Hillcats Game Notes
Published on July 6, 2007 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Hill City Howlers News Release
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS (7-8, 36-46) @ POTOMAC NATIONALS (7-8, 36-47)
JULY 6th, 2007 -- 7:35 PM
CALVIN FALWELL FIELD AT LYNCHBURG CITY STADIUM
RHP CLAYTON HAMILTON (3-6, 6.30) vs. RHP SHAIRON MARTIS (6-5, 4.43)
THE HILLCATS...seek to snap a five-game losing streak as they open a seven-game road trip with the first of three against the Potomac Nationals...Suffered a 12-3 drubbing at the hands of the Salem Avalanche last night...Have squandered a lead in 9 of 11 losses to the Avalanche this year...Have allowed 10 or more runs in four of the last five games...Are just 9-22 (.290) in their last 31 games...Are hitting .257 as a team (5th in the CL) and have a collective 5.06 ERA (8th in the CL)...
THE NATIONALS...Have won four of their last five games after starting the half just 3-7...Since getting off to a league-best 8-3 start (.727) have gone just 28-44 (.389) in their last 72 games...Are hitting .269 as a team (3rd in the CL) and have posted a 4.57 team ERA (5th in the CL)...Interestingly, have been issued a league-high 368 walks while striking out a league-most 639 times...
2007 vs. POTOMAC: Potomac leads the season series, 7 games to 5...Potomac captured the 2006 season series, 12 games to 8...Overall, the Hillcats have an edge in the lifetime series 133-119 (.528) and have gone 60-58 (.508) in 118 all-time games at Pfitzner Stadium...
HISTORIC STREAK: OF Brad Corley extended his hit streak to a team-best 18 consecutive games with a pair of extra-base hits last night...His current hit streak is the fifth longest in Hillcats' history...The former 2nd rounder is batting 29-72, .403-4-18 during the streak....He is also tied for the league lead with 58 RBIs...The slugger led all Pirates' farmhands with 100 RBIs last season...
FORD RUNNING WELL: 2B Shelby Ford picked up another base hit last night and has now hit in 12 of the last 13 games (20-56, .357-0-10)...He has raised his batting average from .246 to .261 over the stretch...
HIT PARADE: Salem pounded out a season-high 20 hits last night...The Hillcats' pitching staff has allowed 20 or more hits three times since June 12th...Additionally, the opposition has recorded a double-digit hit total in five of the last six games...
BLOWOUT: With the loss last night, Lyncburg fell to just 9-22 in games decided by 5 or more runs...
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