K-Tribe Keeps Playoff Hopes Alive With a 9-3 Win at Potomac
September 6, 2009 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
The K-Tribe kept their playoff hopes alive, exploding for six runs in the sixth inning to beat Potomac 9-3 Sunday afternoon in Woodbridge, Virginia. The Kinston win combined with a Salem loss means the K-Tribe is now one game behind Salem for the final playoff spot with one game to play. A Kinston win combined with a Salem loss on Monday afternoon would leave the two teams tied for the final playoff spot in the Carolina League Southern Division. If the two teams are tied at the end of play on Monday, Kinston would play a one game playoff at Salem on Tuesday night. Kinston takes on Potomac Monday afternoon at 1:05 pm; Salem is at Lynchburg at 2:05 pm.
Kinston trailed 2-0 going into the top of the sixth inning when Tim Fedroff led off with a single. Fedroff was still at first base with two outs in the inning when the rally began. Doug Pickens kept the inning going with a single. Adam Davis put Kinston on the board with an RBI single. Ronald Rivas gave the K-Tribe a 3-2 lead with a two RBI double. Mark Thompson, Roman Pena and Lucas Montero each followed with RBI singles, making the score 6-2. The K-Tribe sent ten men to the dish in the inning, scoring all six runs on six two-out hits.
The K-Tribe added three more runs in the ninth inning on RBI from Davis and Thompson. Every K-Triber in the lineup got a hit, Ole Sheldon, Davis and Rivas each had two hits. Lucas Montero went 3-for-5 with an RBI. Kinston blasted 14 hits on the night.
Paolo Espino (9-6) picked up the win, as he has now won his last six straight decisions. Espino gave up two runs on five hits in five innings. David Roberts, Chen-Chang Lee and Dallas Cawiezell cleaned things up from the K-Tribe bullpen.
The K-Tribe will play their final game of the regular season Monday afternoon at 1:05 pm in Virginia. Nick Hagadone will take the mound for Kinston.
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