The Carolina Mudcats should be about ready to settle down in East Tennessee this evening in preparation for their biggest games so far this season. The whole Southern League had today off, making for a pretty easy travel day for Carolina heading into Wednesday’s 7:15 p.m. game at Smokies Park in Sevierville. Under rookie manager […]
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Alonso blasts one out Yonder; Mudcats win a wet one
FIVE COUNTY STADIUM/ZEBULON It’s the finale of the five-game set with the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, and the Carolina Mudcats need every win they can get if they’re going to catch the Huntsville Stars to win the first-half championship. It’s a very cloudy day for the noon start, but the road from Brier Creek to […]
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SL honors for Wood, Marshall
Both of the Southern League’s honorees of the week are at Five County Stadium today for the Mudcats’ noon game against the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx. Carolina’s Travis Wood (pictured at left) is pitcher of the week while West Tenn’s Marshall Hubbard (pictured below), who played for one of the other “Carolina” teams (UNC-Chapel Hill) […]
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All hell breaks loose, but at the end of the day it’s irrelevant
FIVE COUNTY STADIUM/ZEBULON It’s Game 4 of this crucial five-game series late in the first half, and the Carolina Mudcats are going to need to win two straight afternoon games to avoid losing a home series to last-place West Tenn. And it’s hot, hot, hot. (Spoiler alert: Mudcats win 4-3. That’s defensive hero Todd Frazier […]
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Free passes and iron gloves
FIVE COUNTY STADIUM/ZEBULON It’s Game 3 of a key five-game series with the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx and the Mudcats are trying to string together some wins, hoping the first place Huntsville Stars get cold enough to give Carolina a chance at a first-half championship. No chance that either the ‘Cats or the Jaxx will […]
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‘Cats pitch shutout after near no-no
FIVE COUNTY STADIUM/ZEBULON Back for Game 2 of my new tenure as a 21st Century-style “beat writer” on the Carolina Mudcats, and I almost see my sixth lifetime no-hitter Friday night. But (yes, after at least two people in the press box utter the exact killer words “no-hitter“) West Tenn’s Marshall Hubbard, the hero for […]
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USA Baseball announces trials list
USA Baseball has announced its 41-man roster for the National Team trials beginning Sunday in Cary. Elon right-hander Tom Girdwood (pictured), a rising junior out of Charlotte’s Myers Park High, is on the list. From the ACC are Virginia left-handed pitcher/first baseman Danny Hultzen and outfielder Jarrett Parker, Miami catcher Yasmani Grandal and Clemson southpaw […]
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First time out, a tough loss
FIVE COUNTY STADIUM/ZEBULON Indulge me, please, for a few lines. I’m pretty sure I’m writing about a Carolina Mudcats game for the first time since 1997. But when the first guy I see on the field is Carolina hitting coach Ryan Jackson (pictured, a former Duke All-American I covered with a mildly disappointing Durham Bulls […]
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USA Baseball arrives this weekend
Just got back from Durham Bulls Athletic Park, where I interviewed USA Baseball’s CEO Paul Seiler for a story in the Indy’s print edition later this month. Training camp for the National Team, made up of collegians with eligibility remaining, starts on Sunday, while the U-18 Tournament of Stars runs from June 23-28, all at […]