Roegner Tosses Seven Shutout Frames in 5-1 Win
ZEBULON, N.C. - Cam Roegner pitched through seven scoreless innings while lowering his Carolina League leading earned run average to 0.89 and Weston Wilson went 4-for-4 at the plate as the Mudcats defeated the Blue Rocks 5-1 in front of a crowd of 5,048 on Saturday evening at Five County
ZEBULON, N.C. - Cam Roegner pitched through seven scoreless innings while lowering his Carolina League leading earned run average to 0.89 and
Roegner (4-1, 0.89) scattered two hits, walked one and struck out one while leading the Mudcats (17-19) to the home victory. Roegner also induced 10 groundouts against five flyouts and stranded four base runners while reaching 91 pitches (55 strikes) and picking up his fourth win. It was also his sixth scoreless outing and fifth quality start of the season.
Carolina struck first with a two-out run scoring single from Wilson in the second and led 1-0 early in the game against starter
Hernandez (4-1, 2.97) ended up holding Carolina scoreless in the third, fourth and fifth before later giving up two runs and two hits in the sixth while falling behind 3-0 in the game. Hernandez suffered the loss and saw his consecutive winning decision streak end at four straight games. He also struck out six and gave up three runs on five hits in the loss.
Carolina had a 1-0 lead through the fifth, but then went up 3-0 after
The Carolina seventh started with a double from Wilson and continued with a wild pitch lost by Mitchell, putting Wilson at third.
Mitchell allowed two runs and two hits over 2/3 inning in what was his Carolina League debut. Wynne finished the seventh and later worked the eighth while going through two scoreless frames with three hits allowed, two walks and one strikeout.
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The Mudcats took a 2-1 series lead with the victory and will next play on Sunday afternoon beginning at 2:00 p.m. as they look for the series victory. The game will air on the Mudcats Radio Network, The Big Dawg 98.5 FM and online at carolinamudcats.com via TuneIn Radio. The game will also stream live via high-definition video at MiLB.tv.
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