Woodpeckers Shutout the Wood Ducks
8/31/22 Game Recap by Jackson Pass The Fayetteville Woodpeckers and the Down East Wood Ducks faced off tonight in game two of the series, as Winston Santos took the mound for the Wood Ducks to start off the game. The Woodpeckers scored three unearned runs with the help of two
8/31/22 Game Recap
by Jackson Pass
The Fayetteville Woodpeckers and the Down East Wood Ducks faced off tonight in game two of the series, as Winston Santos took the mound for the Wood Ducks to start off the game. The Woodpeckers scored three unearned runs with the help of two Wood Ducks errors in the first. The Wood Ducks were off to a rough start and never got the wheels turning with two hits in the first six innings. The Woodpeckers starter, Carlos Calderon, threw well on the night in his 6.0 innings of work, where he struck out 7 Woodies batters, and handed the ball off to reliever Ronny Garcia.
With a 5-0 lead, the Woodpeckers tacked on two more runs in the fifth and sixth via a solo home run by Jacob Melton, who went 4-4 on the night with a walk and an RBI double by John Garcia. Ronny Garcia received more run support from his side with the Woodpeckers putting up their final run in the seventh and Garcia ended up with the save after throwing 3.0 innings, giving up four hits to shutout the Woodies. The Woodies fall to the Woodpeckers 6-0.
The Wood Ducks (62-60) and Fayetteville Woodpeckers (50-71) play game three tomorrow on Thursday, September 1st, with the series tied 1-1, as first pitch is set for 7:00 p.m. in Kinston, NC at Grainger Stadium.
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