Kinston Bangs Out 17 Hits, Beats Wilmington 7-3
April 19, 2011 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Justin Toole went 4-for-5 with four RBI, as Kinston banged out 17 hits on the way to a 7-3 win over Wilmington on Tuesday night. It was the highest hit total for a Kinston team since June of last year.
Kinston jumped all over Blue Rocks starter Tim Melville. The K-Tribe loaded the bases in the top of the first inning, thanks to singles from Tyler Holt, Bo Greenwell and a walk from Abner Abreu. Melville then locked in and struck out the next three K-Tribe batters, all swinging. Kinston would again load the bases in the top of the second inning, this time with one out. The Tribe took a 1-0 lead on an RBI groundout from Greenwell. The Indians would keep the pressure on in the top of the third inning when Adam Abraham led off with a double. Abraham would score later in the inning on an RBI sacrifice fly from Chase Burnette. With two-outs in the inning, Doug Pickens kept the rally going with a single. After a Roberto Perez walk, Pickens scored on an RBI single by Justin Toole to give Kinston a 3-0 advantage.
Kinston starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz breezed through the first two innings, giving up just one hit. In the third inning it was a different story as Joey Lewis and Ryan Eigsti reached on back-to-back walks. Whit Merrifield then hit a single to load the bases. Wilmington tied the score with back-to-back RBI outs from Alex McClure and Rey Navarro; then an RBI single from Nick Francis. Pomeranz went four innings, giving up three hits and three earned runs. He walked three and struck out five.
With the score tied at three, Toole came through again in the fifth inning. After back-to-back singles by Burnette and Pickens, Toole hit another RBI single to give Kinston a 4-3 lead. Toole added two more RBI in the top of the seventh inning with a bases loaded single down the first base line. Casey Frawley delivered the final run with an RBI single in the eighth inning. Every hitter in the K-Tribe lineup had a hit, six of the starters had multiple hits.
Kinston's bullpen was fantastic, as Travis Turek racked up his second win of the season. Turek (2-0) threw four innings of one hit ball. He walked one and struck out three. Preston Guilmet struck out the side for a perfect ninth inning.
The K-Tribe (3-8) will try to win the series Wednesday morning at 11 am in Wilmington, Delaware. Marty Popham will get the start for Kinston.
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