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The Smokies took a 1-0 lead in their series with Huntsville and they got off to a quick start with four runs in the first inning.  Casey McGehee had a nice game and he went two for three with a walk, two RBIs and a run.  Issmael Salas doubled, drove in two runs and scored.

Mark Holliman picked up the win with a nice start.  He gave up two runs on five hits and a walk with six strikeouts in seven innings of work.

The Smokies picked up two quick wins in one day as the Smokies beat Huntsville in both of their doubleheader games and it was Mark Holliman that made the headlines.  He threw a seven inning no hitter in which he gave up just one walk with three strikeouts.  Mark Holliman even helped out his own cause by providing the bulk of the offense with a two run homer.

Game two saw a solid pitching performance by the bullpen.  After starter Matthew Avery gave up two runs in three innings, the pen held Huntsville scoreless the rest of the way.  Adalberto Mendez threw two of those scoreless innings and he picked up the win.  Issmael Salas went two for three with two RBIs and Casey McGehee went two for three with two runs.

Mark Holliman was all that bad in his start for the Smokies but the took the loss none the less.  He fell to 6-5 and he gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts in six innings.

Matt Craig provided all of the offense in the 4-2 loss.  He hit a two run homerun that was his fifth long ball of the season.

Mark Hollimon fell to 6-4 on the season with a rough start in the Smokies 5-4 loss to Carolina.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings.

Sam Fuld had a nice day at the plate in the loss.  He went three for five with a double and two RBI.

The Smokies got plenty of offense in their 8-1 win over the Barons and just about everyone made a contribution.  Gary Cates had a nice game and he doubled twice and scored twice while Josh Kroeger went three for three with a double, an RBI and a run.

Mark Holliman threw three shutout innings but he came out because of a rain delay.  Gregory Reinhard picked up the win and he gave up one run and struck out three in two innings.

Five hits were all the Smokies’ hitters could manage in a 7-0 loss to the Jaxx.  Jemel Spearman and Chris Robinson each had two hits in the game and Spearman had the only extra base hit with a triple.

Mark Holliamn dropped to 6-3 with the loss. He gave up three runs on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in five innings.

Mark Holliman gave up eight runs on eleven hits and six walks with one strikeout in 5 2/3 innings.  He dropped to 6-2 on the season in the 8-4 loss.

Josh Kroeger was the hitting star in the loss.  He went yard twice with two solo shots.

Mark Holliman had another great start and he improved to 6-1.  He gave up just two hits and a walk with five strikeouts in the win.

Holliman also helped out his own cause at the plate.  He hit a two run homer in the second inning.  Casey McGehee went two for three and he scored twice.

Mark Holliman took his first loss of the season in a rough start against the Lookouts.  He gave up five runs on nine hits and three walks with five strikeouts in five innings of work.

Jacob Fox drove in the lone run for the Smokies with a solo shot in the first inning in the 7-1 loss.  He also had two of the Smokies three hits.

Mark Holliman improved to an impressive 3-0 record with a solid start over Carolina.  He gave up just two runs (one earned) on six hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings.

Christopher Walker was the hitting star.  He went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Jorge Cortes singled and drove in two runs in the 4-2 win.

Mark Holliman threw a gem as the Smokies beat Mobile 3-0.  He gave up eight hits with six strikeouts in eight shutout innings.

Issmael Salas hit a solo homerun to account for one of the three Smokies runs.  Jemel Spearman went two for three with a run and an RBI.

Chris Robinson led the way for the Smokies at the plate with a big two run homer in their 6-5 win.  Brian Dopirak also went yard with a solo shot and Matt Craig finished with three hits.

Mark Holliman had a very nice start.  He gave up just a single run on three hits and two hits with three strikeouts in seven innings.

The Smokies were held to just four hits in a 1-0 loss to the Jacksonville Suns.  Chris Robinson had the only extra base hit of the game with a double.

A great start by Mark Holliman went to waste.  He gave up four hits in six shutout innings in which he walked one and struck out seven.