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Maybe we'll call it a "soft" cycle since he got a walk in the fourth at bat.

Hummel just homered. Only needs a single for the cycle but it's probably too late unless they blow the lead.

What a debut for Cooper Hummel. Picked off a man in the first and has doubled and tripled in his first two at bats.

Mudcats survive, win 7-5 on Wednesday night Lucas Erceg hit a two-run homer and Corey Ray had a three-run triple on Wednesday night By Carolina Mudcats | May 17, 2017 11:24 PM ET http://www.milb.com/assets/images/0/1/8/230835018/cuts/16x9_Clark_06p200dn_88fur6as.jpg The combination of Jordan Yamamoto (3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K) and Kodi Medeiros (5 2/3 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 6 K) took a no hitter into the 6th inning before yielding a single. Medeiros was actually very good until the 9th inning when he kind of lost it. His previous long outing was 5 innings so perhaps the Mudcats should have been better prepared. They had a 7-0 lead into the 9th and only brought in Nate Griep (1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K) when the tying run came to the plate. He then gave up a double to put the tying run at second before retiring the next hitter on a chop to short. The offense only managed 5 hits but drew 9 walks. Corey Ray (1-3, 3B, 3 RBI, BB), Jake Gatewood (1-2, 2B, 2 BB), Lucas Erceg (1-3, HR, 2 RBI, BB), Trent Clark (1-3, BB, RBI, SB) and Troy Stokes Jr. (1-3, 3B, BB, SB) led the way. Carolina Box Score Carolina Game Log Well a win's a win and Kodi Medeiros has made some strides. He is light years better than last year and looks unhittable at times. Just needs a little more consistency. Time will tell on that. It didn't appear to make much difference at the time but this inning was critical: Carolina Bottom of the 6th Trent Clark walks. Troy Stokes Jr. walks. Trent Clark to 2nd. With Mitch Ghelfi batting, Trent Clark steals (8) 3rd base. Troy Stokes Jr. steals (11) 2nd base. Mitch Ghelfi grounds out, pitcher Adam Choplick to first baseman Chuck Moorman. Max McDowell walks. Pitching Change: Kelvin Vasquez replaces Adam Choplick. Corey Ray triples (2) on a line drive to center fielder Carlos Arroyo. Trent Clark scores. Troy Stokes Jr. Max McDowell scores. Luis Aviles flies into a double play, center fielder Carlos Arroyo to catcher Carlos Garay to third baseman Josh Altmann. Corey Ray out at home.

Eric Hanhold has been activated in Carolina and Scott Grist to the DL.

Meanwhile, the Mudcats with a one hitter through 8 innings (Yamamoto/Medeiros).

Mudcats ride nine run first to 11-2 victory Corey Ray reached safely in all five of his at bats on Tuesday night By Greg Young / Carolina Mudcats | May 16, 2017 11:39 PM ET http://www.milb.com/assets/images/0/8/6/230600086/cuts/16x9_Burnes3_kxjnjjqz_bwm0a01f.jpg The amazing fact from the game story is that the Mudcats equalled their first inning output for the entire rest of the season in this one game. Corey Ray had two hits in the first inning and ended up 3-3 with two walks. Isan Diaz was 2-3 with two walks and cleared the bases with a double in the 1st. Mitch Ghelfi was 2-4. Jake Gatewood made two outs in the first but did get a hit later in going 1-5. Corbin Burnes (7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K) made the start and went 7 innings for the win. He got off to a slow start giving up 3 hits and a run in the first but scattered the rest of the hits. Brad Kuntz and Quintin Torres-Costa each threw an inning. Carolina Box Score Carolina Game Log Carolina Bottom of the 1st Corey Ray singles on a line drive to right fielder Eduard Pinto. Luis Aviles singles on a line drive to shortstop Arturo Lara, deflected by third baseman Josh Altmann. Corey Ray to 2nd. Isan Diaz walks. Corey Ray to 3rd. Luis Aviles to 2nd. Jake Gatewood flies out to left fielder LeDarious Clark in foul territory. Lucas Erceg walks. Corey Ray scores. Luis Aviles to 3rd. Isan Diaz to 2nd. Trent Clark walks. Luis Aviles scores. Isan Diaz to 3rd. Lucas Erceg to 2nd. Troy Stokes Jr. lines out to left fielder LeDarious Clark. Mitch Ghelfi singles on a fly ball to center fielder Michael O'Neill. Isan Diaz scores. Lucas Erceg scores. Trent Clark to 3rd. With Max McDowell batting, Mitch Ghelfi steals (2) 2nd base. Max McDowell hit by pitch. Pitching Change: Omarlin Lopez replaces Jeffrey Springs. Corey Ray doubles (11) on a line drive to right fielder Eduard Pinto. Trent Clark scores. Mitch Ghelfi scores. Max McDowell to 3rd. Luis Aviles walks. Isan Diaz doubles (9) on a line drive to center fielder Michael O'Neill. Max McDowell scores. Corey Ray scores. Luis Aviles scores. Jake Gatewood strikes out on a foul tip.

Payano and Wood Ducks shut out Mudcats 5-0 The Mudcats saw their five game winning streak come to an end on Tuesday night By Greg Young / Carolina Mudcats | May 15, 2017 11:24 PM ET http://www.milb.com/assets/images/6/4/4/225165644/cuts/Ghelfi_vxonwlnk_cj2k1nj3.jpg Not much good to report in this game. The Mudcats could only muster 2 hits against the Wood Ducks. Jake Gatewood was held without a hit ending his hitting streak. Conor Harber (5 2/3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 5 BB, 1 K) started and took the loss. He had trouble controlling his fastball pretty much the whole time. Scott Grist gave up 3 runs in just 2/3 of an inning but pitched into some bad luck as few of the hits he gave up were hit hard. Wuilder Rodriguez has been a bright spot on the staff and finished the game going 2 2/3 innings giving up no hits or walks with 2 strike outs. There was someone from the Brewers in the dugout who looked like Timlin but I won't swear to it. A Lucas Erceg single and a Mitch Ghelfi double were the only hits for the Mudcats. The Sky Sox and Biloxi carry 3 catchers but the Mudcats do not. This has limited the at bats that Mitch Ghelfi has received but he's made the most of it. He is 3rd on the team in OBP (Gatewood .413, Rijo .400, Ghelfi .365) and OPS (Gatewood .957, Diaz .841, Ghelfi .824). Carolina Box Score Carolina Game Log

Mudcats finish sweep in Mother's Day marathon Mitch Ghelfi walked with the bases loaded to force in the game winning run on Sunday By Carolina Mudcats | May 14, 2017 7:53 PM ET http://www.milb.com/assets/images/4/7/6/228672476/cuts/Hidden_Ball_Trick_React.00_01_42_11.Still001_k2bj6k0k_f6gufyrt.jpg Tweedledee meet Tweedledum. Today's game was a mishmash of walks, errors and bad plays. The Mudcats managed to score 2 in the bottom of the 9th to win the game. Fittingly, it happened on a bases loaded walk. They sweep the White Sox, run off their 5th win in a row, get back to .500 and Jake Gatewood had a hit to tie the Mudcats' club record of 23 straight games. I guess that makes the White Sox Tweedledum. There were a few turning points in this game. Dane Dunning, one of the prospects the White Sox obtained in the Adam Eaton trade, was rolling along when he was struck around the hand area by a Trent Clark line drive. The trainer came out and they started warming up a relief pitcher. Dunning stayed in the game for three more hitters giving up 2 walks and a single. He then came out and I'm not sure the reliever, Kelvis Valerio, was sufficiently warmed up. In any case, he was greeted by heavy artillery giving up a single to Corey Ray, long double to Luis Aviles and a home run to Isan Diaz. It turned into a 6 run inning. Marcos Diplan got the start for the Mudcats (4 1/3 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 BB, 7 K). He did not command his fastball from the first pitch. He walked the opening batter on 4 pitches, each missing its target by at least a foot. He still has work to do. Freddie Peralta (3 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 2 HBP, 6 K) followed and seemed to be in control. The second turning point came when Zach Collins, taken in last year's amateur draft directly after Corey Ray, hit a home run off Peralta. He seemed to stop challenging hitters after that and trying to nibble at the corners. He started to get into deep counts and eventually had to be taken out. He and Jon Olczak walked in 3 runs in the 8th as the Dash took the lead with 4 runs. The final turning point came when the Dash took out reliever Yelmison Peralta, who had retired 4 of 5 batters, to bring in a left hander to face Isan Diaz with one out in the 9th. Diaz promptly hit a long double to left center off the lefty. The Dash 3rd baseman had been thrown out for arguing balls and strikes and they had players out of position in the infield and hilarity ensued. Leading the way were Corey Ray (1-3, 2 BB), Luis Aviles (2-5, 2B 3 RBI), Isan Diaz (2-5, 2B, HR), Jake Gatewood (2-5, 2 infield singles), Troy Stokes Jr (1-3, 2 BB) and Mitch Ghelfi (2-3, 2 BB). Carolina Box Score Carolina Game Log I'm going to concentrate on the positive here. Trailing 2-1: Carolina Bottom of the 4th Lucas Erceg flies out to center fielder Luis Alexander Basabe. Trent Clark lines out, pitcher Dane Dunning to shortstop Danny Mendick to first baseman Brady Conlan. Troy Stokes Jr. walks. With Mitch Ghelfi batting, Troy Stokes Jr. steals (10) 2nd base. Mitch Ghelfi singles on a line drive to center fielder Luis Alexander Basabe. Troy Stokes Jr. scores. Mitch Ghelfi to 2nd on the throw. Carlos Belonis walks. Pitching Change: Kelvis Valerio replaces Dane Dunning. Corey Ray singles on a line drive to left fielder Jake Fincher. Mitch Ghelfi to 3rd. Carlos Belonis to 2nd. Luis Aviles doubles (6) on a line drive to center fielder Luis Alexander Basabe. Mitch Ghelfi scores. Carlos Belonis scores. Corey Ray scores. Isan Diaz homers (7) on a line drive to right center field. Luis Aviles scores. Jake Gatewood flies out to left fielder Jake Fincher. The winning rally: Carolina Bottom of the 9th Luis Aviles strikes out swinging. Pitching Change: Ryan Riga replaces Yelmison Peralta. Isan Diaz doubles (8) on a line drive to center fielder Luis Alexander Basabe. Jake Gatewood singles on a ground ball to second baseman Danny Mendick. Isan Diaz to 3rd. Lucas Erceg reaches on a force attempt, throwing error by second baseman Danny Mendick. Isan Diaz scores. Jake Gatewood to 3rd. Lucas Erceg to 2nd. Trent Clark called out on strikes. Ryan Riga intentionally walks Troy Stokes Jr. Mitch Ghelfi walks. Jake Gatewood scores. Lucas Erceg to 3rd. Troy Stokes Jr. to 2nd.

Ponce tosses gem; Mudcats win fourth straight Isan Diaz and Lucas Erceg both hit solo home runs in Saturday's series clinching victory By Greg Young / Carolina Mudcats | May 13, 2017 9:30 PM ET http://www.milb.com/assets/images/3/5/8/230105358/cuts/16x9_Ponce2_bugaftd0_df86k6dd.jpg The Mudcats have become a mini Team Streak with their 4th straight win and Jake Gatewood's hitting streak extending to 22 games. Cody Ponce (8 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 7 K) threw 94 pitches, 72 for strikes, in picking up his 3rd win of the season. He had an 11/2 ground out to fly out ratio. The only run he gave up was a home run by Telvin Nash, who is playing his first series since coming back from a 50 game suspension. Nate Griep picked up the save despite giving up 2 runs and was helped by the Dash. The tying run was on first base when the hitter hit a routine popup and the runner ran, perhaps thinking there were 2 out, and was easily doubled off first for the final out. Brannon Easterling started for Winston-Salem and threw well. Isan Diaz (1-2, HR 2 BB) tied the game in the 4th with a solo home run down the right field line. With one out in the 6th, Corey Ray chopped a single up the middle and then stole second. After a Luis Aviles ground out, Easterling wanted no part of Isan Diaz and walked him on 4 pitches. Jake Gatewood (2-4, 2B) then served a ball to the left field corner to drive in 2 runs and put the Mudcats ahead for good. Lucas Erceg (1-4) later added a solo home run to provide the winning margin. Carolina Box Score Carolina Game Log Mudcats take the lead: Carolina Bottom of the 6th Wendell Rijo grounds out, third baseman Brady Conlan to first baseman Telvin Nash. Corey Ray singles on a ground ball to shortstop Danny Mendick. With Luis Aviles batting, Corey Ray steals (8) 2nd base. Luis Aviles grounds out, shortstop Danny Mendick to first baseman Telvin Nash. Isan Diaz walks. Jake Gatewood doubles (14) on a line drive to left fielder Jake Fincher. Corey Ray scores. Isan Diaz scores. Jake Gatewood out at 3rd, left fielder Jake Fincher to shortstop Danny Mendick to third baseman Brady Conlan. The end of the game: Winston-Salem Top of the 9th Pitching Change: Nate Griep replaces Cody Ponce. Zack Collins walks. Telvin Nash singles on a line drive to left fielder Troy Stokes Jr. Telvin Nash to 2nd. Zack Collins advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by left fielder Troy Stokes Jr. Louis Silverio singles on a ground ball to right fielder Trent Clark. Zack Collins scores. Telvin Nash to 3rd. Brady Conlan out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Corey Ray. Telvin Nash scores. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Johan Cruz replaces Louis Silverio. Daniel Gonzalez pops into a double play, shortstop Luis Aviles to second baseman Wendell Rijo to first baseman Jake Gatewood. Johan Cruz doubled off 1st.

Don't forget Cody Ponce with 8 strong innings.

Gatewood paces Mudcats in 8-5 series opening victory The Mudcats came back from an early 3-0 deficit while winning their third straight game By Greg Young / Carolina Mudcats | May 12, 2017 11:10 PM ET http://www.milb.com/assets/images/5/6/2/227352562/cuts/16x9_Gatewood4_hsefrd93_1y21x22z.jpg Jordan Yamamoto, coming off the disabled list, worked two innings giving up 3 runs on 3 hits with no walks and 4 strike outs. Kodi Medeiros (5 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K) had maybe his best outing of the season to collect the win. Brad Kuntz worked the last two innings. The game turned in the 5th when Corey Ray hit into an apparent fielder's choice but Weston Wilson was ruled safe at 2nd. An argument ensued and it seemed to get to the Dash. Carolina went on to score 5 runs in the inning. Jake Gatewood (2-4, 2 2B) extended his hitting streak to 21. Wendell Rijo (2-4, 2 2B) also had two doubles and the Mudcats added 3 more for 7 total doubles in the game. Weston Wilson, getting the start at 3rd, committed two errors and whiffed on a foul popup. Making a nice grab of a line drive to his right to end the 8th, he raised his arms as he entered the duguout like a gold medal winner in the Olympics. Carolina Box Score Carolina Game Log Carolina Bottom of the 5th Weston Wilson walks. Wendell Rijo flies out to right fielder Louis Silverio. Corey Ray reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Brady Conlan. Weston Wilson to 2nd. Luis Aviles doubles (5) on a ground ball to right fielder Louis Silverio. Weston Wilson scores. Corey Ray to 3rd. Lucas Erceg doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Jeff Gelalich. Corey Ray scores. Luis Aviles scores. Jake Gatewood doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Jeff Gelalich. Lucas Erceg scores. Pitching Change: Drew Hasler replaces Zach Thompson. Trent Clark grounds out, first baseman Toby Thomas to pitcher Drew Hasler. Jake Gatewood to 3rd. Troy Stokes Jr. reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Brady Conlan. Jake Gatewood scores. Troy Stokes Jr. to 2nd. Max McDowell grounds out, third baseman Brady Conlan to first baseman Toby Thomas.

Mudcats' game on rain delay. It's supposed to start around 7 ET now but there are calls for T-Storms until about 9. I'm not holding my breath.

Yeah, hopefully the link reporter doesn't reproduce that part of the game log. Carolina likely to be rained out. We've had rain all day in West Virginia and they're scheduled for it also.

Mudcats sweep twin bill in Lynchburg http://www.milb.com/assets/images/3/6/0/223108360/cuts/DSC_0664_h7sjntdt_ei0vmwh2.JPG Corbin Burnes has been light out good this year (now 3-0 with a 1.13 ERA) and he was good again today with 6 shutout innings. He was matched by Brock Hartson for Lynchburg until the 7th, and final, inning. Nat Griep came in for the save in the bottom of the 7th. Troy Stokes Jr., mired in a slump that has seen his batting average plummet, lofted a double off the center field fence to drive in the lead run in the top of the seventh. Isan Diaz (1-3, 2B) and Weston Wilson (1-3, RBI) also contributed to the two run 7th. Carolina Game 1 Box Score Carolina Game 1 Log Carolina Top of the 7th Isan Diaz doubles (7) on a fly ball to center fielder Andrew Calica. Jake Gatewood flies out to right fielder Ka'ai Tom. Isan Diaz to 3rd. Pitching Change: Justin Garcia replaces Brock Hartson. Justin Garcia intentionally walks Trent Clark. Troy Stokes Jr. doubles (5) on a fly ball to center fielder Andrew Calica. Isan Diaz scores. Trent Clark to 3rd. Justin Garcia intentionally walks Max McDowell. Weston Wilson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Andrew Calica. Trent Clark scores. Troy Stokes Jr. to 3rd. Max McDowell to 2nd. Wendell Rijo flies out to left fielder Connor Marabell. Corey Ray strikes out swinging. Wuilder Rodriguez got the start in game 2 of the double header going 4 1/3 in another good outing for him. He gave up 1 run on 4 hits, 2 walks and 3 strike outs. Quintin Torres-Costa went the final 1 2/3 innings getting the win to run his record to 4-1. He gave up no hits or walks and struck out 3. Trent Clark (1-3, 2 RBI, SB) had the game winning hit with a 2 RBI single in the 5th. Wendell Rijo was 2-3 with a double. Jake Gatewood hit in both halves of the double header to extend his hitting streak to 20, as mentioned above. The Mudcats' team record is 23. Carolina Game 2 Box Score Carolina Game 2 Log Carolina Top of the 5th Weston Wilson called out on strikes. Wendell Rijo singles on a ground ball to pitcher Jordan Milbrath. Wendell Rijo advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by pitcher Jordan Milbrath. Carlos Belonis walks. With Trent Clark batting, wild pitch by Jordan Milbrath, Wendell Rijo to 3rd. Carlos Belonis to 2nd. Trent Clark singles on a line drive to center fielder Ka'ai Tom. Wendell Rijo scores. Carlos Belonis scores. Trent Clark to 2nd on the throw. Pitching Change: Paul Hendrix replaces Jordan Milbrath. With Luis Aviles batting, Trent Clark steals (6) 3rd base. Luis Aviles called out on strikes. Paul Hendrix intentionally walks Isan Diaz. With Jake Gatewood batting, Isan Diaz steals (5) 2nd base. Jake Gatewood singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jodd Carter. Trent Clark scores. Isan Diaz out at home on the throw, left fielder Jodd Carter to catcher Martin Cervenka. Lucas Erceg sat out both games. No word on that circumstance. He has been badly slumping lately.

Mudcats shutout Lynchburg in game 1, 2-0. 6 innings for Burnes and Nate Griep with the save. Troy Stokes Jr. had a double in the 7th for the game winning hit. Gatewood hitting streak to 19. Storms around Lynchburg right now. They may or may not get in game 2 and it might be late. I will have the link for these games in the early AM.

I think Carolina is the youngest team in the league but really it's by only about a year compared to the oldest and some teams carry older guys as loogys or who might be trying a different position. It's probably not that great an age disparity.

McKenzie dominates Mudcats with 14 K performance Jake Gatewood extended his hitting streak to 18 straight in Tuesday's series opening loss By Greg Young / Carolina Mudcats | May 9, 2017 10:13 PM ET http://www.milb.com/assets/images/9/8/6/229350986/cuts/Triston_McKenzie_3_zn7bqq04_xkqss9st.JPG Triston McKenzie struck out 14 Mudcats in 6 innings and the bullpen added 3 more as the Mudcats fell 4-1. Conor Harber (4 2/3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 8 K) started and took the loss. He gave up a home run to the second batter, Ka'ai Tom, and a double to Sicnarf Loopstok, the third batter, who then scored. That was all the Hillcats would need. The Mudcats' staff is last in the league in allowing walks, hit batsmen and wild pitches. They added 5 more wild pitches in this game. Jake Gatewood extended his hitting streak to 18, getting a single of one of the relievers after striking out twice against McKenzie. Isan Diaz had a walk and a single and had the only hit off McKenzie. The Mudcats had a chance to get back in the game in the 7th when they loaded the bases after scoring one run but Max McDowell's ground ball to the hole between short and third was snared by the shortstop who then threw out McDowell to end the threat. Carolina Box Score Carolina Game Log Carolina Top of the 1st Corey Ray walks. With Lucas Erceg batting, Corey Ray steals (7) 2nd base. Lucas Erceg strikes out on a foul tip. Isan Diaz strikes out swinging. Jake Gatewood called out on strikes. The lone bright spot for the Mudcats' offense today: Carolina Top of the 7th Pitching Change: Dominic DeMasi replaces Triston McKenzie. Lucas Erceg grounds out, pitcher Dominic DeMasi to first baseman Sicnarf Loopstok. Isan Diaz strikes out swinging. Wild pitch by pitcher Dominic DeMasi. Isan Diaz to 1st. Jake Gatewood singles on a ground ball to right fielder Andrew Calica. Isan Diaz to 2nd. Trent Clark singles on a fly ball to center fielder Jodd Carter. Isan Diaz to 3rd. Jake Gatewood to 2nd. Luis Aviles grounds into a force out, shortstop Willi Castro to second baseman Ivan Castillo. Isan Diaz scores. Jake Gatewood to 3rd. Trent Clark out at 2nd. Luis Aviles to 1st. Troy Stokes Jr. walks. Luis Aviles to 2nd. Max McDowell grounds out, shortstop Willi Castro to first baseman Sicnarf Loopstok. Trent Clark's single short hopped the wall in center for a single as the runners had to hold up to see if it would be caught.

Harber also had 8 K's in less than 5 innings so it may have been partly the umpire having a generous strike zone.

Mudcats have struck out 14 times in 6 innings.

Ray and Mudcats walk-off in extras Corey Ray delivered a tenth inning walk-off double for the Mudcats on Sunday By Greg Young / Carolina Mudcats | May 7, 2017 7:44 PM ET Corey Ray batting for the Carolina Mudcats. (NIKOLAUS - Carolina Mudcats) Freddie Peralta, as reported by Greg Young, had given up just one hit in 28 at bats to left handed hitters this year. Today he gave up one hit in 5 at bats, so 2-33 on the year. Peralta went only 4 innings today giving up 4 hits and 2 runs with 1 walk and 6 strike outs. Marcos Diplan went the next 5 innings (4 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 5 K). Working the 10th and picking up the win was Nate Griep. Corey Ray (2-5, 2B, BB) was the star as he hit a long double to the wall in left center to drive in the winning run. Luis Aviles and Isan Diaz were both 2-5 and both stole a base. Trent Clark was 2-4 with a walk. Carlos Belonis reached 5 times going 4-4 with a walk and 2 stolen bases (now up to .292 batting average). Jake Gatewood moved his hitting streak up with a single in his last at bat (now at 17). Carolina Box Score Carolina Game Log Here is your winning inning: Carolina Bottom of the 10th Max McDowell pops out to first baseman Alex Murphy. Carlos Belonis singles on a line drive to center fielder Austin Hays. Corey Ray doubles (10) on a line drive to center fielder Austin Hays. Carlos Belonis scores.

Walk off hit for Corey Ray today. Off the Keys loogy as well.

Alvarado and Love combine to shut out the Mudcats Cody Ponce struck out eight over 7.0 innings and took the tough luck loss By Greg Young / Carolina Mudcats | May 6, 2017 9:43 PM ET Weston Wilson proposed to his girl friend at the ceremonial first pitch but things went downhill from there. Steve Laurino hit a home run in the 5th off Cody Ponce for the only run of the game. Both teams were limited to 5 hits. After 21 runs yesterday, only 1 scored today. That's baseball. Ponce, as mentioned above, went 7 innings giving up 1 run on 4 hits, 1 walk and 8 strike outs. He threw 92 pitches. Quintin Torres-Costa and Nate Griep followed without 1 shutout inning apiece. Jake Gatewood extended his hitting streak to 16 games. Lucas Erceg now hitting .143 in his last 10 games and was moved to the 2nd spot in the order today. Troy Stokes Jr. is also in a funk batting .125 in his last 10 games. Carolina Box Score Carolina Game Log This was about their best chance to score: Carolina Bottom of the 7th Isan Diaz strikes out swinging. Jake Gatewood singles on a line drive to center fielder Austin Hays. Trent Clark strikes out swinging. Luis Aviles singles on a line drive to right fielder Ademar Rifaela. Jake Gatewood to 2nd. Troy Stokes Jr. lines out to left fielder Randolph Gassaway. Video of Weston Wilson's proposal is here if you are so inclined.

Clark and McDowell combine for six RBIs in a 12-9 home loss The Keys scored five runs in the first and held on for a 12-9 series leveling win By Greg Young / Carolina Mudcats | May 6, 2017 12:15 AM ET Max McDowell batting for the Carolina Mudcats at Five County Stadium in Zebulon, N.C. (NIKOLAUS - Carolina Mudcats) Eric Hanhold and Colton Cross gave up 10 runs in 3 innings on 10 hits and 4 walks. Kodi Medeiros (5 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 5 K) followed with at least a little success and Scott Grist finished off the 9th. Luis Aviles (2-6, 2B, 4 K), Jake Gatewood (2-4, 2 2B, BB), Trent Clark (3-4, HR, BB), Max McDowell (3-5) and Carlos Belonis (2-5) lead the Mudcats comeback attempt but the rally fell short. There were strong winds blowing out to left field which carried a few balls deep and led to some trouble fielding. Carolina Box Score Carolina Game Log

Burnes tosses one-hit gem as Mudcats win 7-2 McDowell and Gatewood combined for four RBIs in Carolina's six run fourth inning By Greg Young / Carolina Mudcats | May 4, 2017 11:39 PM ET Corbin Burnes pitching for the Carolina Mudcats at Five County Stadium in Zebulon, N.C. (NIKOLAUS - Carolina Mudcats) Corbin Burnes went 6 2/3 innings throwing 94 pitches and giving up just 1 hit while walking 3 and striking out 5. Brad Kuntz and Scott Grist finished the game giving up two runs in the 9th. Corey Ray went 2-3 with a double and two walks. Ray now has 10 doubles on the season. The "double" was a generous call by the official scorer when a ground ball went through the legs of the Keys third baseman but you have to give Ray credit for hustle. It was 7-0 at the time and it would have been easy to jog to first when the ball eluded the 3rd baseman. He really needed to go all out to make it to second on that play. Jake Gatewood was 1-3 with a walk and 2 RBI, extending his hitting streak to 14. Max McDowell was 1-4 but drove in the first two runs with a line double into the left field corner. Carolina Box Score Carolina Game Log The six run fourth was all the Mudcats needed today: Carolina Bottom of the 4th Jake Gatewood walks. Trent Clark walks. Jake Gatewood to 2nd. Luis Aviles singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Steve Wilkerson. Jake Gatewood to 3rd. Trent Clark to 2nd. Max McDowell doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Randolph Gassaway. Jake Gatewood scores. Trent Clark scores. Luis Aviles to 3rd. Pitching Change: Tanner Chleborad replaces Keegan Akin. Weston Wilson strikes out swinging. Tanner Chleborad intentionally walks Corey Ray. Troy Stokes Jr. reaches on a force attempt, missed catch error by second baseman Drew Turbin, assist to third baseman Steve Wilkerson. Luis Aviles scores. Max McDowell to 3rd. Corey Ray to 2nd. Isan Diaz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Josh Hart. Max McDowell scores. Corey Ray to 3rd. Lucas Erceg hit by pitch. Troy Stokes Jr. to 2nd. Jake Gatewood singles on a line drive to center fielder Josh Hart. Corey Ray scores. Troy Stokes Jr. Lucas Erceg to 2nd. Trent Clark lines out to center fielder Josh Hart.