Indians Outlast Frederick in 12 Innings
Published on May 23, 2010 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
An error by Frederick pitcher Sean Gleason in the 12th inning brought home Jason Kipnis and the go-ahead run for the K-Tribe, who hung on to beat the Keys 2-1 in the series rubber game on Sunday afternoon in Frederick. Kinston has now won five consecutive series after winning only one out of their first eight series this season.
Frederick got on the board first on a Miguel Abreu sacrifice fly to score Xavier Avery in the bottom of the first inning. The run was unearned due to a passed ball on Kinston's Alex Castillo, and the only run the Indians would allow. After stranding the bases loaded in the first two innings, the K-Tribe came through with a run in the third. Doug Pickens led off with a double, and two batters later Castillo bounced an RBI single to center to tie the game at 1.
The contest remained tied until the top of the 12th inning. With two out and the bases empty, Kipnis and Doug Pickens hit back-to-back singles, with Kipnis moving to third on Pickens' hit. The next batter, Kyle Bellows, sent a grounder back to the mound. Keys pitcher Sean Gleason bobbled the grounder and then bobbled again when he tried to recover, allowing Kipnis to come home with what would turn out to be the winning run.
The K-Tribe's Marty Popham pitched well in his Carolina League debut, as the starter allowed an unearned run on four hits in five innings. He walked one and struck out five. Kinston's Matt Langwell (2-1) threw 1/3 of an inning for the victory, while Gleason (1-1) took the loss for Frederick. Cory Burns pitched the bottom of the 12th for his second save with the Indians.
Kinston travels to Potomac for a three-game set starting on Monday night at 7:03 pm. Joe Gardner, who hasn't allowed an earned run in 16 2/3 innings since joining the K-Tribe, will start.
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