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Carolina 8, West Tenn 2

Jackson, TN --- Carolina hit three home runs while Ryan Bear amassed five hits as the Mudcats defeated West Tenn 8-2 at Pringles Park on Friday night.  

Rex Rundgren and Dante Brinkley went back-to-back in the second inning with Brad Davis smacking a solo homer in the seventh to provide the power of the 15-hit attack.  Bear had four singles and a double, driving in two runs to champion the effort.  Bear lifted his average from .243 to .258.  

Jimmy Serrano (W, 3-1) worked five innings, permitting three hits and a fifth inning run to earn the victory.  Serrano retired 11 straight batters at one stage of the game, then turned the ball over to a near flawless Mudcats bullpen.  Matt Yourkin worked two perfect innings, followed by a 1-2-3 eighth inning from Mauro Zarate.  Chris Mobley was touched for two hits and a ninth inning run.  

With the victory, Carolina (10-13) closed to within two games of Northern Division co-leaders Chattanooga and Huntsville.  Tennessee missed out on a chance to tie for the lead, falling to Mobile, thus remaining one game behind.   

James Russ (1-3, 3.71) starts Saturday night against Joe Woerman (4-4, 3.70) at 8:05 PM ET at Pringles Park.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 8 15 0
West Tenn 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0

Carolina AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A
Brinkley, D, LF .271 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 0
Riggs, DH .250 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Lambin, 2B .275 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Mitchell, 3B .297 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4
Bear, R, RF .258 5 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
Psomas, 1B .247 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 13 0
Raburn, CF .208 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Davis, C .262 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 7 0
Rundgren, SS .233 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6
  Serrano, J, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
  Yourkin, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
  Zarate, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Mobley, C, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals .246 40 8 15 3 0 3 7 7 9 27 14

BATTING
2B: Bear, R (14, Thomas, J), Mitchell (20, Thomas, J), Davis (6, Fillinger, C).
HR: Rundgren (1, 2nd inning off Thomas, J, 0 on, 2 out), Brinkley, D (6, 2nd inning off Thomas, J, 0 on, 2 out), Davis (3, 7th inning off Fillinger, C, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Brinkley, D 5; Mitchell 2; Bear, R 6; Psomas 2; Raburn; Davis 6; Rundgren 5.
RBI: Bear, R 2 (33), Rundgren (8), Brinkley, D (20), Psomas (36), Davis 2 (11).
2-out RBI: Bear, R; Rundgren; Brinkley, D.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Psomas 2; Lambin; Davis 2.
GIDP: Brinkley, D.
Team RISP: 5-for-13.
Team LOB: 13.

BASERUNNING
CS: Psomas (5, 2nd base by Thomas, J/Rivera, R).

 
West Tenn AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A
Craig, DH .210 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Valbuena, 2B .232 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 4
Johnson, B, LF .286 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Hubbard, 1B .250 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Tuiasosopo, M, 3B .273 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1
Jimerson, CF .272 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Redman, RF .260 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Rivera, R, C .183 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 1
Minaker, SS .231 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
  Thomas, J, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Fillinger, C, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  James, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  De La Cruz, J, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals .241 31 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 7 27 9

BATTING
2B: Tuiasosopo, M (21, Serrano, J), Valbuena (14, Mobley, C).
TB: Valbuena 2; Hubbard; Tuiasosopo, M 2; Jimerson; Rivera, R.
RBI: Rivera, R (28), Tuiasosopo, M (37).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hubbard; Craig.
SF: Tuiasosopo, M (off Mobley, C).
Team RISP: 3-for-9.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Valbuena (8, 2nd base off Serrano, J/Davis).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Rivera, R-Valbuena-Hubbard, Minaker-Valbuena-Hubbard).

 
Carolina ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF
Serrano, J (W, 3-1) 2.91 5.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 19
Yourkin 4.02 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
Zarate 1.83 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
Mobley, C 2.25 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 5
Totals 4.28 9.0 5 2 2 1 7 0 33
 
West Tenn ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF
Thomas, J (L, 3-6) 4.40 4.1 9 7 7 4 4 2 25
Fillinger, C 4.70 2.2 4 1 1 2 2 1 13
James 6.49 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6
De La Cruz, J 2.95 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4
Totals 4.35 9.0 15 8 8 7 9 3 48
 
Team ER: off Carolina 2, off West Tenn 8.
BB: off Serrano, J 1 (Valbuena), off Thomas, J 4 (Lambin, Mitchell, Lambin, Riggs), Fillinger, C 2 (Rundgren, Mitchell), De La Cruz, J 1 (Riggs).
SO: by Serrano, J 3 (Craig, Craig, Minaker), Yourkin 1 (Redman), Zarate 2 (Minaker, Craig), Mobley, C 1 (Jimerson), by Thomas, J 4 (Psomas, Mitchell, Raburn, Brinkley, D), Fillinger, C 2 (Riggs, Psomas), James 1 (Raburn), De La Cruz, J 2 (Brinkley, D, Lambin).
HB: Mitchell (by James).
Inherited runners-scored: Fillinger, C 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Jason Bradley. 1B: Toby Basner. 2B: . 3B: Steve Dew.
Official Scorer: Tracy Brewer.
Weather: 80 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 2 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:51.
Att: 2,486.

Compiled by MLB Advanced Media; Copyright 2007 MLB Office of the Commissioner
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