CarL1 Lynchburg Hillcats

'Cats Lose on Three Straight Walks

Published on August 25, 2011 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Lynchburg Hillcats News Release


Myrtle Beach, SC - It took a season-long for the Hillcats 12 innings but their game against the Pelicans finally ended on a walk-off walk, Myrtle Beach winning 3-2. Joey Terdoslavich went 4-for-6 in the ball game, crushing his 50th double of the season in the third inning. He is now just one double away from tying the all-time Carolina League single season record.

Lynchburg led early scoring two runs in the second. Joe Leonard reached on an error. Shawn McGill then drew a walk. With runners at first and second Marcus Lemon put down a sacrifice bunt to third base. Jimmy Swift fielded and threw the ball away at first, Leonard scored, McGill went to third, and Lemon advanced to second. Barrett Kleinknecht drove in McGill with a sacrifice fly to left field. The Hillcats without the benefit of a hit in the frame scored a pair and led 2-0.

Despite tallying 12 hits in the other 11 innings, the 'Cats would not score the rest of the game. Even with three hits coming in the 10th inning alone, the Hillcats stranded the bases loaded and failed to score.

Meanwhile the Pelicans' offense consisted of one man. Mike Olt went deep twice in the ball game. He hit a solo shot in the fourth inning and another in the seventh inning. Both came off starter David Hale.

Hale went eight innings, gave up just two runs on six hits, while striking out five but took a no-decision as the game went to extras tied 2-2.

The 10th and 11th innings went scoreless, as did the Lynchburg half of the 12th.

RHP Mark Lamm came back out to pitch the bottom of the 12th for the Hillcats, looking to complete his fourth inning of relief. He struck out the first two batters but Santiago would not let Myrtle go quietly into the 13th. He doubled with two outs, and that was the beginning of the end. Lamm then intentionally walked Travis Adair a left-handed batter to get to the right-handed Jared Prince. Prince also drew a walk of the unintentional variety. That loaded the bases and Lamm left the game.

LHP Matt Crim entered to face left-handed batter Andrew Clark. Clark worked the count full before taking a fastball in the dirt for ball four and the Pelicans won 3-2. Lynchburg fell in the finale but took the series 2-1.

Joseph Ortiz (5-5) earned the win with three scoreless innings of relief. Lamm (1-2) suffered the loss for Lycnhburg.

The Hilcats are now 27-32 in the second half, still five games back of the Potomac Nationals for a playoff spot with just 10 games left.

Lynchburg travels to Kinston next to take on the Indians in a three-game set. Game one is scheduled for 6:30 pm Friday night. RHP Caleb Brewer (1-0) will start for the Hillcats against RHP Clayton Cook (8-8) for Kinston.

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