After a back and forth start to the series, the Mud Hens took all three games Friday to Sunday to win the series 4-2.
Friday’s victory was largely the product of starter Sawyer-Gipson Long. In his fourth Triple-A start the right-hander blanked the Clippers for five innings while punching out eight hitters. Aneurys Zabala allowed an unearned run in the seventh, but otherwise the bullpen was untouchable as well.
The offense was pretty quiet until starter Peyton Battenfield left the game after five innings following a rain delay. Reliever Cody Morris issued a leadoff walk to Justyn-Henry Malloy in the bottom of the sixth, and Colt Keith followed with a rocket to right field to make it 2-0 Hens.