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Brian Aragon had a big day at the plate in the RiverDogs 7-4 win over the Catfish.  He went four for four with two doubles, two RBIs and a run.  Mitchell Hilligoss also had a nice game and he went two for five with two runs.

Grant Duff picked up the win and he improved to 3-2.  He gave up three runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings.

The RiverDogs scored most of their runs all in a bunch with five run sixth inning as they beat the Catfish 6-4.  Mitchell Hilligoss went two for four with two RBIs and Seth Fortenberry went one for three with a walk and two runs.

Angel Reyes had mixed start.  He did give up three runs in five frames but he struck out seven.  David Robertson was very sharp in two innings of relief.  He held the Catfish hitless and he struck out five of the six batters he faced.

Four hits isn’t usually going to cut it and that’s all the RiverDogs got in their 5-2 loss to the Catfish.  Jose Gil singled and he drove in both runs for the RiverDogs in the 5-2 loss.

Timothy Norton had a rough start and he took the loss.  He gave up five runs (two earned) on nine hits and a walk with three strikeouts in five innings.

Starter Garrett Patterson threw four shutout innings before giving way to the pen, who performed admirably.  Nicholas Petersen picked up the win with shutout eighth and Jonathan Hovis picked up the save with a shutout ninth.  It was his fourth save of the season.

Seth Fortenberry was the hitting star. He went two for four with a double and an RBI in the 2-1 win.  Andres Perez tripled and he scored a run.

Michael Dunn had a very nice start for the RiverDogs in their 6-1 win over the Sand Gnats.  He gave up a run on four hits and two walks with six strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings, and the win improved his record to a perfect 3-0.

Christopher Malec provided most of the offense in the win.  He went three for four with two homeruns, three RBI and two runs.

Grant Duff threw seven quality innings in the RiverDogs 4-2 win.  He gave up just two runs (one earned) on six hits with one strikeouts.

Christopher Malec had a solid game at the plate. He went two for four with a double and two runs.  Brian Baisley also had a nice game and he went two for three with an RBI.

Eric Hacker improved to 3-1 on the season with six shutout innings over Savannah.  He gave up just five hits and two walks and he struck out two.

Eduardo Nunez was the hitting star in the 4-0 win.  He went two for three and he scored two runs.

The RiverDogs took both game of their doubleheader against Kannapolis and in each of the games, the pitching gave up just one run.  In the first game, Angel Reyes threw four shutout innings and struck out six in the start while Garrett Patterson picked up the win with three innings to close out the game.  Donald Hollingsworth tripled, drove in two and scored one in the 3-1 win.

In the second game, Timothy Norton had a really nice start. He gave up just one run on five hits and he struck out ten in 6 1/3 innings.  Mitchell Hillgoss was the hitting star. He went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.

Michael Dunn gave up just four hits and a walk with four strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  The win pushed him to 2-0 and he’s now given up just three earned runs in three starts with 18 strikeouts in 15 innings.  The left hander has been particularly effective against left handers, who haven’t gotten a hit or a walk off of him but the sample size is small (eight at bats).

Wilmer Pino scored the lone run of the game for either side.  He finished two for five in the 1-0 win.

Grant Duff was hammered in his second loss of the season as the RiverDogs were pounded in an 11-2 loss.  He gave up six runs on two hits and seven walks in 3 1/3 innings.

Christopher Kunda had a solid game at the plate.  He went two for four with an RBI.

The RiverDogs were outmatched in a high scoring 12-8 loss to Augusta.  Brian Baisley and Seth Fortenberry both had big days at the plate in the loss.  Baisley went four for five with two doubles, three RBIs and two runs while Fortenberry went four for five with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs.

Eric Hacker was hit hard and he took the loss.  He gave up eight runs on nine hits and two walks with one strikeout in 5 2/3 innings.

The RiverDogs couldn’t get their bats going in a 4-0 loss to Augusta.  Austin Jackson was the hitting star with two hits and he was the only RiverDog with an extra base hit (double).

Timothy Norton took the loss.  He gave up four runs on nine hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in six innings of work.  The loss dropped him to 0-2 on the season.

The RiverDogs were held to just five hits in a 2-0 loss to Charleston.  Six different RiverDogs picked up a hit a piece in the loss.

A pretty good start by Angel Reyes went to waste.  He gave up just two runs (one earned) on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts in six innings of work.

The RiverDogs used five pitchers in this game and four of them gave up runs.  Michael Dunn didn’t even finish the third in his start and he gave up three runs.  Nicholas Petersen gave up the most runs with four runs to his credit in just 2/3 of an inning.

Eduardo Nunez singled and drove in two runs.  Josue Calzado went two for four with a double and an RBI.

The RiverDogs got some pretty poor pitching by all three of their pitchers in their 9-3 loss to Asheville.  Grant Duff took the loss and he gave up four runs on five hits with four strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Austin Jackson provided most of the offense.  He went two for five and he drove in two runs.

Eric Hacker improved to 2-0 on the season with his second strong start.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits with three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Mitchell Hilligoss had a nice game at the plate.  He went three for five with a double, a run and three RBIs in the 6-2 win.

The River Dogs managed just three hits in their 6-0 loss to Asheville.  Two of those hits came off the bat of Mitchell Hillligoss.

Timothy Norton took the loss and he was knocked around for four runs on three hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.  Brady Martinez was impressive in his relief appearance.  He threw two shutout innings and he struck out four.

Angel Reyes lasted just 3 1/3 innings but he struck out nine batters.  That’s nine of the ten outs he made.  He wasn’t unhittable though.  He did give up two runs on one hit and two walks in a no decision.  Luke Trubee picked up the win with 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief.

Seth Fortenberry had big game.  He went four for four with a triple, a homerun, an RBI and two runs.  Jose Gil hit a two run homerun in the 7-4 win.

Michael Dunn got it done for the RiverDogs with six solid innings. He gave up just one run on four hits with no walks and he struck out eight.

Christopher Malec led the way at the plate.  The switch hitting first baseman went three for four with two runs.

Grant Duff was very impressive in the RiverDogs 2-1 win over Greenville.  He threw five shutout innings and he gave up just one hit and three walks with six strikeouts.

Wilmer Pino doubled and drove in a run while Josue Calzado doubled and scored a run.  They scored just enough for the win though.

The RiverDogs got it all.  They got some very good hitting and they also received some exception pitching.  Austin Jackson had a big game at the plate.  He went two for four with a homerun, a double, three RBIs and two runs.  Wilmer Pino hit a two run shot while Jose Gil singled, drew a walk and scored twice.

On the mound, Eric Hacker had a solid start.  He threw six shutout innings and gave up just three hits with five strikeouts.

Five Charleson pitchers combined for ten shutout innings and fourteen strikeouts in the RiverDogs 1-0 win over Greenville.  Timothy Norton led the way with five shutout innings and five strikeouts.

The only run of the game came in the bottom of the tenth when Wilmer Pino singled home Christopher Malec.  Malec was the only RiverDog with two hits.