Sevierville, TN - Eric Reed drove in a career-high four runs as Carolina rallied past Tennessee 10-6 to split the four-game series at Smokies Park on Thursday night.

Reed tripled in two runs to ignite a four-run sixth inning as Carolina assumed a 6-5 lead, then finished off the Smokies with a two-run single in the ninth.

Ronald Belizario (W, 2-4) earned his first win since May 8th despite allowing five runs in five innings.

Josh Willingahm (HR, 11) connected for a two-run homer on the first pitch he saw in the game, batting for the first time in the game.  The blast landed over the 400-foot sign in dead centerfield as Carolina went ahead 8-5.

In the ninth, Reed put the game away with a two-run single past a drawn-in infield to score Billy Hall and Willingham.

Carolina stole a club-record eight bases in eight attempts.

Jason Stokes (HR, 16) hit his league-leading 16th homer to begin the second inning, then drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the sixth.

Randy Messenger (S, 4) worked a five-out appearance en route to his fourth save.

Hall led the 14-hit attack with four hits, three steals and four runs scored.

With the victory, coupled with Chattanooga's 3-0 loss to Mobile, the Mudcats sit alone in third place, two games behind first-place Chattanooga in the East with 16 to play in the first half.

The Mudcats host Jacksonville at Five County Stadium Friday night at 7:15 PM ET.  Peter Bauer (4-3, 4.31) makes the start for Carolina.

Carolina        0 1 0   1 0 4   2 0 2   ---   10   14   0   11
Tennessee    0 0 1   0 4 0   1 0 0   ---    6    10   0   5

WP - Belizario (2-4)
LP - Parker (2-1)
S - Messenger (4)

HR - Erickson (9), Hamilton (5), Stokes (16), Willingham (11)

Notes:  Tennessee SS John Nelson seriously injured his ankle rounding third base in an attempt to score on an inside-the-park homer in the first inning.  Steve Balboni, coaching third base appeared to try to halt Nelson from scoring, then Nelson slipped on the grass with light rain falling.  The throw to the plate overshot catcher Dennis Anderson, caught by Belizario, who slowly walked to Nelson, who had crumbled to the ground between third and home, and tagged him out....  Reed's four RBI represented a career-high.  Twice Reed drove in three runs, including April 27 against Birmingham earlier this season.... Brian Strelitz made his Carolina debut, pitching two innings allowing a homer to Jon Hamilton.  Strelitz and Reed were teammates at Texas A&M for two seasons.