Chourio and Quero Homer in 7-4 Carolina Victory

Carolina 7 @ Lynchburg 4

June 03, 2022 | Venue : Bank of the James Stadium | First pitch : 6:33 PM | Att : 1,012 | T : 2:23 (:21 delay)

CAR: 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 7 12 0

LYN: 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 8 0

WP: Christian Tripp (3 - 0) LP: Franco Aleman (0 - 6)

LYNCHBURG – Jackson Chourio and Jeferson Quero both homered during a five-run eighth and Christian Tripp earned his third win of the season as the Carolina Mudcats defeated the Lynchburg Hillcats 7-4 in a game that began on Thursday night, but was suspended due to rain and finished on Friday night in Lynchburg.

The Mudcats (27-22) struck first with a run scoring single from Jheremy Vargas in the second off Lynchburg (26-21) starter, and Rocky Mount, NC native, Reid Johnston. The resulting 1-0 lead held through the fifth and into the sixth before Jesus Chirinos brought in a run with an RBI single off reliever Franco Aleman.

Carolina led 2-0 going into the Lynchburg half of the sixth, but the Hillcats would go on to tie things up at 2-2 with a run scoring triple from Jake Fox and a RBI double from Joe Burgos. The Burgos double came off starter Stiven Cruz and knocked him out of the game. Cruz had gone through five complete without allowing a run before giving up the two runs in the sixth. In all, Cruz ended up going through five and 1/3 innings with two runs allowed, seven hits, one walk and five strikeouts.

Tripp (3-0) finished the sixth and worked a scoreless seventh in place of Cruz and ended up getting the win as the Mudcats took the lead and broke the game open with a five run eighth.

Chourio started the eighth with a home run to break a 2-2 tie and Quero kept it going with his two-run home run. Shortly after Quero's home run the game would enter a rain delay, thus forcing it to be suspended in the eighth. It resumed on June 3 in the Carolina half of the eighth where Zack Raabe would add to the lead with a two-run single to make it 7-2 Mudcats.

Michele Vassalotti pitched the final two innings and allowed a couple of runs on one hit. Tripp (3-0), meanwhile, earned the win after tossing an inning and 2/3 with a walk and two strikeouts.

Aleman (0-6) took the loss after allowing five runs and five hits.

HOME RUNS:

Carolina: Chourio (3, 8th inning off Aleman, 0 on, 0 out); Quero (2, 8th inning off Aleman, 1 on, 0 out).

Lynchburg: Donovan (2, 9th inning off Vassalotti, 1 on, 2 out).

TOP PERFORMERS - BATTERS:

Quero, C (Carolina): 2-for-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Leones, LF (Carolina): 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI

Chourio, CF (Carolina): 1-for-5, 1 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Raabe, DH (Carolina): 1-for-5, 0 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Burgos, J, CF (Lynchburg): 2-for-4, 0 R, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI

Planchart, C (Lynchburg): 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI

Donovan, DH (Lynchburg): 1-for-4, 1 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Greene, LF (Lynchburg): 1-for-4, 1 R, 0 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI

TOP PERFORMERS - PITCHERS:

Cruz (Carolina): 5.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO

Tripp (W, 3-0) (Carolina): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO

Johnston (Lynchburg): 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO

Thornton (Lynchburg): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO

SCORING:
Mudcats 2nd (Mudcats 1, Hillcats 0) -- Jeferson Quero flies out to Jorge Burgos. Oswel Leones doubles through the hole at shortstop. Jesus Chirinos grounds out, Wilfri Peralta to Junior Sanquintin. Jheremy Vargas singles to right field, Oswel Leones scores. Luis Silva strikes out swinging.
(1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Mudcats 6th (Mudcats 2, Hillcats 0) -- Pitcher Change: Franco Aleman replaces Tyler Thornton. Hendry Mendez grounds out, Wilfri Peralta to Junior Sanquintin. Jeferson Quero doubles to left-center field. Wild pitch by Franco Aleman, Jeferson Quero to 3rd. Oswel Leones strikes out swinging. Jesus Chirinos singles to center field, Jeferson Quero scores. Jheremy Vargas strikes out swinging.
(1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Hillcats 6th (Mudcats 2, Hillcats 2) -- Yordys Valdes grounds out, Eduardo Garcia to Jesus Chirinos. Isaiah Greene triples to left-center field. Jake Fox triples to right field, Isaiah Greene scores. Jorge Burgos doubles to right-center field, Jake Fox scores. Pitcher Change: Christian Tripp replaces Stiven Cruz. Junior Sanquintin strikes out swinging. Victor Planchart grounds out to Jesus Chirinos.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Mudcats 8th (Mudcats 7, Hillcats 2) -- Jackson Chourio hits a home run to center field on a 0-1 pitch. Hendry Mendez doubles through the hole at shortstop. Jeferson Quero hits a home run to right-center field on a 1-0 pitch, Hendry Mendez scores. Oswel Leones walks. Pitcher Change: Yeury Gervacio replaces Franco Aleman. Jesus Chirinos strikes out swinging. Jheremy Vargas walks, Oswel Leones to 2nd. Luis Silva singles to deep shortstop, Oswel Leones to 3rd; Jheremy Vargas to 2nd. Zack Raabe singles to center field, Oswel Leones scores; Jheremy Vargas scores; Luis Silva to 2nd. Wild pitch by Yeury Gervacio, Luis Silva to 3rd; Zack Raabe to 2nd. Eduardo Garcia strikes out swinging. Jackson Chourio strikes out swinging.
(5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Hillcats 9th (Mudcats 7, Hillcats 4) -- Jose Sibrian remains in the game as the catcher. Junior Sanquintin flies out to Oswel Leones. Victor Planchart hit by pitch. Wilfri Peralta flies out to Jackson Chourio. Joe Donovan hits a home run to left-center field on a 0-0 pitch, Victor Planchart scores. Luis Durango flies out to Oswel Leones.
(2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)