Zebulon, NC --- Jason Hill homered and drove in three runs as Carolina defeated Chattanooga 4-2 on Thursday night at Five County Stadium to halve the four game series.

Hill snapped a 1-1 tie in the third inning with a single to center to score James Shanks and Jeremy Hermida, then hit a solo homer in the eighth inning to pad a 3-2 lead. 

Yorman Bazardo (W, 6-6) pitched the first six innings, allowing five hits and two runs, fanning five.  Kevin Cave threw two scoreless innings, while Mike Flannery (S, 9) pitched a shutout ninth to close out the win.

Josh Hall (L, 3-3) continued his return from shoulder surgery, pitching six innings for the Lookouts (7-9, 34-51). 

The Mudcats continue their homestand Friday night against the first half champion West Tenn Diamond Jaxx.  Jason Vargas (1-0, 3.00) will start against West Tenn lefty Sean Marshall (0-1, 3.18) at 7:15 PM ET.

CHATTANOOGA            0 0 1   0 0 1   0 0 0   ---   2   7   1   8

CAROLINA                    0 1 2   0 0 0   0 1 *   ---   3   7   1   6

WP - Bazardo (6-6)

LP - Hall (3-3)

S - Flannery (9)

HR - Hill (13)

Time:  2:20

Att:  2,082

Notes:  RHP Jerrod Fuell was named as a Southern League all-star replacement to the Northern Division...  Carolina is 15-5 against the Lookouts, and will play Chattanooga another 17 times before the end of the regular season.... In the two games replacing CF Eric Reed in the leadoff spot, SS Robert Andino is 0-9...  Reed, playing in his first Triple-A game for Albuquerque on Thursday night, bunted for a single in the first inning, stole second, then scored on a single by Joe Dillon...  RF Jeremy Hermida, who will miss Saturday and Sunday's games with West Tenn to play in the Futures Game in Detroit, returned to the starting lineup on Thursday night after sitting out Wednesday with minor hamstring tightness.  Hermida went 1-4 with a double and a run...  1B Chris Bass ended a 0-21 slump with an RBI single in the second inning.  Bass did not drive in a run during the month of June...  The 64-Bypass highway stretching from the Raleigh beltline and the midpoint of Wendell and Zebulon, will open Friday morning at 9:00 AM following a ribbon-cutting ceremony.  The road has been under construction for nearly two years, and will allow drivers an 11-mile, unimpeded, five-lane highway to avoid in-town congestion, lights and businesses.  Instead of a 35-minute trip from the heart of Raleigh to Five County Stadium, the drive should now take around 20.