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Carolina Mudcats (8-3) 6, Jacksonville Suns (4-7) 3
Jacksonville, FL --- Chris Coghlan doubled in the tying runs in the sixth, then a double from Lorenzo Scott pushed Carolina ahead of Jacksonville in the seventh as the Mudcats rallied past the Suns for their fourth straight victory, 6-3 in the series opener at the Baseball Grounds on Monday night.
Carolina (8-3) moved into sole possession of first place with the victory over the Suns, one game ahead of the Tennessee Smokies.
Chris Volstad permitted a pair of runs in the Suns' fourth inning to fall behind, but escaped further damage by striking out opposing pitcher James McDonald with the bases loaded, followed by a double play grounder.
Carolina scored three more times in the eighth to stretch the lead to 6-2 on a single by Brett Hayes, which was followed by a two-out error by Jacksonville first baseman Rene Rivera, who mishandled pinch-hitter Alberto Concepcion's spinning grounder on the grass.
McDonald fanned nine over 5 1/3 innings, while Volstad allowed seven of Jacksonville's eight hits, striking out one. Willie Glen (W, 2-0) earned his second win of the season in relief, whiffing three Suns hitters in the sixth. Jeff Gogal worked a perfect seventh while Carlos Martinez served up a home run to Lucas May in the eighth.
Todd Doolittle (S, 4) remained perfect in save opportunities, notching his fourth in a scoreless ninth. Carolina picked up only six hits against the Suns (4-7), with five coming from the sixth inning through the remainder of the game. Coghlan led the offense with a pair of hits and his league-leading sixth stolen base.
Ryan Tucker (0-1, 2.70) starts Tuesday night against top-ranked Los Angeles Dodgers prospect lefty Clayton Kershaw at 7:05 PM ET.
April 14, 2008
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
| Carolina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
| Jacksonville |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
|
Carolina AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
| Maybin, CF |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
.303 |
| Mayorson, SS |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.308 |
| Coghlan, 2B |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.357 |
| Mitchell, 3B |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
.300 |
| Jenkins, 1B |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
.214 |
| Harvey, RF |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
.129 |
| Hayes, C |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
.250 |
| Scott, LF |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
.143 |
| Volstad, P |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| a-Raynor, PH |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.281 |
| Glen, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| b-Sanchez, G, PH |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.297 |
| Gogal, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| c-Concepcion, PH |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.500 |
| Martinez, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Doolittle, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Totals |
33 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
16 |
.259 |
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| a-Singled for Volstad in the 6th. b-Flied out for Glen in the 7th. c-Reached on error for Gogal in the 8th. |
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BATTING
2B: Coghlan (4, McDonald), Scott (1, Akin).
TB: Mayorson; Coghlan 3; Hayes; Scott 2; Raynor.
RBI: Coghlan 2 (4), Scott (2), Hayes (1).
2-out RBI: Hayes.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Mitchell; Mayorson; Maybin; Jenkins.
S: Mayorson.
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING
SB: Mayorson (3, 2nd base off McDonald/May), Coghlan (6, 2nd base off Asadoorian/May).
CS: Coghlan (1, 3rd base by Akin/May).
FIELDING
E: Hayes (1, throw).
DP: 2 (Volstad-Mayorson-Jenkins, Mayorson-Coghlan-Jenkins).
|
Jacksonville AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
| Malek, RF |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
.133 |
| Brazoban, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Gonzalez, A, 3B |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.143 |
| De Jesus, SS |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.368 |
| Jacobs, LF |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
.225 |
| May, C |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.364 |
| Mitchell, 1B |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
.314 |
| Akin, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Godwin, RF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.208 |
| Hoffmann, CF |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
.147 |
| Gonzalez, J, 2B |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
.259 |
| Justis, 3B |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.200 |
| Asadoorian, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| McDonald, P |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
.333 |
| Rivera, R, 1B |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.143 |
| Totals |
33 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
18 |
.244 |
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| |
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BATTING
2B: May (5, Volstad).
HR: May (2, 8th inning off Martinez, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: De Jesus 2; Jacobs; May 7; Justis; McDonald.
RBI: Gonzalez, J (3), Justis (2), May (6).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Mitchell; Jacobs.
S: Mitchell.
GIDP: Malek 2.
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING
CS: Gonzalez, J (1, 2nd base by Volstad/Hayes).
FIELDING
E: Justis (1, throw), Rivera, R (2, fielding).
DP: (May-Justis).
|
Carolina IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
| Volstad |
5.0 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2.65 |
| Glen (W, 2-0) |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1.23 |
| Gogal (H, 1) |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Martinez |
1.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3.60 |
| Doolittle (S, 4) |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
2.51 |
Jacksonville IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
| McDonald |
5.1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
2.92 |
| Akin (L, 0-1) |
2.1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
5.68 |
| Brazoban |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Asadoorian |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.71 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
4.48 |
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WP: Doolittle, Akin.
HBP: Gonzalez, J (by Volstad).
Ground outs-fly outs: Volstad 9-4, Glen 0-0, Gogal 1-0, Martinez 0-2, Doolittle 0-1, McDonald 3-4, Akin 3-2, Brazoban 1-0, Asadoorian 0-2.
Batters faced: Volstad 23, Glen 4, Gogal 3, Martinez 5, Doolittle 4, McDonald 21, Akin 14, Brazoban 4, Asadoorian 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Akin 1-0, Brazoban 3-2, Asadoorian 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Chris Ward. 1B: Karl Best. 2B: . 3B: Nicholas Nolde.
Weather: 63 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 15 mph, L to R.
T: 2:51.
Att: 1,491.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media
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