Charlotte Rallies Past Maine Behind Nedry’s Three RBIs
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Interstat) — Robert Nedry drove in three runs, including a go-ahead two-run triple in the fifth inning, to lead the Charlotte 49ers to a 9-4 victory over the Maine Black Bears on Wednesday afternoon at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium.
Trailing 4-0, Charlotte scored twice in the second inning before erupting for four runs in the fifth. Nedry’s triple put the 49ers ahead for good. He added an RBI double in the seventh.
Sebastian Perez earned the win with three scoreless innings of relief, striking out four. Six Charlotte relievers combined to allow no earned runs over the final six frames.
Maine scored all four of its runs in the seventh, capitalizing on two errors, but could not complete the comeback. The Black Bears finished with nine hits.
Charlotte improved to 5-3. Maine fell to 2-7.