August 03, 2018
Carolina Mudcats utility man Weston Wilson was named the Milwaukee Brewers’ Minor League Player of the Month on Thursday for the month of July.
In 27 games, Wilson, who is from High Point and went to Clemson, led or was near the top of most hitting categories in the Carolina League. He…
July 21, 2018
On Friday night against the Winston-Salem Dash, the Mudcats suffered a loss they’d like to forget, though a new franchise record in hits allowed won’t help in their efforts.
With 23 hits in all -- nine of which were for extra bases -- Carolina let up its largest hit total in its…
July 16, 2018
This week marks one of just a few in the sports year where fans have to be creative with their time. Simply put, meaningful sports games are hard to find at the top levels.
The World Cup is over, Major League Baseball is in its All-Star break, and the other big three sports leagues — NBA, NFL…
July 04, 2018
ZEBULON -- A few days ago, Mudcats manager Joe Ayrault got a call from someone that brightened up a regular Sunday.
It wasn’t from any of his handful of promoted players on their way up to Double-A after time spent in Zebulon, but from an admired name of the past: sixth-year minor leaguer…
July 02, 2018
ZEBULON — It seems like forever ago. Actually, it seems like about three months ago.
On opening day, April 3, here is the lineup that Mudcats manager Joe Ayrault trotted out:
Dallas Carroll
Keston Hiura
Tucker Neuhaus
Clint Coulter
Cooper Hummel
Weston Wilson
Luis Aviles Jr.
Max McDowell
Ryan…
June 21, 2018
ZEBULON — Catcher Max McDowell became a mini Twitter phenomenon this season as a member of the Carolina Mudcats. He gained recognition throughout the corner niches of minor league baseball as a defensive plus with an impressive pop time.
And yet, Carolina League base runners kept daring him.…
June 21, 2018
ZEBULON — The Carolina League was idle for one final day on Wednesday before the league’s transition into the second half of the season today. And with Tuesday’s All-Star Game at Five County Stadium in the rearview, the Mudcats have shuffled their roster ahead of the final…
June 20, 2018
ZEBULON — It’s one of the few luxuries the preps-to-pro players in professional baseball may have over the more polished four-year college players: A few extra years to figure it all out.
After three solid but not remarkable seasons biding time in Rookie and Low-A ball, it has so far…
June 20, 2018
ZEBULON — They sat at long, brown tables on the concourse at Five County Stadium. Nearly 50 Carolina League All-Stars in all, signed autographs and shared stories as fans gathered on Tuesday to interact with future stars.
And in a league where starting pitching has presided over the first…
June 18, 2018
Francisco Lindor’s stay was short, but ask those who spent any time at Five County Stadium in the second half of the 2013 season and fond memories of the young shortstop begin to flow.
Lindor, now playing for the Cleveland Indians as one of the top shortstops in Major League Baseball, was…
