| Breaking News |  | Tuesday, August 8th, 2028: Hicks Goes 5-5 Against Erie
The Stars whipped the SeaWolves 10-5 at Ballpark of Hunstville and Riley Hicks had a big hand in the win. The Stars second baseman came to the plate 5 times and collected 5 hits. It was a good day for Hicks and a tough day for Erie.
"I just go up there and whale away and hope it hits the barrel of the bat," he said. "There really isn't any plan."
Plan or not, Hicks delivered today -- 5-5 is outstanding in any league.
R. Hicks singled in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off E. Lamb in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off A. Novak in the 8th.
So far this season Hicks is hitting .354 with 2 home runs, 7 RBIs and 17 runs scored. He has 40 hits in 113 at-bats and a .376 OBP.
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 | Tuesday, August 8th, 2028: League Issues 4-Game Suspensions for Brawl
Yesterday at Ballpark of Hunstville Clyde Anderson and Aaron Novak lost their tempers and now they will have a few days off to cool down. The league office has suspended Huntsville's Clyde Anderson and Erie's Aaron Novak for 4 games for fighting. The suspensions are scheduled to go into effect today.
In 2028 Anderson is batting .323 with 5 home runs and 35 RBIs.
This season Novak has logged 1 save. He has thrown 54.2 innings, dished out 23 strikeouts and walked 24 while putting up a 2-0 mark and a 4.45 ERA.
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 | Wednesday, July 26th, 2028: Mudcats Whitewash SeaWolves, Vargas Winner
Speaking after the game, the Carolina manager said, "Ignacio Vargas had everything going for him. He controlled their bat speed, stayed down, had a lot of movement... he had it all... masterful."
Vargas held the Erie SeaWolves to 4 hits and fashioned a fine 4-0 shutout. He had 1 walk and 8 strikeouts in the game.
"We couldn't get anything going. He certainly had our number," the Erie skipper told reporters.
This season to date Vargas has a record of 13 wins and 4 losses with a 2.34 ERA, has appeared in 21 games and struck out 149 in 146.1 innings.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 56-64, .467 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 10.0 GB | | Record at home | 30-30, .500 PCT | | Record on the road | 26-34, .433 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 3-3, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 12-20, .375 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 12-20, .375 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 44-44, .500 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 4-6, .400 PCT | | Record in April | 13-15, .464 PCT | | Record in May | 16-13, .552 PCT | | Record in June | 7-18, .280 PCT | | Record in July | 16-13, .552 PCT | | Record in August | 4-5, .444 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .261 - 9th in TL | | On-Base Percentage | .318 - 10th in TL | | Slugging Percentage | .369 - 6th in TL | | On-Base + Slugging | .686 - 9th in TL | | Runs Scored | 548 - 9th in TL | | Hits | 1088 - tied for 10th in TL | | Extra-Base Hits | 306 - 6th in TL | | Home Runs | 52 - 9th in TL | | Bases-On-Balls | 278 - 14th in TL | | Strikeouts | 815 - 10th in TL | | Stolen Bases | 192 - 7th in TL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.00 - 10th in TL | | Starters' ERA | 3.99 - 11th in TL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.03 - 10th in TL | | Runs allowed | 538 - tied for 8th in TL | | Hits allowed | 1114 - 11th in TL | | Opponents AVG | .268 - 12th in TL | | BABIP | .310 - 6th in TL | | Home Runs allowed | 59 - 11th in TL | | Bases-On-Balls | 354 - 10th in TL | | Strikeouts | 695 - 13th in TL |
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