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MEDIA INFORMATION Carolina Mudcats (6-2, 1st, 0.0 GB / Southern) Carolina League Affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks (5-3, 2nd, 1.0 GB / Northern) Carolina League Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals Game No. 9 • Road Game No. 2 • Five County Stadium • Friday, April 12, 2019 • 7:00 p.m. BLUE ROCKS BREAKDOWN Tonight’s Starting Pitchup Matchups HOME: 5-2 | AWAY: 0-1 | STREAK: L1 | LAST 5: 4-1 | LAST 10: 5-3 Wilmington: RHP Jackson Kowar (0-0, 0.00) HEARTBREAKER: The Wilmington Blue Rocks erased a four-run deficit on Thursday and took a two-tally advantage into the bottom of Carolina: RHP Noah Zavolas (1-0, 1.80) the ninth inning. But that’s when the Carolina Mudcats got a three-run Tomorrow’s Starting Pitcher for Wilmington homer from Dallas Carroll to hand the Blue Crew a 7-6 walk-off loss at Five County Stadium. The setback ended Wilmington’s season-high Daniel Tillo will make his second start of the five-game winning streak and was the team’s first walk-off defeat since 2019 campaign on Saturday. Tillo is in his last August at Winston-Salem. The Mudcats got the potential winning second season with Wilmington after getting run to the plate in the ninth inning without getting a ball out of the infield. promoted to the Riverfront last May. With the Eddie Silva opened the frame with an infield single. Zach Clark then Rocks, the 6-foot-5, 215-pound lefty went 3-5 reached on a fielding error by first baseman Nick Pratto. That cracked with a 4.94 ERA in 19 starts. Tillo opened 2018 the door ajar for Carroll’s home run heroics. in Lexington and fanned 31 in 41.1 frames be- fore earning his ticket to the First State. The RUINING THE ROCKS’ RALLY: It was a sharp turn of events 22-year-old Sioux City, Iowa native was se- after Wilmington had scored six unanswered runs to take the lead. lected in the third round of the 2017 Draft out Sebastian Rivero keyed the rally, going 4-for-5 with a homer and of Iowa Western Community College. Tillo three RBI. It was his two-out single in the ninth that gave the Rocks started his college career at Kentucky before their first lead of the night. He also hit a solo home run in the eighth transferring back to his home state. That even- that drew the Blue Crew even. Rivero’s blast was actually the tually led him to being taken by the Royals with second of the inning for Wilmington. Ricky Aracena also launched the 15th pick of the third round (90th overall) a long ball in the frame. Prior to the inning Wilmington had hit just in the 2017 Draft. Tillow signed for a reported one home run total in the first 67 innings of the season. $557,000. He enters this season as the Royals’ DEFENSIVE MISGIVINGS: The Blue Rocks have gotten off to No. 25 prospect according to MLB.com. a rough start defensively in 2019. Wilmington committed a season- high four errors in Thursday’s loss. It was those mistakes that were the difference in the game, as five of Carolina’s seven runs were unearned. Thursday marked the third time in eight games the Blue 2019 Regular-Season Series: WIL vs. CAR Crew have committed at least three defensive miscues. Wilmington has now committed an error in all but one game this year and leads the Carolina League with 16 total defensive blemishes. CAR Leads Series 1-0 (CAR Won Series, 9-5 in 2018) ALL GOOD THINGS MUST END:The Blue Crew bullpen had allowed just one earned run in its previous 25.2 innings before Dallas Carroll’s walk-off home run on Thursday. During that stretch the Rocks’ Date Site Result relief corps had struck out 27 and walked four. Those numbers don’t even include the spot start from regular reliever J.C. Cloney, who allowed just one run in five frames during the backend of a doubleheader 4/11 Carolina L, 7-6 with Salem. Cloney’s win may have counted on the rotation’s ledger, but his loss on Thursday was the first of the season by Wilmington’s ‘pen. 4/12 Carolina 4/13 Carolina SOUTHERN COMFORT: Wilmington may call the Carolina League’s Northern Division home, but in the early part of the season the Blue Crew 4/14 Carolina will be much more familiar with the CL South. The Rocks are in the midst of 17 consecutive games against southern division foes. Wilmington swept 5/3 Wilmington a three-game series at home against the Dash and are in the thick of a four-game set at Carolina. After that the Rocks travel to Winston-Salem for 5/4 Wilmington three, play a four-game series at home against the Down East Wood Ducks and then welcome the Dash back to Frawley Stadium for three more. The 5/5 Wilmington Rocks are currently 3-1 during this long stretch of southern hospitality. 7/13 Wilmington PROSPECT-LADEN ROSTER FOR THE ROCKS: The 2019 7/14 Wilmington Wilmington Blue Rocks roster features six of the Kansas City Royals’ top seven prospects and 11 of the organization’s top 27 according to MLB. 7/15 Wilmington com. The team also includes six players with previous experience in Wilmington. 7/20 Carolina STACKED STARTING ROTATION: The Rocks pitching staff will be anchored by three first round picks from last June. Kansas City’s top 7/21 Carolina prospect, Brady Singer, is making his professional debut on the River- front in 2019. He will be joined on the Frawley Stadium mound by fel- 7/22 Carolina low 2018 first-rounders Jackson Kowar and Daniel Lynch. Wilming- ton also brings back left-hander Daniel Tillo, who enters this year as the Royals’ 25th-ranked prospect and another former first-round pick in Nolan Watson, who was the 33rd overall selection in 2015. Upcoming Probable Starters and Schedule Saturday, April 13 at Carolina 5:00 p.m. LHP Daniel Tillo (1-0, 3.00) vs RHP Dylan File (0-1, 7.20) 89.7 WGLS-FM Sunday, April 14 at Carolina 2:00 p.m. TBA vs. RHP Christian Taugner (1-0, 1.50) 89.7 WGLS-FM Monday, April 15 at Winston-Salem 7:00 p.m. LHP Daniel Lynch (0-1, 7.11) vs. TBA 89.7 WGLS-FM RADIO: Rowan Radio, 89.7 WGLS-FM WEBCAST: wgls.rowan.edu or bluerocks.com Wilmington Blue Rocks Game Notes MEDIA INFORMATION CONTINUED HOME RUN NOTES Blue Rocks vs. the Carolina League Blue Rocks 2-HR GAMES BY BLUE ROCKS (2 IN 2018 ) Opponent Record Home Road LAST TIME: 5.2.18 Chase Vallot at POT (Solo HR & 3-R HR) Frederick 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-HR GAMES BY BLUE ROCKS (HAS NEVER HAPPENED) Lynchburg 0-0 0-0 0-0 Potomac 0-0 0-0 0-0 BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (1 IN 2018) LAST TIME: 7.9.18 D.J. Burt & Emmanuel Rivera at FRE Salem 2-2 2-2 0-0 Northern Div. 2-2 2-2 0-0 LEADOFF HOME RUNS (1 IN 2017 / 0 IN 2016) 7.10.18 Nick Heath at FRE (Off big-league rehabber Chris Tillman) Opponent Record Home Road GRAND SLAM HOME RUNS (3 IN 2018) LAST TIME: 6.24.18 Meibrys Viloria at POT (off Jeremy Hellickson) Carolina 0-0 0-0 0-0 WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (0 IN 2018) Down East 0-0 0-0 0-0 LAST TIME 7.24.17 Chase Vallot vs. SAL (10th inning) Fayetteville 0-1 0-0 0-1 PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (1 IN BOTH 2018) Myrtle Beach 0-0 0-0 0-0 LAST TIME: 5.16.15 Dex Kjerstad at LYN Winston-Salem 3-0 3-0 0-0 INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (2 IN 2018) Southern Div. 3-1 3-0 0-1 LAST TIME: 8.19.18 @ W-S Oliver Nunez (4th inning, solo HR) BLUE ROCKS HOME RUNS: 3 (63 IN 2018 / 23 HOME & 40 AWAY) Runners Left On Base Carolina 2 Lynchburg 0 Blue Rocks: 37| Opponents: 453 Down East 0 Myrtle Beach 0 Fayetteville 0 Potomac 0 Numbers With RISP Frederick 0 Salem 1 Blue Rocks: .150 Avg. (9-for-60) Winston-Salem 0 Blue Rocks On... FRAWLEY 1 ROAD 2 Mondays: 1-0 April: 5-3 Tuesdays: 1-0 May: 0-0 Opponents Wednesdays: 1-0 June: 0-0 2-HR GAMES BY OPPONENT (4 IN 2018) Thursdays: 0-2 July: 0-0 LAST TIME 8.19.18 Yermin Mercedes (Solo HR & GW 3-R HR) Fridays: 0-0 Aug: 0-0 3-HR GAMES BY OPPONENT (1 IN 2018) Saturdays: 1-1 Sept: 0-0 LAST TIME: Michael Chavis (SAL) 4.19.17 at Hayley Toyota Sundays: 1-0 BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (0 IN 2017/0 IN 2016) First Game of Series: 1-2 LAST TIME 8.10.18 Jared Young & Andruw Monasterio off Nolan Waston at MB Last Game of Series: 2-0 BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK (0 IN 2018) Series Won: 1 LEADOFF HOME RUNS (1 IN 2017) Series Lost: 0 LAST TIME: 7.3.18 Luis Gonzalez (W-S) off Gerson Garabito at Wilmington Series Split: 1 GRAND SLAM HOME RUNS (3 IN 2018) Series Swept: 1 LAST TIME: 7.21.17 Drew Turbin (FRE) off Cristian Castillo (5-3 Loss) Rubber Matches: 0-0 WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (1 IN 2018) LAST TIME: 8.19.18 Yermin Merceds at Frederick 2019 Roster (25) PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (0 IN 2018) Pitchers (13) Infielders (6) Holden Capps Ricky Aracena INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (0 IN 2018) J.C.