Thursday, August 4, 2005

L 7-6

Chattanooga, TN --- Kevin Howard singled in the winning run with two outs in the last of the ninth as the Chattanooga Lookouts salvaged the final game of a three-game series against Carolina, triumphing 7-6 Thursday night at Bell South Park.

The Mudcats, who finished their road trip 4-2, rallied from a 6-0 second inning deficit.  Jason Hill's two-run single keyed a four-run third inning, while James Shanks and Jeremy Hermida hit successive doubles in the fourth to tie the game.

Nic Ungs, making his first start since Friday night's no-hitter at West Tenn, worked a hitless first inning before the Lookouts exploded for five runs on six hits in the second.  Ungs settled in over the next five innings, yielding just one hit in a no-decision.

Howard's game-winning hit came on a 1-2 fastball from Chris Resop (L, 1-1).  Resop allowed his first run since being sent back to Double-A from Florida.

Carolina returns home Friday night against the Tennessee Smokies at 7:15 PM ET.  Luke Lockwood starts against Smokies left-hander Clint Goocher.

CAROLINA            0 0 4   2 0 0   0 0 0   ---   6   9   1   6

CHATTANOOGA    1 5 0   0 0 0   0 0 1   ---  7   10  2   7

WP - Cruz (2-0)

LP - Resop (1-1)

S - None.

HR - None.
Time:  2:40

Att:  3,192