CAROLINA LEAGUE
CAROLINA MUDCATS AT WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS
07/24/2026
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CAROLINA LEAGUE
CAROLINA MUDCATS AT WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS
GAME ID: 8048 - FRIDAY, JULY 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Mudcats (47-51) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 7 12 1
Wilmington Blue Rocks (51-47) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1
Stephens, Mudcats Beat Blue Rocks, 7-2
Carolina pitcher Don Stephens had a large part in his team beating the Wilmington Blue Rocks, 7-2. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. The second-place Blue Rocks have lost 5 straight games.

Carolina took a 4-2 lead on Stephens's 7th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which he hit off Mike McCoy in the top of the seventh, propelled Carolina to the win.

Afterward, Wilmington manager Ozzie Timmons said: "We've hit a rough patch."
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE WILMINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Harris RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .256 4 26
   a-R. Hickman PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .228 9 42
   b-S. Mejía RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 3 16
C. Jones LF 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .277 3 33
D. Stephens DH 5 3 3 3 0 1 1 .280 7 37
B. Stevenson 3B 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .228 15 49
W. Evans CF 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .263 2 31
B. Wright SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .335 4 38
K. Robbins 1B 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .205 3 14
M. Wright 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .216 0 14
J. López C 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .243 1 29
Totals 39 7 12 7 5 10 26      
a - R. Hickman pinch hit for J. Harris in the 9th
b - S. Mejía substituted for R. Hickman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jones (19, 1st Inning off D. Irving, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Stephens (23, 6th Inning off D. Irving, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Evans (15, 6th Inning off M. McCoy, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Robbins (6, 8th Inning off J. O'Day, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Stephens (7, 7th Inning off M. McCoy, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickman , C. Jones 3 , D. Stephens 7 , W. Evans 3 , B. Wright , K. Robbins 3 , J. López
2-out RBI: D. Stephens , W. Evans
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Harris , C. Jones , B. Stevenson , K. Robbins , J. López 2
Sac Bunt: J. Harris
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: M. Wright (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Sánchez CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .294 0 0
J. Kramer 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .325 0 7
T. Miller C 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .230 2 17
J. Bates RF 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .297 0 5
C. Miyasaka 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .267 7 41
R. Hodges LF, SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271 2 25
S. Teague DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .211 2 23
   a-T. Allen DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 4 23
C. Germán 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .080 0 1
C. López SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .120 0 0
   b-B. Kendrick PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 4 29
Totals 29 2 3 2 3 8 11      
a - T. Allen inserted as DH in the 7th
b - B. Kendrick pinch hit for C. López in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Sánchez (2, 1st Inning off K. King, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Kramer (6, 4th Inning off K. King, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Sánchez 2 , J. Kramer 2 , T. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bates , C. Germán
Sac Fly: J. Kramer , J. Bates
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Sánchez (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Miyasaka (5)
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE WILMINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. King 4.0 3 2 2 2 3 0 17 66 4.01   
J. Peterson W (1-1) 5.0 0 0 0 1 5 0 17 61 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. King 49
Batters Faced: K. King 17, J. Peterson 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. King 5-4, J. Peterson 4-6
Pitches - Strikes: K. King 66-37, J. Peterson 61-45
WP: K. King
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Irving 5.2 4 1 1 0 4 0 22 76 3.20   
M. McCoy L (2-2), BS (3) 1.0 4 3 3 1 2 1 8 33 4.34   
J. O'Day 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 28 7.15   
C. García 0.0 3 3 3 2 0 0 5 22 4.58   
V. Lyons 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 24 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Irving 61
Batters Faced: D. Irving 22, M. McCoy 8, J. O'Day 6, C. García 5, V. Lyons 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Irving 4-9, M. McCoy 1-0, J. O'Day 1-1, C. García 0-0, V. Lyons 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Irving 76-53, M. McCoy 33-19, J. O'Day 28-18, C. García 22-13, V. Lyons 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. McCoy 1-1 , V. Lyons 3-1
WP: D. Irving
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Stephens
Ballpark: Daniel S. Frawley Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 6506
Special Notes: SP Kevin King was injured while pitching. SP Dave Irving was injured while pitching. SP César García was injured while pitching.
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