Jake Adams makes a play at first for Fayetteville on Thursday night.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)
The Fayetteville Woodpeckers played their first home game in new Segra Stadium on Thursday night.
Attendance was 6,202. Capacity for the facility is listed at 4,786
The Carolina Mudcats (9-6) won the Carolina League baseball matchup, 7-5, on a 2-run homer by Tristen Lutz in the top of the ninth inning. The blast left Lutz with a .130 batting average.
The Woodpeckers got solo homers from Colton Shaver in the fourth inning and Seth Beer in the seventh.
The same teams were rained out Friday and are scheduled to play a doubleheader on Saturday.
Houston’s entry in the Carolina League played as the Buies Creek Astros the last two seasons while Segra Stadium was being built. The BC Astros won the league playoffs in 2018.
A Black Dagger parachute team member drops in for the home opener.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)
Throwing out first pitches, from left, were Fayetteville mayor Mitch Colvin, General Michael Garrett and Houston Astros owner Jim Crane.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)
The 82nd Airborne choir sang the national anthem.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)
Woodpeckers starter Enoli Paredes warms up.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)
Michael Papierski bats before a capacity crowd.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)
Seth Beer rounds first on a fourth-inning home run.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)
Fireworks followed the first Woodpeckers game at Segra Stadium.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)
