Carolina Falls 7-2 in Series Finale in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Zach Clark and Eddie Silva both had run scoring hits in the second and eighth innings, but the Mudcats were done in by a five run Fayetteville fifth while losing their season high sixth straight game 7-2 to the Woodpeckers on Sunday night at Segra Stadium.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -
Carolina (16-22, 55-52) led first in Sunday's series and road trip finale in Fayetteville as they scored a run in the second to take an early 1-0 lead. That lead held through the fourth, but the Woodpeckers (20-18, 51-56) went on to rally for five runs in the fifth while take a 5-1 lead. The two teams then traded runs in the eighth with the Mudcats scoring once and Fayetteville scoring twice to go up 7-2 in the game.
Clark drove in Carolina's first run of the game after driving in
Feliciano also singled in the eighth while helping set up Carolina's second run of the game in the eighth. That run was scored by
Reliever
Beckman did not return for the sixth and ended up allowing two inherited runners to score and two runs of his own while retiring just one batter. He also walked two, allowed one hit and struck out one. Hardy, meanwhile, was charged with three runs on six hits over four and 2/3 in the loss. He also walked one and struck out five while reaching a career high 80 pitches (54 strikes).
Carolina was down 5-1 after five and would not score again until the eighth and only after reliever
Carolina's lone run against Nivaldo Rodriguez came in the eighth when Silva doubled in Lutz from second. That run cut the lead to 5-2 at the time, but Rodriguez worked his way out of the frame with back-to-back strikeouts of Rogers and Clark to end the Carolina threat.
Fayetteville's final two runs came in the in the last of the eighth against relievers
Benoit also pitched the seventh and ended up facing six while allowing a run on one hit over and inning and 1/3. Bender retired the final two in the eighth and allowed an unearned run, hit a batter and walked one. Robbie Hitt also pitched for Carolina while working a scoreless sixth with one strikeout.
The Woodpeckers finished off a sweep of the Mudcats with the series finale 7-2 victory at Segra Stadium. The loss was also Carolina's sixth straight, dropping them to 0-6 in their six game road trip.
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