Monday, August 8, 2005

L 6-2   11 innings

Zebulon, NC --- Aaron Sisk's two-run single in the 11th inning keyed a five-run frame as West Tenn won the opener of a three-game series against Carolina on Monday night.

Sisk's hit occurred with the bases loaded and one out against Ross Wolf (L, 5-4).  The Diamond Jaxx (26-17, 70-42) scored three more times for a 6-1 lead.

West Tenn, trailing 1-0 in the seventh, tied the game against Mudcats starter Josh Johnson when Buck Coats scored from third on a groundout by Sisk.  That run was the only one permitted during Johnson's strong outing.  Johnson pitched seven innings, yielding four hits and one run.

Carolina (26-15, 67-42) went ahead 1-0 in the third on a single by Frank Moore with two outs which scored Drew Niles.  Carlos Marmol worked the front six innings for the Diamond Jaxx, allowing just three hits.

The Mudcats' loss shaved their Northern Division lead to one game heading to the middle game of the set against West Tenn Tuesday night.

Nic Ungs (6-4, 3.38) starts against Jae Kuk-Ryu (8-7, 3.44) at 7:15 PM ET Tuesday.

WEST TENN            0 0 0  0 0 0   1 0 0   0 5   ---   6   11   1   9

CAROLINA              0 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 1   ---   2    8   1   8

WP - Searles (4-2)

LP - Wolf (5-4)

S - None.

HR - None.

Time:  3:08

Att:  5,387