Wood Ducks Walk off in Series Opener

July 24, 2024 – Carolina League (CarL)
Down East Wood Ducks News Release

Kinston, N.C. – The Wood Ducks hosted the Fayetteville Woodpeckers for Bark in the park and game
one of the series. The Woodpeckers were three up and three down in the top of the 1st. The Wood
Ducks were three up and three down in the bottom of the 1st. In the top of the 2nd the
Woodpeckers had one single from Nehomar Ochoa Jr. but left him on base. With two outs for the
Wood Ducks in the bottom of the 2nd, Esteban Mejia hits a homerun to left field, 0-1.

The Woodpeckers were three up and three down in the top of the 3rd. The Wood Ducks started the
bottom of the 3rd with a triple from Echedry Vargas. Then Julian Brock is hit by a pitch followed by
Arturo Disla walking to load the bases. After a mound visit by the Woodpeckers they close out the
inning. In the bottom of the 4th the Woodpeckers changed pitchers as Hudson Leach came in for
Anderson Brito. Leach finished the inning with two consecutive outs. The Wood Ducks sit the
Woodpeckers down in order in the top of the 5th. In the bottom of the 5th Vargas hits a single for
the Wood Ducks. Then Vargas steals second and gets on third through a groundout but is left there
with a pop out from Brock.

In the top of the 6th the Wood Ducks change pitchers as Luke Savage comes in for Paul Bonzagni
and sets the Woodpeckers down in order. The Wood Ducks get a walk from JoJo Blackmon in the
bottom of the 6th but that’s all. In the top of the 7th the Wood Ducks change pitchers as Josh
Trentadue comes in for Savage and sees three up and three down. In the bottom of the 7th the
Woodpeckers switched pitchers as Wilmy Sanchez came in for Leach.

The Woodpeckers started the top of the 8th with a single from Ocha Jr. followed by a walk from Juan
Santander. A wild pitch by Trentadue advances Ocha Jr. and Santander. Then Xavier Casserilla walks
followed by a Wood Ducks mound meeting. A single by Alberto Hernandez allowed Ocha Jr. to score,
1-1. After a mound meeting the Wood Ducks close out the inning with a pop out and a strikeout. In
the bottom of the 8th the Wood Ducks have one single from Disla.

In the top of the 9th the Wood Ducks change pitchers as Bryan Magdaleno comes in for Trentadue
and sets the Woodpeckers down in order. The Wood Ducks get on hit in the top of the 9th but that’s
all. In the bottom of the 10th Vargas hits a single and then steals second base. A single by Danyer
Cueva brings home Torres, 1-2.

The Wood Ducks walk it off in extras, 1-2…