K-Tribe Blanks Lynchburg 2-0
April 29, 2011 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Three games, two shutouts.as Kinston pitched their way to a 2-0 victory over the Lynchburg Hillcats Friday night in Virginia. Brett Brach, Tyler Sturdevant and Preston Guilmet combined for the gem. It was the second shutout of the season and the second in the last three contests for Kinston (8-13).
Kinston started the scoring in the top of the second inning when Casey Frawley tripled and Chase Burnette drove him home with an RBI double. It was Frawley 's team leading third triple of the season. Kinston took a 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning thanks to three straight singles from Burnette, Doug Pickens and Dan DeGeorge. DeGeorge's base knock with two-outs, drove in Pickens for the only run of the inning. Both runs were given up by Hillcats (6-13) starter Matt Crim (1-2) who gave up eight hits in seven innings of work. He walked one and struck out four. For Kinston, all but one batter in the starting lineup hit safely, as Kinston banged out eleven hits on the night. Frawley, Burnette and DeGeorge each had two hits for Kinston.
Kinston starter Brett Brach was brilliant, throwing five plus innings of shutout baseball. Brach went 5 1/3 innings, giving up five hits and no runs. He walked one and struck out four. Brach did get some big help from Tyler Sturdevant in the bottom of the sixth inning. After two hits and a walk, Sturdevant came in for Brach with the bases loaded and one out. Sturdevant coaxed Joe Leonard into an inning ending 6-3 double play and Kinston left the frame with the lead. Sturdevant went 2 2/3 innings giving up two hits and not walking a batter for his second hold of the season. Preston Guilmet finished things up in the ninth inning for his second save of the season. Brach (2-1) picked up the win.
The series continues Saturday night as Kinston takes on Lynchburg at 6:05. Toru Murata will get the start for the K-Tribe. The Indians will return home for a short four game homestand May 5th through the 8th at Historic Grainger Stadium.
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