Hillcats Make It Four in a Row with Win in Frederick
Published on July 27, 2010 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Lynchburg Hillcats News Release
Lynchburg matched their season-high with nine runs in a 9-3 win over Frederick on Tuesday night at Harry Grove Stadium. The Hillcats have now won four straight and have already secured a series victory over the Keys in the three-game set.
With the aid of a pair of errors, Lynchburg started early again with a run in the top of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Frederick responded though with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first to take a 2-1 advantage. Billy Rowell and Buck Britton both singled in a run with two outs in the inning.
The Hillcats would tie the game in the third inning with an RBI groundout by Denis Phipps. An inning later they tacked on three more runs to take a 5-2 lead. Kevin Coddington singled in run and Josh Fellhauer and Brodie Greene both hit sacrifice flies in the frame. The Cats weren't done though, as they followed their three-run fourth inning with a four-run fifth inning to make it a 9-2 contest.
Frederick would plate a run in the bottom of the ninth inning to close out the scoring. Britton drove-in his second run of the ballgame with a sacrifice fly.
The win went to starter Chase Ware (1-2) for Lynchburg (14-17, 43-58) and the loss went to starter Ryan Berry (2-2) for Frederick (15-16, 56-45). Ware picked up his first win at the Advanced-A level and his first win as a starter this season. The Hillcats go for the series sweep on Wednesday night in a 7:00 p.m. start at Harry Grove Stadium. Right-hander Lance Janke (3-8, 6.66) will get the call for the Cats opposite righty Oliver Drake (2-5, 4.62) for the Keys. Tune-in for all the live action on 105.5 FM KD Country and on the web at lynchburg-hillcats.com.
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