Nick Hill was just too much for the Carolina Mudcats. The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx southpaw fired a three-hit complete game, giving his team a 7-1 win over visiting Carolina and a 3 games to 2 victory in the series. Hill is 4-4. Hill (pictured), an alumnus of USA Baseball’s National Team, had sat down […]
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Francisco is SL hitter of the week after a .516 tear
Carolina Mudcats slugger Juan Francisco has been awarded for his efforts over the past few days, and has been named the Southern League’s hitter of the week. Francisco’s week included five consecutive multi-hit games, including four straight three-hit games, as his average went up 19 points to .283. Francisco (pictured) went 16-for-31 for the week […]
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Frazier’s tater gives Mudcats second straight win
The Carolina Mudcats have forced a rubber game in their five-game road series with the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx. Todd Frazier (pictured) followed Juan Francisco’s single off Luis Villereal (0-1) with a three-run homer in the ninth, leading the Mudcats to a 6-4 victory over West Tenn that was their second straight win. Greg Atencio […]
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Cochran, Mudcats get revenge on Jaxx
Maybe just playing in a normal baseball game gave the Carolina Mudcats some inspiration. One night after a 20-9 loss in a four-hour debacle, the visiting Mudcats got revenge with a 7-3 win over the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx. Tom Cochran had a quality start to improve to 4-4 while Joseph Krebs picked up the […]
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Ouch! Mudcats give up 20 on an ugly, interminable night in Jackson
About the only good thing about Friday night for the Carolina Mudcats was an offense that got cranked up far too late. The Mudcats allowed a franchise record number of runs during the longest road loss in their club history, falling to the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 20-9. Carolina has now lost six of its […]
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Eagles start practice Saturday for a season packed with changes
N.C. Central will start practice for its Sept. 5 season football opener on Saturday at its field beside O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium, and coach Mose Rison’s football team definitely has a lot going on. The Eagles, who finished 4-7 last year and were probably a pair of fumbles away from their a winning season in their second […]
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Cutcliffe meets the public again tonight at Tyler’s
Football coach David Cutcliffe will be the principal speaker at the season’s final meeting of the Duke Athletics Tour this evening. The Blue Devils already began practice on Thursday in preparation for their Sept. 5 season opener against visiting Richmond at Wallace Wade Stadium. The 5:30 p.m. event will take place at Tyler’s Restaurant and […]
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Rough first inning dooms Mudcats at West Tenn
The knockout punch came in the first inning. The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx tagged Luis Montano for six runs in the opening frame, giving them all they needed in a 7-4 win over the visiting Carolina Mudcats in the opener of their five-game series at Pringles Park on Thursday night. The big blow in the […]
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Rough first inning sinks Mudcats at West Tenn
The knockout punch came in the first inning. The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx tagged Luis Montano for six runs in the opening frame, giving them all they needed in a 7-4 win over the visiting Carolina Mudcats in the opener of their five-game series at Pringles Park on Thursday night. The big blow in the […]
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Francisco’s two homers not enough as Mudcats can’t climb Rocky Top
Juan Francisco (pictured) blasted two homers, but there weren’t enough men on base when he hit them as the Carolina Mudcats dropped the finale of their five-game road series with the Tennessee Smokies. Ty Wright and Geovany Soto – on a Major League rehab assignment with the Chicago Cubs – each homered as the Smokies […]