Saturday, April 16, 2005
L 6 - 2
Huntsville, AL --- Three Carolina
errors sparked four two run-scoring innings as
Huntsville beat the Mudcats for the first time in
six tries in 2005, defeating Carolina 6-2 on
Saturday night at Davis Stadium.
Carolina will open Sunday a half-game ahead of
second place Chattanooga in the North, which also
lost Saturday night.
Throwing errors by starting pitcher Nic Ungs and
Chris Bass keyed a three-run sixth inning as the
Stars (2-7) opened up a 6-1 lead. Ungs threw a
grounder into left field on a comebacker that
appeared to lead to a double play. However,
Nelson Cruz broke to second base on the pitch, and
the surprised Ungs wheeled toward second, but threw
the ball on the ground through shortstop. That
event helped to load the bases with no outs before
Ungs retired the next two hitters. A wild
pitch scored one run, followed by a walk to refill
the bases prior to a two-run throwing error by Bass,
who was just inserted into the game with a
double-switch.
Back in the first inning, a double by Kenard Bibbs
and a pair of bunt singles by Tony Gwynn and Brandon
Gemoll led to two runs. Third baseman Drew
Niles charged the first bunt from Gwynn, but the
ball jumped over his barehanded attempt. Bibbs
rounded third and scored as Niles retreated to pick
up the ball, but threw wildly to home allowing Gwynn
to reach second. The second run of the inning
came home on one of three double-play grounders hit
into by the Stars.
Carolina (6-2) took a 1-0 lead in the first on a
two-out single by Todd Sears, driving home Robert
Andino, who had doubled inside the third base
bag.
Ungs (L, 0-1) was charged with two earned runs of
the six that scored over 5 2/3 innings. Luke
Lockwood relieved in the sixth, working 1 1/3
scoreless, while Chad Bentz permitted two hits in a
scoreless eighth.
Niles stroked a single in the eighth to knock home
Carolina's other run.
Glenn Woolard (W, 1-1) earned the win, yielding four
hits and one run over five innings.
The series concludes Sunday afternoon at 3:05 PM ET
with Logan Kensing (1-0, 0.00) starting against
Huntsville's Khalid Ballouli (0-0, 0.00).
CAROLINA
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 ---- 2
8 3 9
HUNTSVILLE 2 0
0 0 1 3 0 0
x ---
6 9 2 6
WP - Woolard (1-1)
LP - Ungs (0-1)
S - None.
HR - None.
Time: 2:32
Att: 2,216
Att: 1,843
Time: 2:32
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