West Tenn 11, Carolina 5

Zebulon, NC --- Charlton Jimerson fell a triple shy of the cycle, clubbing four hits good for five RBI as West Tenn snapped a personal six-game losing streak to Carolina, defeating the Mudcats 11-5 on Sunday afternoon at Five County Stadium.  

Jimerson hit his league-leading 22nd home run on the final pitch from Carolina starter Gaby Hernandez (L, 7-9) in the fourth inning.  Hernandez, who entered the game with the 9th best ERA in the league, made 63 pitches through two laborious innings in the 97-degree heat.  Hernandez, who allowed seven runs, walking five without striking out a batter on Sunday, entered the game after tossing a seven-hit complete game against Jacksonville earlier in the homestand.  

Trailing 9-1 in the fifth, Carolina hit a pair of homers against outgoing starter Justin Thomas (W, 4-7).  Alejandro DeAza hit a home run to right in his third game of his major league rehab assignment, while Ryan Bear hit a two-run shot to draw the Mudcats within 9-4.  

Jimerson doubled, singled twice and homered, going 4-6 with five RBI as West Tenn knocked Carolina beneath the .500 mark at 21-22 in the second half.  Carolina, which began the half 0-6, has reached the break-even point three times in the half at 15-15, 16-16 and 21-21, but never moved above.  

With the loss, Carolina fell five games behind first-place Huntsville in the North Division.  Chris Volstad (0-1, 0.00) starts the series' fourth game at Five County on Monday night at 7:15.   

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