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ZEBULON, N.C. – Brad Davis hit a two-out, game-tying homerun in the tenth inning, followed later by a Dante Brinkley RBI single to score Chris de la Cruz as the Carolina Mudcats (62-48, 24-16) came away with a 12-11, 10-inning victory over the Jacksonville Suns (48-62, 15-25) in front of 3,558 Thursday night at Five County Stadium.  
 
The loss combined with a Mississippi win dropped the Suns to 12.0 games back of first place with 30 games remaining. Carolina won their seventh straight game while the Suns lost their seventh in row, the longest losing streak of the season for Jacksonville. The Suns fell to 1-9 in extra inning games, and Carolina won the season series against Jacksonville 20-9.
 
The Brad Davis homerun was his first since April 5, and tied the game 11-11. On a routine ground ball, Suns shortstop Ivan DeJesus, Jr. threw into the dugout for an error to get Chris de la Cruz to second base. After an intentional walk, Dante Brinkley singled out of the reach of the diving second baseman for the game winning RBI.

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With the game tied 10-10, Jacksonville took the lead in the 10th inning on a Ryan Rogowski single to left field against Carolina reliever Carlos Martinez for an 11-10 lead.
 
Neither starter fared well early as both offenses racked up runs. Suns starter Cody White allowed eight earned runs and six hits over three and one-thirds innings. Mudcats starter Aaron Thompson allowed nine earned runs and twelve hits over four innings of work. White and Thompson did not factor in the decision.
 
Shane Justis paced the Suns attack, going two-for-five with a homerun and six RBI. Lucas May went three-for-four with a homerun.
 
Carolina reliever Carlos Martinez (2-2) picked up the win while Suns reliever Travis Schlichting (3-2) gave up the 10th inning runs for the loss.

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