Cahill 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Phillips 8-4, C. Cahill 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Phillips 75-42, C. Cahill 39-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Cahill 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Milton W (6-5) 5.2 7 4 4 0 6 0 88 2.70   
J. Ackerman H (6) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 1.69   
R. Simpson H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.52   
S. Bell SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 0.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Milton 45
Batters Faced: C. Milton 24, J. Ackerman 7, R. Simpson 2, S. Bell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Milton 8-3, J. Ackerman 2-0, R. Simpson 1-1, S. Bell 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Milton 88-63, J. Ackerman 25-18, R. Simpson 10-7, S. Bell 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ackerman 1-0 , R. Simpson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Ackerman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Milton
Ballpark: Daniel S. Frawley Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:30 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 5322
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