K-Tribe Notes for Thursday
June 9, 2011 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Playoff Push - With 12 games remaining in the first half the Indians are 3.5 games out of first place. The K-Tribe will take on the first place Pelicans in a three game series starting Friday at Historic Grainger Stadium.
Hey Now, You're An.Ya You Know the Rest - Four Kinston Indians were named to the Carolina League All-Star Team Wednesday as Drew Pomeranz, Preston Guilmet, Justin Toole and Giovanni Soto were all voted onto the squad. Kinston Manager Aaron Holbert is also selected as a coach on the Carolina League All-Star Staff. The Carolina League All-Stars will take on the California League All-Stars on June 21st in Modesto, California (Soto will not make the trip to California because he is scheduled to pitch on the final day of the first half and will be unavailable).
The Hits Keep Coming - Kinston is on a stretch on three straight double digit hit games, including two 16 hit outbursts in this series against Wilmington. The only other time Kinston had a three game double digit hit streak was April 19th-21st. In fact, Kinston has reached the double digit hit mark in four of their last five and five of their last seven games. In those last seven games Kinston has banged out 85 hits (12.1 hits per game). Over the last seven games, Kinston has scored 42 runs (6 per game).
Running Away - Coming into their May 25th contest against Potomac, Kinston had not scored more than seven runs in a game this season. Counting their season high 13 run outburst against Potomac that day, Kinston has now scored eight or more runs seven times over the last 14 games.
Carolina League Stories from June 9, 2011
- Zimmerman Stars in P-Nats Win - Potomac Nationals
- Early Onslaught Carries Myrtle to Split - Winston-Salem Dash
- Special Delivery: Mailman's Homer Propels Sox - Salem Red Sox
- Masters Stellar But Hillcats Fall - Lynchburg Hillcats
- Birds Bats Break out in 8-4 Win - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
- Keys Bobble Series Finale - Frederick Keys
- Rocks Game Cancelled Due to Rain - Wilmington Blue Rocks
- Kinston Cancelled by Rain in Wilmington - Kinston Indians
- Keys Smart Phone App Now Available - Frederick Keys
- K-Tribe Notes for Thursday - Kinston Indians
- WSSU Head Coach Joins Dash TV Broadcast - Winston-Salem Dash
- Sierra Returns to Dash - Winston-Salem Dash
- Bundy, Townsend Named All-Stars - Frederick Keys
- Four Rocks Named Carolina League All-Stars - Wilmington Blue Rocks
- Zimmerman Starts for P-Nats Thursday - Potomac Nationals
- Pelicans Game Notes - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
- Three Dash Players Named All-Stars - Winston-Salem Dash
- Five Pelicans Headline Carolina League All-Star Team - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
- Hood Named a Carolina League All Star - Potomac Nationals
- Three Hillcats Named to All-Star Team - Lynchburg Hillcats
- Three Salem Sox Named 2011 Carolina League All-Stars - Salem Red Sox
- Lynchburg Hillcats Game Notes - Lynchburg Hillcats
- Winston-Salem Dash Game Notes - Winston-Salem Dash
- Zimmerman Returns to the Pfitz, P-Nats Fall 6-4 - Potomac Nationals
- Hilligoss Gives Pelicans Wild Walk-off - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
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