Keys Sweep K-Tribe in Double Header
Published on May 22, 2009 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Kinston's comeback fell short as the Frederick Keys held on to a 5-4 win in 7 innings in the second game of the night, sweeping a doubleheader to improve to 4-0 against the Indians this season.
Frederick struck early scoring 4 runs off Kinston starter Jonathan Holt (1-2) in the first inning and adding another in the second.
Kinston started to rally in the third inning without recording a hit. After 2 walks and an error, Chris Salberg balked home Johnny Drennen. Matt Brown then hit an RBI groundout that scored Cord Phelps.
The K-Tribe added two more in the fourth inning on a Richard Martinez RBI double and a Lonnie Chisenhall RBI single.
The 1-run lead for the Keys held up, however, as the Keys' Jake Stevens (2-0) earned the win after 3 1/3 innings of nearly perfect relief, allowing no runs, no hits and walking just 1 to go along with 5 strikeouts.
The Indians' spot starter Holt lost his second game of the season, going 4 innings, allowing 5 runs, 3 earned, 9 hits, 2 walks and 2 strikeouts.
The K-Tribe is now 5-12 in 1-run games, and 7 of the Indians' last 9 losses have been by the slimmest of margins.
Lonnie Chisenhall hit his team-leading 8th homerun of the season and Lucas Montero went deep the first time this year, but Kinston lost 9-4 to Frederick in game 1 of a doubleheader at Harry Grove Stadium.
The game was a continuation of a suspended affair from last Sunday in Kinston that was stopped after half an inning because of rain.
The suspended game picked up in the bottom of the first inning with the Keys leading 2-0 and the Indians with runners on first and second and nobody out. Chisenhall promptly singled through the right side to drive home Johnny Drennen for Kinston's first run of the game.
The K-Tribe would add two more runs in the third inning on Chisenhall's 2-run homer and Montero's long-ball.
That's all the runs the Indians would manage though as Frederick's Zachary Britton settled down after that, picking up his second win of the season after 5 innings, 3 earned runs, 5 hits, 3 walks and 4 strikeouts. Frederick reliever Andy Barb earned the 4-inning save, finishing the last 4 innings for the Keys with no runs, 1 hit, 3 walks and 5 strikeouts.
Kinston's Joey Mahalic, making his K-Tribe debut, left after just 3 and 2/3 innings of work, surrendering 8 runs, all earned, walking 8 batters and giving up 7 hits.
The K-Tribe takes on Frederick Saturday at 6pm. Russell Young takes the hill for Kinston.
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