'Cats Claim Series Finale, 4-3
Published on July 7, 2016 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Hill City Howlers News Release
*SUMMARY *Lynchburg won the series finale against Frederick Thursday at City Stadium, 4-3, to salvage a four-game series. *Tyler Krieger* and *Taylor Murphy* each had two-hit games for the 'Cats. *Justus Sheffield* pitched five innings and struck out eight batters while only surrendering one walk.
*HILLCATS COMEBACK METHODICALLY *
Lynchburg and Frederick traded a run a piece in the first inning. Frederick began the game with two singles and a double by *Winston Sawyer* to take a 1-0 lead. The 'Cats answered with a leadoff triple from *Greg Allen* and a double by *Tyler Krieger* to knot the game up. *Jonah Heim* hit a solo homer in the fourth to put the Keys back on top. *Erick Salcedo* recorded an RBI double in the fifth inning to make the count 3-1.
*Juan De La Cruz* and *Greg Allen* singled and walked respectively to put two runners on base in the bottom of the fifth. *Krieger* singled to drive in *De La Cruz* and put *Allen *on third. *Yu-Cheng Chang* hit a sacrifice fly to right field to tie the game at 3-all. The Hillcats scratched across the eventual game-winning run in the sixth inning after a leadoff single to *Luigi Rodriguez. Taylor Murphy* proceeded to double to put two runners in scoring position. Back-to-back walks issued to *Mark Mathias* and *Paul Hendrix* gave the Hillcats a 4-3 lead.
*PITCHING SLOWS DOWN KEYS*
After the two teams combined for 53 in the first three games of the series, stronger pitching prevailed in the series finale. *Justus Sheffield *took the no decision but was effective in his fourth start against Frederick. The lefty has 25 strikeouts in his last 16 2/3 innings, which span over three starts. He had a stretch from the first inning through the third where he struck out six of the eight batters he faced. *Matt Whitehouse* came out of the bullpen and picked up his first win for the Hillcats. He pitched two innings and scattered three hits, while also striking out three batters. *Cameron Hill* made his return from a brief stint in Columbus and picked up a save. *Hill* threw a perfect two innings and struck out a batter.
*SHORT HOPS*
*Greg Allen *extended his team-best on-base streak to 25 straight games...*Anthony Santander *has hit safely in 15 of his last 16 contests after going 1-3 in the game...Hillcats improved to 11-11 in one-run games.
*ON DECK*
Lynchburg and Salem will face off in a four-game series beginning at City Stadium Friday at 6:30 p.m. *Sean Brady *(7-3, 4.68) will look to extend his win streak to three games after earning the Carolina League Pitcher of the Week this past week. *Matt Kent *(7-3, 2.98) will be on the mound for the Red Sox. Fans can listen to the action on 93.3 FM and 1320 AM as well as www.lynchburg-hillcats.com, beginning with the Hillcats On-Deck Show at 6:15 p.m.
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