Zebulon, NC  -  A six-run outburst in the first inning by Tennessee, followed by a rain outburst in the seventh inning drenched the Carolina Mudcats on Friday night at Five County Stadium.

Tennessee (32-30) pummelled Nic Ungs (L, 3-3, 1+ip, 7h, 8r, 8er, 1w, 0k) for three homers in the first 11 batters of the game.  Dee Haynes hit a three-run homer with no outs, followed five batters later by a Milko Jaramillo three-run jack. 

Ungs allowed two more in the second on a home run by Papo Bolivar.

Todd Moser entered after Bolivar's homer and worked four scoreless innings.  Bryan Gaal allowed a run in 1/3 of an inning before rains ended the game in the seventh.  The game was called after a 30 minute rain delay.

Carolina was blanked by Jeremy Cummings (W, 5-1) on five hits, stranding seven runners.

Carolina remains three games behind first-place Chattanooga with eight to play in the first half.  The Mudcats open a four-game road set in Jacksonville on Saturday night at 7:05 PM ET.

Tennessee        6 2 0   0 0 0   1   ---   9   11   0   5
Carolina            0 0 0   0 0 0   -   ---    0    5    0   7

WP - Cummings (5-1)
LP - Ungs (3-3)
S - None.

HR - Haynes (1), Jaramillo (1), Bolivar (8)

Time:  2:17
Att:  3,377