With a 4-2 win on Tuesday against the Carolina Mudcats, the Down East Wood Ducks won their fifth straight game. The pitching staff shut down the Mudcats with seven shutout innings and took a no-hitter to the sixth inning.
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Thursday Game: Wood Ducks Dismantle Shorebirds
Salisbury, M.D. – The Down East Wood Ducks came away with a huge win as they dismantled the Delmarva Shorebirds, playing as the Delmarva Scrapple, 12-1 on Thursday night. The Wood Ducks were 3-for-16 with RISP through the first two games of the series and went 8-for-17 during Thursday’s contest.
Down East Wood Ducks Homestand Highlights: August 10 – 15
Woodies host Carolina Mudcats for six-game series. After a six-game road trip with the Delmarva Shorebirds, the Down East Wood Ducks return home to Historic Grainger Stadium to host the Carolina Mudcats for a six-game series.
Wednesday Game: Wood Ducks Fall Short in Loss to Shorebirds
Salisbury, M.D. – Trailing by two runs with the bases loaded in the top of the ninth, the Down East Wood Ducks lost to the Delmarva Shorebirds 5-3, on a force out to end the game. The Wood Ducks continue to struggle with runners in scoring position as they finished 1-for-9, Wednesday night.
Tuesday Game: Shorebirds Walk Off Wood Ducks in Opener
Salisbury, M.D. – After taking the 3-2 lead in the top of the seventh, the Down East Wood Ducks lost 4-3 on a walk off single in the bottom of the ninth to the Delmarva Shorebirds on Tuesday night. After winning four of their last five games to end July, the Wood Ducks pitching staff starts the month of August with their 12th lead surrendered loss of the season.
Sunday Game: Wood Ducks and Woodpeckers Suspended in Finale
After taking a 5-2 lead into the bottom of the fourth, the Down East Wood Ducks and Fayetteville Woodpeckers entered a rain delay and were eventually suspended in the bottom of the fourth, Sunday afternoon. The Woodpeckers return to Grainger Stadium for a six-game series starting, Tuesday, August 24th.
Saturday Game: Wood Ducks Rally Falls Short In Loss To Fayetteville
After plating 15 runs last night, the Down East Wood Ducks struggled in an 8-4 loss to Fayetteville on Saturday night. Down East committed three errors and struggled to string hits together with runners in scoring position, as they had two opportunities with the bases loaded but left the runners stranded to end the innings.
Tuesday Game: Costly Error Hands Wood Ducks Win Over Fayetteville
Thanks to a late error, the Down East Wood Ducks defeated the Fayetteville Woodpeckers 7-5 on Tuesday night. The Wood Ducks surrendered the lead but managed to claw back with a three-run bottom of the eighth for their second come from behind win this season.
Greene Central's Daniel Dennie to play in the All-American Bowl
Daniel Dennie, aged 16, middle linebacker, and upcoming senior at Greene Central will be going to James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to play in an All-American Bowl. The Bowl will be in January 2022.
Sunday Game: Wood Ducks Lose Hit Parade to Mudcats
After a tightly played game through the first four innings, the Down East Wood Ducks fell to the Carolina Mudcats, 9-3 Sunday afternoon. The Woodies trailed by one after the top of the fifth, but the pitching staff allowed eight runs in the final four innings.
Down East Wood Ducks Homestand Highlights: July 27 – Aug. 1
The Down East Wood Ducks return home after a six-game road trip to host the Fayetteville Woodpeckers for a six-game series.
Thursday Game: Wood Ducks Fall Short After Blown Lead
After jumping out to a 4-0 lead early, the Down East Wood Ducks couldn’t hold the lead as the pitching staff surrendered seven runs between the third and fourth innings and fell 7-6 Thursday night, to the Carolina Mudcats, playing as the Carolina Micro Brews. This marks the 10th lead surrendered loss for the Wood Ducks pitching staff this season.
Graphics scholarship endowed
A scholarship that took years in the making, was recently endowed by two faculty members through the Lenoir Community College Foundation for students enrolled in the graphics program. Dwight Downie, Graphics Program Chair/Instructor and former Graphics Instructor Kelly Statum (retired 2018), primary contributors to the scholarship, made contributions over the past 30 years to establish the D. Downie and K. Statum Graphics Faculty Scholarship, for students enrolled in the graphics program.
Wednesday Game: Down East Splits Doubleheader with Carolina
Zebulon, N.C. – After a 15-run performance last night, the Down East Wood Ducks split their doubleheader with the Carolina Mudcats, Wednesday night. The Wood Ducks picked up where they left off last night, with a 12-4 win in game one but were completely shut down in game two, falling 9-1.
Tuesday Game: Wood Ducks Slug Their Way to Convincing Win Over Carolina
The Down East Wood Ducks opened their series with a convincing win over the Carolina Mudcats, 15-7 Tuesday night. Down East slugged their way to a 15-run effort on 16 hits for their fourth win in their last five games.