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Keys Officially Eliminated From Playoff Contention

August 27, 2009 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Frederick Keys News Release


The Frederick Keys' small playoff hopes were dashed Thursday night. The Keys dropped the finale of a four-game set to the Kinston Indians, 5-2. With the loss, and the Wilmington Blue Rocks win, Frederick will miss the playoffs for the second season in a row.

The Keys jumped on the scoreboard first. In the top half of the second inning, Frederick loaded the bases against RHP Alexander Perez. He walked the number nine hitter in C Billy Killian, knocking in a run and making it 1-0.

Kinston would tie the game in their half of the second. 1B Ole Sheldon and C Doug Pickens led off the inning with back-to-back singles off of Keys' RHP Sean Gleason. 3B Adam Davis sacrificed the two runners over. SS Ronald Rivas then grounded out to short, knocking in Sheldon from third and tying the game at one.

The K-Tribe took the lead for good in the fifth. Rivas led off the inning with a single. A batter later, CF Adam White doubled, putting two in scoring position for LF Lucas Montero. The speedy outfielder grounded out to short. It knocked in Rivas and gave Kinston the lead. The next batter, DH Tim Fedroff, knocked in White with a single, making it 3-1.

Gleason would exit after the sixth. He surrendered three runs, all earned, on nine hits in six innings of work. Gleason walked one and struck out three.

Kinston would get some more breathing room in the seventh. RHP Brett Jacobson walked the lead off man White. Montero then doubled off the center field wall, putting runners on second and third. Sheldon lifted a sac fly to knock in White. Pickens then picked up his fourth hit of the game, an RBI single that drove in Montero, and made it 5-1

The Keys scored once more in the eighth. 3B Brandon Waring led things off with a bunt single. He eventually scored on 2B Buck Britton's infield hit, making it 5-2.

RHP Bryce Stowell (4-6) got the win for the K-Tribe. He tossed 3.1 shut out innings of relief. Gleason (4-7) took the loss. RHP Kyle Landis recorded the final three outs for his seventh save of the season.

The Keys head home to Frederick on Friday night for the final six games of their home schedule. First on the agenda is a three-game set against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 PM. Fireworks will follow the ball game. For ticket info, contact our box office at 1-877-8-GO-KEYS.

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