Blue Pirates Win at North Carolina, 6-3
The <North Carolina Aviators:team#8> and <Ontario Blue Pirates:team#77> were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd at Lowe's Field at Bojangles' Stadium.

<Ontario:team#77> beat <North Carolina:team#8> on the strength of starter <Cristo Mota:player#7028>'s fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a 6-3 win. In 7.1 innings, Mota surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 11 and  walking 1. He allowed 3 runs. <Ken Daniels:player#1130> converted his 21st save in 23 tries.

Ontario relied on the bat of <Duri Al Gahary:player#9058> to get the win. The catcher ripped a 2-run  home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Blue Pirates ahead, 4-0. For the game, <Al Gahary:player#9058> had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Al Gahary told the Ontario Citizen. "It's as simple as that." 

At 35-39, the Blue Pirates are currently 4th in the Patriot League North.



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