Mudcats earn walk-off win over Dash in middle match
ZEBULON, N.C. (July 19, 2018) - The Dash outhit Carolina on Thursday night at Five County Stadium, but Winston-Salem lost 6-5 due to a bases-loaded, walk-off walk in the 11th inning.Trailing 4-3 in the top of the ninth inning and down to their final out, Zach Remillard drew a free pass with
ZEBULON, N.C. (July 19, 2018) - The Dash outhit Carolina on Thursday night at Five County Stadium, but Winston-Salem lost 6-5 due to a bases-loaded, walk-off walk in the 11th inning.
Trailing 4-3 in the top of the ninth inning and down to their final out,
Winston-Salem (17-10, 58-39) took the lead in the top of the 10th against Nattino Diplan (5-1).
But, Carolina promptly tied the game at five in the bottom of the 10th against
Then, in the bottom of the 11th, the Mudcats loaded the bases with nobody out. After intentionally walking Nick Roscetti, Segovia bunted back toward the mound. Remillard charged in from first base and tried to force out the lead runner at third base, but
With the loss, the Dash drop the series against the Mudcats, marking their first series loss since June 5-7, when Winston-Salem lost two out of three games against the Salem Red Sox.
Trying to even the series, the Dash started the scoring in the top of the first inning. With one out, Rivera singled and stole second base, and then moved to third on a single from Rutherford. Next,
From there,
The Dash retook the lead in the top of the fourth inning against Conor Harber. After
The seesaw battle continued in the fifth, when the Mudcats jumped in front. Following a one-out walk, Martinez allowed back-to-back doubles to Dallas Carroll and Demi Orimoloye to put Carolina ahead 4-3. Later in the inning, after a pitching change with two outs,
Martinez struck out a season-high eight batters in his 4.2 innings, but he tied a career-high with six walks. Meanwhile, Harber held the Dash scoreless after allowing a run in the fourth, retiring 14 consecutive batters between the fourth and eighth innings.
The Dash finish their series against the Mudcats on Friday. Pregame coverage begins at 6:45 p.m. and fans can catch all the action on wsdash.com/broadcast, MiLB.tv and the TuneIn radio app. Left-hander
Meanwhile, the Dash return to BB&T Ballpark on Tuesday for a three-game series against the Frederick Keys. Promotions for the homestand include a Free Food Tuesday, a camp day on Wednesday and a Lowes Foods Thirsty Thursday. For tickets and more information, call the Dash at (336) 714-2287 or visit wsdash.com.