CAROLINA MUDCATS GAME INFORMATION

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1 CAROLINA MUDCATS GAME INFORMATION CAROLINA MUDCATS (ATLANTA BRAVES) at LYNCHBURG HILLCATS (CLEVELAND INDIANS) Sunday, September 6, :00 PM Game 138, Away Game 67 at Calvin Falwell Field (4,281 LF: 325 CF: 390 RF: 325 ) Overall Record: CAR: 70-67; LYN: Streaks: CAR: L1; LYN: W1 Last 10 Games: CAR: 4-6, LYN: 5-5 Home Record: CAR: 42-29; LYN: Road Record: CAR: 28-38; LYN: Division Record: CAR: 32-37; LYN: MEDIA: The Big Dawg 98.5 FM, Rock City 99.3 FM, 1490 AM, carolinamudcats.com, TuneIn Radio UPCOMING PROBABLES: SUN, 9/6, 2:00 pm Carolina LHP Blair Walters (6-8, 3.00) at Lynchburg RHP Mitch Brown (9-12, 5.09) MON, 9/7, 2:00 pm Carolina RHP Seth Webster (8-7, 2.91) at Lynchburg RHP Dace Kime (3-8, 4.50) ICYMI: Matt Bywater allowed seven runs and nine hits over four innings pitched and took the loss as the Mudcats were defeated 8-4 in Lynchburg by the Hillcats on Saturday night at Calvin Falwell Field. Tanner Krietemeier and Carlos Franco were both 3-for-4 in the loss. The Hillcats pounded out seven hits and scored six runs over the first two innings while jumping out to their 6-0 lead. Carolina came back with a three run third, but never pulled any closer than a three run deficit in the loss. ABOUT THE LAST ONE: Carlos Franco was 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs batted in last night for the Mudcats. Both of his RBI came in the third and with two outs in the inning. Franco has now collected 33 RBI this season with two outs in an inning. Franco currently leads active Carolina League players with 27 RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs. He is also tied with Dustin Peterson for the team lead in RBI with 60 this year. ON TO THE NEXT ONE: Blair Walters starts for the Mudcats today in their penultimate game of the season. Walters enters today s game 6-8 with the Carolina League s 4 th best earned run average (3.00 ERA) 3 rd best average against (.244) this season. He looks to lead the Mudcats to a 2-1 series lead with a win today in his 22 nd and final start of the season. Walters made his first start out of the bullpen on May 6 and had has made 21 consecutive starts since. As a starter, Walters is 5-8 and has posted a 2.91 ERA and 1.21 WHIP. His 2.91 ERA as a starter is tied (with Seth Webster) for the second lowest in the league since May 6. TRENDING: Connor Lien has hit safely in seven straight games and is batting.310/.364/.520 (9-for-29, 9r, 2hr, 4rbi) during the streak Carlos Franco is batting.400/.500/.650 with two doubles, a home run and eight RBI over his last six games Justin Jackson has three saves and a 0.00 ERA over his last seven games and 11.2 innings. YEAR-END ALL-STARS: The Carolina League recognized Johan Camargo, Connor Lien and Jacob Schrader as year-end All-Stars on 8/29. Camargo was recognized as the league s top shortstop, Lien was listed as one of four All- Star outfielders and Schrader earned designated hitter of the year honors. FIRST IMPRESSION: Connor Lien has led off a game 19 times in the second half and the Mudcats are 13-6 when Lien leads off. Lien is batting.293/.365/.520 (22-for-75, 23r, 3 2b, 1 3b, 4hr, 11rbi, 6bb, 22so) as the leadoff man in the second half... Keith Curcio is batting.214/.264/.321 (42-for-196, 21r, 5 2b, 5 3b, 2hr, 15rbi, 13bb, 37so) as Carolina s primary leadoff man in the second half. The Mudcats are with Curcio as their leadoff batter in the second half. Curcio is also batting.337/.409/.455 overall this season when batting second. #WINNING: The Mudcats are currently 4 th in the league in most wins at overall this season. Those 70 wins are the club s most during its Carolina League era. They were in 2014, in 2013 and in WHERE THEY RANK: Connor Lien is 4 th in the league in batting average (.285), tied for 2 nd in stolen bases (34), tied for 4 th in hits (127) and 2 nd in the league in most strikeouts (126) Carlos Franco is 2 nd in the league in most games played (132), 5 th in extra-base hits (43) and 4 th in most base on balls (63). Franco is also tied for 2 nd in the league in extra-base (33) hits since June 1 Seth Webster is 3 rd in the league in earned run average (2.91), is 2 nd in WHIP (1.09), 1 st in lowest BB-IBB/9ip ratio (0.52) and 2 nd in fewest base runners (10.14) Blair Walters is 4 th in the league in ERA (3.00) & 3 rd in avg. against (.244). ROSTER UPDATE: The Braves transferred RHP Brandon Barker and RHP Andrew Waszak back to the Mudcats from Triple-A Gwinnett and Double-A Mississippi on 9/3. The Sept. 3 rd transactions were the 93 rd and 94 th of the season for the Mudcats. Carolina had only eight roster transactions before the bus accident on 5/12 (86 since). FOR WHAT IT S WORTH: Mudcats reliever Matt Marksberry made his MLB debut on 7/31 in PHI (1.2ip, 2h, 0r, 1bb, 0so, 2ir-2irs). - The Mudcats are and are batting.242 with an average of 3.82 runs/game and a 3.32 ERA in the Second Half. - The Mudcats are since snapping their 12 game losing streak on May 29 (.249 avg, 4.01 runs/game, 3.21 ERA). - The Mudcats last reached the playoffs in 2008 while a member of the Southern League (Double-A, Florida Marlins). - Seth Webster leads Minor League Baseball in K/BB ratio (12.86) among qualified pitchers. - Connor Lien leads the league in most outfield assists (19) and double plays (6). MUDDY S MENTIONABLES BRICENO: Was 2-for-4 on 6/28 and brought his avg. up to.200 or above (.203) for the first time since 4/15 (.200). CURCIO: Hit.542/.656/.792 (6r, 3 2b, 1hr, 5rbi) between 6/8 and 6/14 and was named Player of the Week. CAMARGO: First home run of the season was a 2-run shot to right on 8/16 in Frederick. FRANCO: Led the Carolina League with 14 extra base hits in June (14 xbh, 8 2b, 2 3b, 4hr). GEBHARDT: Was signed as a minor league free agent by the Braves on 8/20. Began year in Arizona system. GIARDINA: Had back-to-back multi hit games on 5/30 (2-for-4, R) and 5/31 (2-for-4, RBI) versus Wilmington. HARPER: Was 1-for-2 w/2 RBI on 7/2 vs. WS. Also made bare hand catch that was SportsCenter s Top 10 No. 1 play. KRIETEMEIER: Hit safely in 5 straight games between 7/24-8/15 and had go-ahead 2-run 2B in 10 th in Wilmington. LIEN: Hit.375/.429/.667 from 7/6-7/12 (9-for-24, 3r, 2hr, 6rbi, 5sb, OPS) and was named Player of the Week. MENESES: Snapped a season high 12 game hitting streak after going 0-for-1 as a PH on 8/22 in Winston-Salem. ODOM: Hit first professional grand slam on 6/9 vs. Potomac. The GS gave Carolina a lead in the 8 th. PETERSON: Went 4-for-4 for the second time in a game this season on 8/24 vs. Wilmington at FCS. Current Series: Series tied 1-1 (of 4) Season Series: CAR leads 7-5 (of 16) vs. Opp.: (6), (8) ORGANIZATIONAL SCORES: MLB: at Washington 8, ATLANTA 2 AAA: Charlotte 4, GWINNETT 2 AA: at Jacksonville 4, MISSISSIPPI 1 A: ROME 5, at Hickory 1 9/6/15 mudcatsradio@carolinamudcats.com 1

2 CAROLINA MUDCATS STARTING PITCHER Blair Walters L/L lbs Signed by Atlanta as a non-drafted free agent in July 2014 Born: 11/8/89 in Oak Park, CA School: University of Hawaii Pitches: Fastball, Changeup, Curve, Slider TL;DR: - Walters has made 21 consecutive starts and is 5-8 with a 2.91 ERA as a starter this season. - Is currently tied for 2 nd in the league (with Seth Webster) in earned run average as a starter (2.91 ERA) since 5/6. - Pitched through the seventh for the first time on 7/1 and earned his third win of the season as a starter. - Earned first victory as a starter on 5/31 against Wilmington after holding the Blue Rocks to one run over six innings pitched at Five County Stadium. - Began the season out of the bullpen and was 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA over seven games out of the pen before starting for the first time on 5/6. - Started the 2014 season with Joliet of the Independent Frontier League before signing with the Braves on 7/17. - Did not surrender more than three runs in any of his eight appearances on the season with Lynchburg. - Entered the 2012 season ranked by Baseball America as the White Sox No. 26 prospect. - Was originally drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 11th round of the 2011 draft. - Was traded to the Houston Astros in the Brett Myers trade in LAST START: Walters earned the win his last time out on 9/1 in Frederick by holding the Keys to four runs and seven hits over six innings pitched. Walters finished with four strikeouts, one walk and one home run allowed in the start. The victory snapped a personal three game losing streak for the lefty. 5/6: Walters started the second game of a doubleheader on 5/6 and was able to keep the Hillcats scoreless over three innings in his first start of the season 5/11: Pitched four scoreless innings in his second start of the season; allowed three hits and walked one in a nodecision 5/20: Allowed just three earned runs on five hits over five and 1/3 innings pitched. Improved to 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA over 10 games and three starts this season 5/25: Suffered a tough luck loss after allowing just two runs on two hits over six innings pitched. He pitched into the seventh and left the game with two runners on base and with the Mudcats leading 2-0. Both runners later scored and Carolina went on to lose 5-1 5/31: Earned his first win as a starter after holding the Blue Rocks to a run on six hits over six innings 6/7: Took just his second loss of the season after allowing three runs and three hits over five and 2/3 innings pitched. He held the Pelicans scoreless over his first five innings, but lost a 1-0 lead in the sixth after allowing three runs (Mark Zagunis HR & Jacob Rogers 2-out, 2-run 2B) and two hits in the inning 6/13: Allowed just one run on three hits over five innings pitched. Walters left the game before the sixth with the game tied 1-1, but the Carolina bullpen let the tie slip away and the Dash won the game 6-2 6/18: Gave up just two earned runs (three total) over six innings pitched. He left the game with it tied 3-3 and did not earn a decision. Carolina later scored twice in the eighth and won the game 5-3 against the Nationals 6/26: Held Pelicans to a run on five hits over six quality outings. It was his fourth quality start of the season and the victory was his first since 5/31 against Wilmington 7/1: Turned in his longest start of the season; pitched through the seventh, and allowed just one run on five hits. Walters struck out five, walked one and earned his second straight win 7/12: Led Carolina to its only win in a road series after allowing just one run and five hits over six innings pitched Myrtle Beach. He matched a season high with six strikeouts and finished without allowing a walk for third time as a starter this season 7/24: Allowed three runs and eight hits over four and 1/3 innings while taking the loss. It was the first time that he had not pitched through the fifth since his second start of the season on May 11 against Salem 7/29: Pitched into the seventh, but did not record an out and left with two men on base. Both runners later scored. He finished with three walks, two strikeouts and only three hits allowed over six plus innings pitched 8/4: Suffered a loss for the third time in his last four games. He walked two, struck out three and allowed four earned runs on seven hits over four and 2/3 innings pitched. Fell to 1-2 with a 3.52 ERA over five games and four starts against the Dash. 8/9: Allowed just two runs and four hits over seven innings pitched on 8/9 against Potomac at Five County Stadium. He allowed a run in the first and a run in the third, but stranded four and stayed out of trouble for most of the night. He also finished with three walks and did not strikeout a batter in a no decision 8/21: Suffered second straight loss after allowing four runs on seven hits over five innings pitched. Allowed a home run to Nick Basto in the fourth and a RBI double to Trey Michalczewski in the fifth. Also walked two and struck out six in the loss. 9/6/15 mudcatsradio@carolinamudcats.com 2

3 CAROLINA STARTING PITCHING NOTES MUDDY S MENTIONABLES BARKER: Made spot start for Triple-A Gwinnett on 7/5 vs. Charlotte (4.1ip, 4h, 4r, 4er, 3bb, 7so). Left with two men on (both later scored) in the fifth. BROSIUS: Placed on the disabled list on 5/14. Last pitched on 5/7 vs. Lynchburg (6.0ip, 4h, 0r, 0er, 1bb, 4so). BYWATER: Struck out seven over seven scoreless frames while earning his first win on 8/20 vs. Salem at Five County Stadium. FURNEY: Struck out a season high seven batters over seven innings on 5/22 in Wilmington (7.0ip, 8h, 3r, 2er, 2bb, 7so). GIL: Tossed a seven inning one-hit shutout (7.0ip, 1h, 0r, 0bb, 6so) while earning his second straight victory since returning from Rome on 8/24 vs Wilmington. JANAS: Placed on disabled list on 5/8. Led the league in ERA (0.56), WHIP (0.53) and lowest average against (.140) before going on DL. PARSONS: Earned a victory in his first start with Carolina on 7/21 vs. Wilmington (5ip, 8h, 4r, 4er, 1bb, 0so). POVSE: Held the Red Sox to a run and four hits over six quality innings and earned first win on 7/9 in Salem. SIMS: Struck out a season high eight batters over six full innings on 7/16 vs. Winston-Salem. Earned the win after allowing just one run on five hits. THURMAN: Allowed a leadoff double, but then retired 21 straight over seven scoreless and one-hit innings on 8/2 in Wilmington (7.0ip, 1h, 0r, 0bb, 7so). WALTERS: Pitched through the seventh for the first time on 7/1 and earned his third win of the season as a starter. WASZAK: Took a no-hitter into the seventh on 7/2 vs. Winston-Salem at Five County Stadium (W, 6.2ip, 1h, 1r, 0er, 2bb, 6so). WEBSTER: Led Carolina League in earned run average from 8/16 through 8/21 (2.52 ERA). WHALEN: Was acquired by the Braves in a four player trade with the Mets on July 24. Acquired along with RHP John Gant for Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe. NEAR PERFECTION: Steve Janas took a perfect game into the seventh inning of game one of a doubleheader against the Lynchburg Hillcats on 5/6. He lost the perfect game bid with one out in the final inning when Clint Frazier singled to right. Janas tied a Mudcats record for most batters retired from the outset of a game with 19 straight on 5/6. Steve Cook also retired 19 straight from the start of a game on 9/2/91 in a one-hit complete shutout win versus the Nashville Sounds. Nic Ungs was the last pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Mudcats uniform; he no-hit the West Tenn. Diamond Jaxx on 7/29/2005 in West Tennessee. There have been four no-hitters in Mudcats history. AWARDS: Steve Janas was named the Carolina Mudcats pitcher of the month for April by the Atlanta Braves after posting a 2-0 record and a 1.00 ERA over three starts. Janas finished April with just one walk and 13 strikeouts over 18 innings pitched Brandon Barker was named the Mudcats pitcher of the month for June by the Atlanta Braves after going 2-1 with a 2.94 ERA over six starts. He finished June with 16 strikeouts and eight walks over 33.2 innings pitched and held opponents to a.248 batting average Blair Walters was named the Mudcats pitcher of the month in July after going 2-2 with a 2.31 ERA over six starts. He finished the month with 26 strikeouts, 10 walks and 34 hits allowed over 35 innings pitched. STARTING PITCHER STATISTICS W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO WP QS WHIP BB/9 SO/9 AVG Barker, Brandon Brosius, Tyler Bywater, Matt Furney, Sean Gil, Yean Carlos Janas, Steve Parsons, Wes Povse, Max Otero, Andy Sims, Lucas Thurman, Andrew Walters, Blair Waszak, Andrew Webster, Seth Whalen, Rob TOTALS TEAM RECORD W L Barker, Brandon 10 7 Brosius, Tyler 4 1 Bywater, Matt 3 2 Furney, Sean 0 5 Gil, Yean Carlos 6 11 Janas, Steve 6 0 Parsons, Wes 1 0 Povse, Max 2 3 Otero, Andy 2 0 Sims, Lucas 4 5 Thurman, Andrew 6 5 Walters, Blair Waszak, Andrew 5 6 Webster, Seth 9 9 Whalen, Rob RUN SUPPORT (R/GS) Barker, Brandon 4.00 Brosius, Tyler 6.00 Bywater, Matt 5.20 Furney, Sean 3.00 Gil, Yean Carlos 3.76 Janas, Steve 4.00 Parsons, Wes 8.00 Povse, Max 5.00 Otero, Andy 5.50 Sims, Lucas 3.33 Thurman, Andrew 4.18 Walters, Blair 3.05 Waszak, Andrew 4.17 Webster, Seth 3.00 Whalen, Rob 1.67 Brown, Mitch B: R T: R HT: 6' 1" WT: 195 OPPONENT S STARTING PITCHER MUDCATS VS. OPPONENT'S STARTING PITCHER W-L-S ERA G GS CG SHO SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Total Briceno, Jose Camargo, Johan W-L-S ERA G GS CG SHO SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG Franco, Carlos Home Games Godfrey, Sean Away Games Hyams, Levi Lien, Connor AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS Meneses, Joey vs Left Oliver, Connor vs Right Peterson, Dustin LAST START: DATE OPP H/R DEC ERA G GS CG SHO SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB SO 9/1/15 SAL H L vs. CAROLINA DATE OPP H/R DEC ERA G GS CG SHO SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB SO 4/29/15 CAR H L /5/15 CAR R L W/L ERA GS IP H R ER BB SO Brown, Mitch /6/15 mudcatsradio@carolinamudcats.com 3

4 CAROLINA BATTER NOTES #36 Briceno, Jose Originally signed by Colorado as a non-drafted free agent in Born: Venezuela - Tallied three hits in a game for the first time this season on 6/26 vs. MB (3-for-4, 1r, 1rbi). SINGLE GAME HIGHS - Led CL catchers in Caught Steal Efficiency in st half (.481, 25cs). H: 4 (6x) - Hit a game tying solo HR in the 9th on 5/16/15 vs. Myrtle Beach. R: 4 (2x) - Was 0-for-2 when batting with the bases loaded on 8/11 (GIDP, SO, 7 LOB). RBI: 7 (6/28/13 vs. Orem) - Led SAL catchers in Caught Steal Efficiency (.438) in HR: 2 (7/13/14 vs. Orem) - Ranked as 21 st best prospect in Atlanta system by MLBpipeline.com. BB: 3 (7/18/11) - Acquired from Colorado Rockies in David Hale trade in SO: 3 (5/29/10) H: 3 (6/26 vs. MB) R: 3 (6/17 vs. FRE) RBI: 2 (4x) HR: 1 (3x) BB: 1 (Multiple) SO: 3 (7/24 at WS) 9/5 LYN AVG.183 OBP.215 SLG.267 OPS.482 SB 2 G 88 Season: Home: DSL Rox Last 10: Away: DSL Rox Last 5: vlhp: GJ Rox Series: vrhp: Asheviile April: RISP: GJ Rox May: RISP/2: Asheviile June: Bas. Ld.: Carolina July: Current Hitting Streak: August: Longest Hitting Streak: 5, 6/4/15-6/19/15 vs. Opp Longest Career Hitting Streak: 13, 7/15/13 8/2/13 #2 Camargo, Johan Signed by Atlanta as a non-drafted free agent in July Born: Panama City, Panama - Was named to the 2015 Carolina League All-Star team on 6/11. SINGLE GAME HIGHS - Brought in go-ahead run with a squeeze bunt in 3-2 win vs. Potomac on 8/9. H: 5 (5/28/14 vs. WV) - Was 3-for-4 with two singles, a triple and two RBI on 8/12 in Wilmington. R: 5 (3x) - Went 26 straight games without committing an error between 4/29 and 5/29. RBI: 3 (2x) - Collected at least one hit in 21 of 25 games between 5/5 and 6/1 and raised his average HR: 1 (3x) from.246 to.293 over that span (25-for-75). BB: 3 (6/2/12 vs. DSL BRW) - Was 1-for-3 with a 3-run triple on 4/20 in Winston Salem. SO: 3 (7/4/12 vs. DSL TIG) - Named Braves DSL Player of the Year in Ranked as Braves 12th best prospect by Baseball America before 2015 season. H: 3 (4x) R: 2 (7x) RBI: 3 (4/20/15 vs. WS) HR: 1 (8/16 at FRE) BB: 3 (8/9 vs. POT) SO: 2 (6x) 9/5 LYN Season: Home: DSL Br Last 10: Away: Danville Last 5: vlhp: Rome Series: vrhp: Lynchburg April: RISP: Carolina May: RISP/2: June: Bas. Ld.: July: August: vs. Opp: #32 Curcio, Keith AVG.262 OBP.318 SLG Current Streak: 2 games Longest Streak: 8, 5/22/15-5/30/15 Longest Career Hitting Streak: 14, 7/30/13 8/13/ OPS.657 SB 4 Selected by the Braves in the 6 th round of the 2014 June draft. College: Florida Southern. Born: Sarasota, FL. - Was named the Carolina League Player of the Week for the week ending on June Batted.542/.656/.792 between 6/8 and 6/14 (13-for-24, 6r, 3 2b, 1 hr, 5 rbi, 2sb). - Hit game tying two-out, two-run single on 8/9 vs. Potomac at Five County Stadium. - Was batting.342/.416/.479 through 32 games with Rome before transfer to Carolina. - Was 3 rd in the SAL in average (.342), 2 nd in hits (40), 4 th in OBP (.416), 4 th in runs scored (23) and tied for 1 st in triples (5) before transfer on 5/ : Was placed on the 60-day DL on 7/11 with a right shin fracture and missed the remainder of the season. SINGLE GAME HIGHS H: 4 (6/9/15 vs. POT) R: 3 (7/4/14 vs. CSC) RBI: 3 (6/12/15 vs. WS) HR: 1 (2x) BB: 3 (6/11/15 vs. POT) SO: 3 (7/26/15 vs. MB) H: 4 (6/9/15 vs. POT) R: 2 (6x) RBI: 3 (3x) HR: 1 (6/12 vs. WS) BB: 3 (6/11 vs. POT) SO: 3 (7/26 vs. MB) G 129 9/4 LYN AVG.241 OBP.298 SLG.335 OPS.633 SB 20 G 101 Season: Home: Danville Last 10: Away: Rome Last 5: vlhp: Rome Series: vrhp: Carolina April: RISP: May: RISP/2: Overall June: Bas. Ld.: July: Current Hitting Streak: 4 games August: Longest Hitting Streak: 7 games, 5/28/15-6/4/15 vs. Opp: Longest Career Hitting Streak: 7 games, 5/28-6/4 9/6/15 mudcatsradio@carolinamudcats.com 4

5 #10 Franco, Carlos Signed by Atlanta as a non-drafted free agent in May Born: Bani, Dominican Republic - Hit a walk-off double against Myrtle Beach on 7/6 at Five County Stadium. SINGLE GAME HIGHS - Was named Mudcats player of the month in June by the Braves after batting H: 3 (10x).306/.393/.551 with a league best 14 extra base hits in 28 games. R: 3 (2x) - Was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run (10) and two RBI on 9/3 in Frederick. RBI: 4 (3x) - Ranked as 21st best prospect in Braves system by Baseball America after HR: 1 (Multiple) - Was named Danville Braves Player of the Year following 2012 season. BB: 3 (6x) - Was previously a switch-hitter from 2009 through SO: 4 (6/7/13 vs. SAV) H: 3 (2x) R: 2 (9/3 at FRE) RBI: 4 (5/7/15 vs. LYN) HR: 1 (6x) BB: 3 (8/11 at WIL) SO: 3 (4x) 9/5 LYN AVG.256 OBP.346 SLG.401 OPS.747 SB 5 G 132 Season: Home: DSL Br Last 10: Away: DSL Br Last 5: vlhp: GCL Br Series: vrhp: GCL Br April: RISP: Danville May: RISP/2: Rome June: Bas. Ld.: Rome July: Current Hitting Streak: 1 game 2015 Carolina August: Longest Hitting Streak: 7 games, 6/7/15-6/13/ vs. Opp: Longest Career Hitting Streak: 11 games, 6/10/14-6/23/14 #11 Gebhardt, Ryan Signed by the Braves as a minor league free agent in August, College: Louisiana Tech. Born: Monroe, LA - Began 2015 season with Double-A Mobile in Arizona farm system. - Hit safely in a career high 13 games from 7/21-8/3 in 2014 with Visalia. - Tallied five straight multi hit games (2, 2, 3, 3, 3) from 7/2-7/6/13 with South Bend. - Hit.367/.398/.439 over 27 games w/visalia in August of SINGLE GAME HIGHS H: 4 (8/17/13 at SPO) R: 3 (8/30/14 at BAK) RBI: 3 (Multiple) HR: BB: 3 (8/2/13 at VAN) SO: 3 (6/25/15 at HD) H: R: RBI: HR: BB: SO: 9/5 LYN AVG.125 OBP.125 SLG.125 OPS.250 SB 0 G 2 Season: Home: Hillsboro Last 10: Away: South Bend Last 5: vlhp: Visalia Series: vrhp: Mobile April: RISP: Kane County May: RISP/2: Visalia June: Current Hitting Streak: 1 game 2015 Rome July: Longest Hitting Streak: 5 games, 5/8-5/14 w/kane County 2015 Carolina August: Longest Career Hitting Streak: 13 games, 7/21-8/3/14 w/vis Sept vs. Opp: #24 Giardina, Sal Selected by the Braves in the 31 st round of the 2014 June draft. College: Lynn University. Born: Varico, FL. - Was 0-for-3 with a run and one strikeout in season debut on 5/15 vs. Myrtle Beach. SINGLE GAME HIGHS - Was activated off the disabled list on 5/15. H: 3 (2x) - Made appearance out of the bullpen on 7/4 vs. Myrtle Beach (1.0ip, 0h, 0r, 0bb, 0so) R: 2 (2x) : Went 3-for-3 at the plate in second professional game on 6/22 RBI: 3 (8/15/14 at CSC) : Hit safely in six straight games between 8/14 and 8/21 HR: 1 (2x) - Was 3-for-5 with his first home run and a season high three RBI on 8/15 BB: 2 (8/22/14 vs. CSC) SO: 3 (3x) H: 2 (6x) R: 1 (Multiple) RBI: 1 (Multiple) HR: 0 BB: 1 (3x) SO: 3 (4x) 9/3 FRE Season: Home: Rome Last 10: Away: Carolina Last 5: vlhp: Series: #DIV/0! vrhp: April: RISP: May: RISP/2: June: Bas. Ld.: July: August: vs. Opp: AVG.190 OBP.234 SLG.226 OPS.461 SB 1 G 40 Current Hitting Streak: 1 game Longest Hitting Streak: 4 games 5/17/15-5/29/15 Longest Career Hitting Streak: 7 games, 7/10/14-7/20/14 9/6/15 mudcatsradio@carolinamudcats.com 5

6 #12 Harper, Reed Selected by Atlanta in the 25 th round of 2013 draft. College: Austin Peay State University (TN). Born: Nashville, TN. - Was batting.258/.303/.290 over 11 games with Rome before transfer to CAR on 5/8. - Was 1-for-2 with two RBI on 7/2 vs. WS. Also made barehanded catch that was SportsCenter s No. 1 play : Was GCL Braves Player of the Month for August after batting.300/.366/.389 over 25 games (27-for-90, 13r, 3 2b, 6rbi). - Older brother Ryne Harper is currently with the Mississippi Braves. - Father Ralph Harper and brother Ryne Harper also played collegiately at Austin Peay State University in Tennessee. (Ralph: , Ryne: ) SINGLE GAME HIGHS H: 3 (2x) R: 3 (8/3/13 vs. GCL YAN) RBI: 3 (7/15/13 vs. GCL BLU) HR: 1 (7/30/13 vs. GCL TIG) BB: 2 (8/3/13 vs. GCL YAN) SO: 3 (5/16/16 vs. MB) H: 2 (6x) R: 2 (4x) RBI: 2 (7/2 vs. WS) HR: 1 (8/16 at FRE) BB: 2 (4x) SO: 3 (5/16/16 vs. MB) 9/4 LYN Season: Home: GCL Br Last 10: Away: GCL Br Last 5: vlhp: Rome Series: vrhp: Rome April: RISP: Carolina May: RISP/2: June: Bas. Ld.: July: August: vs. Opp: #45 Krietemeier, Tanner AVG.199 OBP.262 SLG.248 OPS.510 SB 0 G 80 Current Hitting Streak: 0 Longest Hitting Streak: 4 games, 5/31-6/7, 8/6-8/12 Longest Career Hitting Streak: 4 games, 5/31-6/7 Selected by Atlanta in 23rd round, 2014 draft. College: Oklahoma State University. Born: Denver, CO. - Hit go ahead 2-out, 2-run double in 10 th in 4-3 victory in Wilmington. SINGLE GAME HIGHS - Was batting.243/.304/.324 over 47 gms with Rome before transfer to Carolina on 6/25. H: 3 (7/11/14 vs. Hickory) - Hit.348/.375/.500 over 11 games in May while with Rome Braves. R: 1 (Multiple) - Hit.273/.359/.364 over 18 gms in June with 13 RBI in June before transfer from Rome. RBI: 4 (7/11/14 vs. Hickory) - Combined to hit.261 (23-for-88, 19 RBI) in 27 games with Danville and Rome in HR: 1 (6/7/15 vs. WV) - Hit.412 (7-for-17) against left-handed pitching, compared to a.225 average (16-for-71) BB: 2 (Multiple) mark against righties in SO: 4 (Multiple) 9/5 LYN H: 4 (6/5/15 vs. WV)* R: 3 (8/7 vs. POT) RBI: 2 (5x)* HR: 1 (6/7/15 vs. WV)* BB: 2 (6/13/15 at GVL)* SO: 3 (2x)* *While with Rome Season: Home: Rome Last 10: Away: Danville Last 5: vlhp: Rome Series: vrhp: Carolina April: RISP: May: RISP/2: June: Bas. Ld.: July: August: vs. Opp: AVG.225 OBP.281 SLG.303 OPS.585 SB 0 G 27 Current Hitting Streak: 1 game Longest Hitting Streak: 5 games, 7/24-8/15 Longest Career Hitting Streak: 10 games, 5/4/15-6/1/15 #34 Lien, Connor Selected by Atlanta in 12th round, 2012 draft. School: Olympia High School (FL). Born: Windermere, FL. - Snapped an 11 game hitting streak on 6/10 (14-for-35, 4r, 3 2b, 1rbi during the streak). SINGLE GAME HIGHS - Was 4-for-5 with three singles, a home run, two runs, three RBI and three stolen bases H: 4 (7/27/14 vs. WV) on 7/9 in Salem against the Red Sox. R: 3 (Multiple) - Was named Mudcats player of the month in May by the Braves after batting RBI: 3 (Multiple).309/.364/.494 over 26 games. HR: 1 (Multiple) - Named the Carolina League Player of the Week after batting.375/.429/.667 between 7/6 BB: 3 (7/5/12 vs. GCL PIR) and 7/12 (7g, 9-for-24, 3r, 16tb, 1 2b, 2hr, 6rbi, 3bb, 5so, 5sb, OPS). SO: 4 (5/20, 6/30 at POT) - Led the 2014 Rome Braves in steals (16) in 85 games. - Finished 2014 batting.303/.364/.443 (69-for-228, 14 2b, 3 3b, 4 hr, 10rbi) in 2nd half. - Attended Olympia High School in FL with former 1st round picks Walker Weickel (RHP, SD) and Jesse Winker (LF, CIN). H: 4 (7/9 at SAL) R: 3 (6/10, 7/22) RBI: 3 (4x) HR: 1 (3x) BB: 2 (4x) SO: 4 (5/20, 6/30) 9/5 LYN July: August: vs. Opp: AVG.285 OBP.344 SLG.418 OPS.762 SB 34 G 126 Season: Home: GCL Br Last 10: Away: Danville Last 5: vlhp: Rome Series: vrhp: Carolina April: RISP: May: RISP/2: June: Bas. Ld.: Current Hitting Streak: 7 games Longest Hitting Streak: 11 games, 2x Longest Career Hitting Streak: 11 games, 5/25/-6/5, 7/11-7/22 9/6/15 mudcatsradio@carolinamudcats.com 6

7 #44 Meneses, Joey Signed by Atlanta as a non-drafted free agent in May Born: Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico - Batted.441/.500/.588 (15-for-34, 3 2b, 9rbi) over 10 games between 4/29 and 5/8. SINGLE GAME HIGHS - Was 2-for-2 with a double, triple and season high three runs on 7/2 vs. WS. H: 4 (3x) - Snapped 2-for-31 slump with 3-for-5 (single, double, triple) night on 4/29 in Lynchburg. R: 3 (5/13/14 vs. ASH) - Was 3-for-4 with first home run and two RBI on 4/13 vs. Wilmington. RBI: 4 (2x) - Hit just.180 (9-for-50) versus left-handed pitchers last season with Rome in HR: 1 (Multiple) - Hit.315 with 13 doubles and seven home runs versus RHP with Rome in BB: 3 (4/9/14 at LEX) - Played in 12 games in LF w/rome in Played in 101 games in OF in 2013 w/rome. SO: 3 (Multiple) H: 3 (5x) R: 3 (7/2 vs. WS) RBI: 4 (5/3/15 vs. FRE) HR: 1 (3x) BB: 2 (6/13, 7/17) SO: 3 (5/11, 6/29) 9/5 LYN AVG.238 OBP.298 SLG.326 OPS.624 SB 2 G 111 Season: Home: DSL Br Last 10: Away: GCL Br Last 5: vlhp: Rome Series: vrhp: GCL Br April: RISP: Rome May: RISP/2: Carolina June: Bas. Ld.: July: Current Hitting Streak: 0 August: Longest Hitting Streak: 12 games, 8/5-8/21 vs. Opp: Longest Career Hitting Streak: 13 games, 7/12/12-8/4/12 #13 Odom, Joseph Selected by ATL in the 13th round of the 2013 draft. College: Huntingdon College. Born: Birmingham, AL - Was 2-for-4 with a career high five (5) RBI and two home runs on 7/21/15 vs. WIL. SINGLE GAME HIGHS - Hit his first professional grand slam on 6/9 vs. Potomac at Five County Stadium. H: 4 (8/6/14 at SAL) - Collected first home run and first hit off a left-handed pitcher on 5/25 in Wilmington. R: 2 (7x) - First hit of 2015 season was a double on 4/19 in Salem. RBI: 5 (7/21/15 vs. WIL) - 13 of first 15 hits were for extra-bases (8 2b, 1 3b, 4hr). HR: 2 (6/23/14 vs. WS) : Had walk-off hits vs. Salem and Winston-Salem on 8/6 and 8/10 respectively. BB: 4 (7/15/13 vs. GCL BLU) - Hit.315 with 13 doubles and seven home runs versus RHP with Rome in SO: 3 (Multiple) - Finished for-23 over final seven games. H: 3 (6/10/15 vs. POT) R: 2 (5x) RBI: 5 (7/21/15 vs. WIL) HR: 2 (7/21 vs. WIL) BB: 2 (Multiple) SO: 3 (7/28 vs. FRE) 9/5 LYN AVG.222 OBP.288 SLG.411 OPS.698 SB 0 G 63 Season: Home: GCL Br Last 10: Away: Danville Last 5: vlhp: Lynchburg Series: vrhp: Carolina April: RISP: May: RISP/2: June: Bas. Ld.: July: Current Hitting Streak: 0 August: Longest Hitting Streak: 5 games, 5/4/15-5/16/15 vs. Opp: Longest Career Hitting Streak: 5 games, 5/4/15-5/16/15 #46 Peterson, Dustin Originally selected by San Diego in 2nd round of 2013 draft. School: Gilbert HS (AZ). Born: Phoenix, AZ - Placed on the DL on 5/13 and was 0-for-5 on 6/2 in first game back after bus crash. SINGLE GAME HIGHS - Was hitting.442/.500/.538 over the previous 14 games before the accident on 5/12. H: 4 (2x) - Had league high.442 average from 4/29 through 5/11 before the accident on 5/12. R: 4 (5/23/14 vs. Lansing) - Was 2 nd in the league in AVG (.314) and 4 th in on-base percentage (.392) before 5/12. RBI: 4 (3x) - Was 4-for-4 with a home run, double a single and two RBI on 4/29 in Lynchburg. HR: 1 (Multiple) - Hit home runs in consecutive games on 4/23 and 4/24 vs. Salem at Five County Stadium. BB: 3 (8/14/15 at FRE) - Acquired in SDP trade along with LHP Max Fried, SS Jace Peterson and OF Mallex Smith. SO: 3 (Multiple) - Younger brother of Seattle prospect D.J. Peterson. Both were drafted in H: 4 (4/29, 8/24) R: 3 (3x) RBI: 4 (8/19 vs. SAL) HR: 1 (5x) BB: 3 (8/14/15 at FRE) SO: 3 (Multiple) 9/5 LYN Season: Home: AZL Pad Last 10: Away: Fort Wayne Last 5: vlhp: Carolina Series: vrhp: April: RISP: May: RISP/2: June: Bas. Ld.: July: August: vs. Opp: AVG.254 OBP.320 SLG.352 OPS.672 SB 6 G 116 Current Hitting Streak: 0 Longest Hitting Streak: 7 games, 6/9-6/15 Longest Career Hitting Streak: 9 gms, 7/29/13-8/12/13, 4/16/14-4/25/14 9/6/15 mudcatsradio@carolinamudcats.com 7

8 MISCELLEANOUS OVERALL RUNS PER INNING R H E OPP CAR WALK-OFF WINS (2) 4/13: Eric Garcia drove in pinch runner Connor Oliver from second with a game winning single to deep left in the ninth and the Mudcats walked off the visiting Blue Rocks 4-3 at Five County Stadium on 4/13. Garcia was 2-for-4 in the game and his single to deep left was driven to the warning track and beyond the reach of Wilmington outfielder Dominique Taylor. 7/6: Carlos Franco scored Dustin Peterson from first with a game winning double in the ninth and the Mudcats walked-off for the second time this season with a 3-2 win against the Pelicans on Monday night at Five County Stadium. Franco was 2-for-4 with two doubles and Peterson was 1-for-3 with the game winning run and a RBI single while leading the Mudcats to the series finale victory. P.O.W.: Keith Curcio was named the Carolina League Player of the Week for the week ending on June 14. Curcio batted.542/.656/.792 between 6/8 and 6/14 and was 13-for-24 with three doubles, one home run and five RBI over that span. He also scored six runs, walked six times, hit his first home run of the season and stole two bases. He is the first Mudcats player to have earned Player of the Week honors this season Connor Lien was named the Carolina League Player of the Week after batting.375/.429/.667 between 7/6 and 7/12 (7g, 9-for-24, 3r, 16tb, 1 2b, 2hr, 6rbi, 3bb, 5so, 5sb, OPS). He was 4-for-5 with three singles, a home run, two runs, three RBI and three stolen bases on 7/9 in Salem against the Red Sox. He also hit a first pitch, first inning leadoff home run in Salem on 7/8 against Trey Ball. He has recorded three outfield assists at home plate (two double plays on 7/10 in Myrtle Beach) over the last six games. HOME RUN TRACKER 4/10 vs. SAL: Franco (1, 2nd inning off Ball, 1 on, 2 out), Godfrey (1, 2nd inning off Ball, 1 on, 2 out). 4/13 vs. WIL: Meneses (1, 4th inning off Rico, L, 0 on, 1 out). 4/16 at SAL: Schrader (1, 9th inning off Adams, 0 on, 0 out). 4/20 at WS: Schrader (2, 3rd inning off Bucciferro, 0 on, 2 out), Hyams (1, 6th inning off Bucciferro, 0 on, 1 out). 4/23 vs. SAL: Garcia, E (1, 2nd inning off Ball, 0 on, 1 out), Peterson, Du (1, 5th inning off Ball, 2 on, 2 out). 4/24 vs. SAL: Peterson, Du (2, 8th inning off Grover, 1 on, 2 out). 4/28 at LYN: Franco (2, 7th inning off Brantley, 1 on, 2 out). 4/29 at LYN: Peterson, Du (3, 3rd inning off Brown, Mi, 0 on, 0 out), Oliver (1, 4th inning off Brown, Mi, 0 on, 2 out). 5/1 vs. FRE: Schrader (3, 2nd inning off Horacek, 0 on, 1 out). 5/3 vs. FRE: Lien (1, 8th inning off Nowottnick, 2 on, 2 out). 5/6 vs. LYN: Godfrey (2, 4th inning off Pasquale, 0 on, 0 out). 5/6 vs. LYN: Lien (2, 6th inning off Weathers, 0 on, 0 out). 5/7 vs. LYN: Franco (3, 2nd inning off Peoples, 1 on, 2 out). 5/9 at SAL (GM:1): Schrader (4, 1st inning off Ball, 2 on, 2 out). 5/16 vs. MB: Briceno, J (1, 9th inning off Cates, 0 on, 0 out). 5/21 at POT: Godfrey (3, 4th inning off Simms, 0 on, 0 out). 5/25 at WIL: Odom (1, 2nd inning off Reed, 0 on, 1 out). 5/30 vs. WIL: Schrader (5, 4th inning off Junis, 1 on, 0 out), Odom (2, 4th inning off Junis, 1 on, 0 out). 6/1 vs. WIL: Hyams (2, 3rd inning off Mills, 0 on, 0 out). 6/2 vs. WIL: Schrader (6, 3rd inning off Rico, L, 2 on, 2 out). 6/4 at MB: Briceno, J (2, 3rd inning off Torrez, D, 0 on, 1 out). 6/5 (GM:1) at MB: Franco (4, 2nd inning off Underwood, 0 on, 2 out). 6/6 (GM:1) at MB: Peterson, Du (4, 1st inning off Skulina, 0 on, 2 out). 6/6 (GM:2) at MB: Meneses (2, 5th inning off Cruz, F, 0 on, 1 out). 6/8 vs. POT: Franco (5, 5th inning off Simms, 0 on, 1 out). 6/9 vs. POT: Peterson, Du (5, 8th inning off Mapes, 0 on, 0 out), Odom (3, 8th inning off Lee, 3 on, 0 out). 6/10 vs. POT: Lien (3, 5th inning off Perez, K, 1 on, 2 out). 6/12 vs. WS: Curcio (1, 6th inning off Dykstra, 0 on, 0 out). 6/15 at FRE: Meneses (3, 4th inning off Hess, 0 on, 1 out), Franco (6, 5th inning off Hess, 0 on, 2 out), Schrader (7, 7th inning off Rheault, 0 on, 2 out). 6/16 at FRE: Godfrey (4, 1st inning off Gausman, 0 on, 0 out), Odom (4, 4th inning off Gonzalez, L, 1 on, 0 out). 6/17 at FRE: Briceno, J (3, 5th inning off Horacek, 0 on, 0 out), Godfrey (5, 5th inning off Horacek, 0 on, 1 out). 6/26 vs. MB: Schrader (8, 1st inning off Underwood, 1 on, 2 out). 6/30 at POT: Franco (7, 7th inning off Amlung, 0 on, 0 out). 7/7 vs. MB: Odom (5, 4th inning off Null, 0 on, 2 out). 7/8 at SAL: Lien (4, 1st inning off Ball, 0 on, 0 out). 7/9 at SAL: Franco (8, 4th inning off Stankiewicz, 2 on, 1 out), Lien (5, 9th inning off Adams, 1 on, 2 out). 7/15 vs. WS: Franco (9, 7th inning off Jones, N, 0 on, 1 out). 7/17 vs. WS: Peterson, Du (6, 1st inning off Guerrero, J, 2 on, 0 out), Lien (6, 2nd inning off Guerrero, J, 1 on, 1 out). 7/20 vs. WIL: Schrader (9, 5th inning off Strahm, 0 on, 0 out). 7/21 vs. WIL: Odom 2 (7, 1st inning off Pounders, 1 on, 2 out; 8th inning off Edwards, 2 on, 2 out). 7/22 at WS: Lien (7, 3rd inning off Guerrero, J, 0 on, 0 out), Schrader (10, 9th inning off Goldberg, 2 on, 2 out). 7/28 vs. FRE: Schrader (11, 6th inning off Keller, 1 on, 2 out). 8/5 vs. WS: Schrader (12, 6th inning off Wheeler, 0 on, 0 out). 8/14 at WIL: Curcio (2, 1st inning off Junis, 0 on, 0 out). 8/16 at FRE: Harper (1, 4th inning off Gonzalez, L, 0 on, 0 out), Camargo (1, 6th inning off Nowottnick, 1 on, 1 out), Curcio (3, 8th inning off Rheault, 0 on, 1 out). 8/18 vs. SAL: Peterson, Du (7, 3rd inning off McGrath, 0 on, 2 out). 8/19 vs. SAL: Peterson, Du (8, 2nd inning off Buttrey, 3 on, 0 out). 8/20 vs. SAL: Schrader (13, 2nd inning off Ball, 0 on, 0 out), Curcio (4, 4th inning off Ball, 2 on, 1 out). 8/24 vs. WIL: Briceno, J (4, 3rd inning off Strahm, 0 on, 0 out). 8/28 vs. LYN: Schrader (14, 4th inning off Peoples, 0 on, 1 out). 8/30 vs. LYN: Schrader (15, 3rd inning off Lugo, L, 0 on, 1 out). 9/2 at FRE: Lien (8, 3rd inning off Horacek, 0 on, 2 out). 9/3 at FRE: Lien (9, 4th inning off Walker, 0 on, 2 out), Franco (10, 5th inning off Walker, 0 on, 1 out). MULTI HIT GAMES HR EXTENDED LEAD PLAYER T PLAYER HR Briceno Briceno - Camargo Camargo 1 Curcio Curcio 3 Franco Franco 3 Garcia Garcia - Giardina 6 6 Giardina - Godfrey Godfrey 3 Harper 7 7 Harper - Krietemeier Krietemeier - Lien Lien 6 Meneses Meneses 1 Odom Odom 4 Oliver 3 3 Oliver 1 Peterson Peterson 3 Schrader Schrader 7 TOTAL 32 RBI PER GAME PLAYER HR GAVE LEAD Briceno 4 PLAYER HR Camargo 5 1 Briceno 2 Curcio 7 3 Camargo - Franco Curcio 1 Garcia 1 Franco 3 Giardina Garcia - Godfrey 2 Giardina - Harper 1 Godfrey 1 Krietemeier 1 Harper - Lien 6 4 Krietemeier - Meneses Lien 2 Odom Meneses 1 Oliver 1 Odom 3 Peterson Oliver - Schrader Peterson 2 Schrader 5 RUNS PER GAME TOTAL 20 PLAYER Briceno 4 1 HR TO TIE GAME Camargo 5 PLAYER HR Curcio 5 Briceno 2 Franco 7 1 Camargo - Garcia 3 Curcio - Giardina Franco - Godfrey Garcia - Harper 5 Giardina - Krietemeier 1 Godfrey - Lien 13 2 Harper 1 Meneses 4 1 Krietemeier - Odom 4 1 Lien - Oliver Meneses - Peterson 5 3 Odom - Schrader 10 2 Oliver - Peterson 1 HOMERUNS - RBI PER HR Schrader 1 PLAYER T TOTAL 5 Briceno 3 3 Camargo 1 1 HR TO BREAK TIE Curcio PLAYER HR Franco Briceno 2 Garcia 1 1 Camargo - Giardina 0 Curcio 1 Godfrey Franco - Harper 1 1 Garcia - Krietemeier 0 Giardina - Lien Godfrey 1 Meneses 3 3 Harper - Odom Krietemeier - Oliver 1 1 Lien 2 Peterson Meneses 3 Schrader Odom 2 TOTAL Oliver - Peterson 1 Schrader 2 TOTAL 14 HR W/CAR TRAILING PLAYER HR Briceno 1 Camargo - Curcio - Franco 4 Garcia 1 Giardina - Godfrey 1 Harper 1 Krietemeier - Lien 1 Meneses - Odom 1 Oliver - Peterson 2 Schrader 3 TOTAL 15 9/6/15 mudcatsradio@carolinamudcats.com 8

9 CAROLINA BULLPEN NOTES MUDDY S MENTIONABLES COOK: Signed as free agent by Braves on 7/25. Began 2015 in Double-A Akron with Cleveland Indians org. was with High-A Lynchburg from 4/18-7/11. JACKSON: Pitched four no-hit innings on 7/20 vs. Wilmington (4ip, 0h, 0r, 1bb, 3so). Longest outing for a reliever this season. OTERO: Appeared as a starter in two Carolina s doubleheaders between May and June (5/31, 6/6) and posted a 1.17 ERA over 7.2 innings pitched. ROBERTSHAW: Was 0-0 with a 1.98 ERA over seven relief appearances in June (13.2ip, 6h, 3r, 3er, 1hr, 3bb, 14so). RONEY: Struck out four over two scoreless innings in Mudcats debut on 7/23 in Winston-Salem (2.0ip, 2h, 0r, 0bb, 4so). SALAZAR: Led South Atlantic League relievers in lowest average against (.146) before transfer to Mudcats on 7/22. TATE: Suffered first loss on 7/10 in Myrtle Beach committing a fielding error in the ninth allowing winning run to score from second. WALTERS: Last pitched in relief on 5/2 vs. Frederick. Was 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA over seven games in relief before going to rotation. WASZAK: Returned to the bullpen on 6/27 and allowed two runs and three hits over one inning. ZAVALA: Went five straight appearances and 7.1 innings without allowing a run at Five County Stadium before allowing one on 6/26 vs. MB BULLPEN STATISTICS W L SV SVO ERA G IP H R ER HR BB SO WP WHIP BB/9 SO/9 AVG Brocker, Cole Cabrera, Mauricio Cook, Clayton Dirks, Caleb Emmons, Dustin Furney, Sean Giardina, Sal Jackson, Justin Jones, Tyler Kinman, Kyle Marksberry, Matt Nesseth, Mike Otero, Andy Outman, Josh Peterson, Dave Robertshaw, Britt Roney, Bradley Salazar, Carlos Tate, Richie Walters, Blair Waszak, Andrew Webster, Seth Zavala, Jorge INHERITED RUNNERS LAST OUTING IR IRS DATE IP R ER BB SO Brocker, Cole 5 1 Brocker, Cole 6/ Cabrera, Mauricio 6 1 Cabrera, Mauricio 7/ Cook, Clayton 2 2 Cook, Clayton 9/ Dirks, Caleb 7 1 Dirks, Caleb 7/ Emmons, Dustin 1 0 Emmons, Dustin 7/ Furney, Sean 2 2 Furney, Sean 7/ Giardina, Sal 0 0 Giardina, Sal 7/ Jackson, Justin Jackson, Justin 9/ Jones, Tyler 9 2 Jones, Tyler 5/ Kinman, Kyle 0 0 Kinman, Kyle 7/ Marksberry, Matt 17 3 Marksberry, Matt 6/ Nesseth, Mike 2 0 Nesseth, Mike 5/ Otero, Andy 17 2 Otero, Andy 9/ Outman, Josh 0 0 Outman, Josh 7/ Peterson, Dave 10 3 Peterson, Dave 6/ Robertshaw, Britt 13 5 Robertshaw, Britt 7/ Roney, Bradley 13 1 Roney, Bradley 9/ Salazar, Carlos 0 0 Salazar, Carlos 9/ Tate, Richie 14 4 Tate, Richie 9/ Walters, Blair 4 0 Walters, Blair 6/ Waszak, Andrew 0 0 Waszak, Andrew 9/ Webster, Seth 0 0 Webster, Seth 7/ Zavala, Jorge 12 6 Zavala, Jorge 9/ % #37 Cook, Clayton Signed by the Braves as a minor league free agent on 7/25/15. School: Amarillo High School (TX). Born: Amarillo, TX Pitches: - Missed all of 2013 and most of 2014 season dealing with right shoulder injury. - Had right shoulder labrum surgery on September 26, : Finished t5th in the Carolina League in starts (25), t7th in wins (9) and t8th in strikeouts (106) : Ranked 9th in the Midwest League in ERA (3.35) : Named to the New York-Penn League All-Star team. - Originally selected in 9 th round of the 2008 draft by the Cleveland Indians. SINGLE GAME HIGHS IP: 7.2 (8/7/10 at SB)* H: 10 (7/11/11 at FRE)* R: 9 (4/27/11 vs. SAL)* ER: 9 (4/27/11 vs. SAL)* BB: 5 (2x)* SO: 9 (6/4/11, 6/13/11) *Pitched as a starter IP: 4.0 (5/25 vs. FRE) H: 6 (5/4 vs. MB) R: 6 (6/6 vs. WS) ER: 6 (6/6 vs. WS) BB: 5 (5/4 vs. MB) SO: 4 (7/11 vs. WIL) LAST OUTING 9/5 LYN W 1 L 0 S 0 ERA 4.50 G 7 IP 8.0 BB 11 SO GCL Indians CLE Last APR Mah. Valley NYP Last MAY Lake County MID Home JUN Kinston CAR Away JUL Carolina CAR AVG AB R H BB SO HR AUG Injured vlhb SEP Carolina CAR vrhb Akron EAS Lynchburg CAR Carolina ATL Minor League Totals #20 Jackson, Justin Signed by the Braves as a minor league free agent on 11/18/14. School: TC Roberson High School (NC). Born: Asheville, NC Pitches: - Earned first win on 5/31 vs. Wilmington at Five County Stadium (3.0ip, 0r). - Was 1-0 with a 1.96 ERA over seven appearances in July (18.1ip, 10h, 5r, 4er, 6bb, 17so) - Posted a 2.61 ERA over five appearances between 5/31 and 6/28 (10.1ip, 3er, 6bb, 5so). - Stranded 3 inherited runners in 9 th on 8/8 vs. POT. Finished frame with double play. - Originally drafted in the supplemental round of the 2007 draft by Toronto as an INF/OF. - Played SS, 2B, 3B, LF, CF, RF and pitched in Blue Jays system between 2007 and SINGLE GAME HIGHS IP: 4.0 (7/20 vs. WIL) H: 5 (8/28/14 vs. HAR) R: 3 (Multiple) ER: 3 (Multiple) BB: 4 (5/21 at POT) SO: 5 (7/24 at WS) IP: 4.0 (7/20 vs. WIL) H: 2 (5x) R: 2 (3x) ER: 2 (5/9, 6/15) BB: 4 (5/21 at POT) SO: 5 (7/24 at WS) LAST OUTING 9/4 LYN W 3 L 1 S 5 ERA 2.08 G 26 IP BB 26 SO Dunedin TOR Last APR Lansing TOR Last MAY Dunedin TOR Home JUN New Hamp. TOR Away JUL Mississippi ATL AVG AB R H BB SO HR AUG Carolina ATL vlhb SEP Minor League Totals vrhb /6/15 mudcatsradio@carolinamudcats.com