Kinston Beats the Blue Rocks 9-1

Published on June 8, 2011 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release


The K-Tribe guaranteed at least a series split with the Blue Rocks thanks to a 9-1 victory Wednesday night in Wilmington, Delaware. Kinston totaled double digit hits for the third straight night and for the fifth time in the last seven games. Kinston (30-28) has not lost back-to-back games since May 15th and 16th.

Kinston started the scoring in the top of the fourth inning when Adam Abraham singled and Jeremie Tice hit an opposite field home run. The big shot over both sets of billboards at Frawley Stadium, was his third round tripper of the season. His three home runs have come in just 15 games. The homer came off of Wilmington starter Justin Marks and gave Kinston a 2-0 lead.

Kinston starter T.J. House, coming off of his best start of the season, had a no-hitter going through three innings. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Wilmington broke through with back-to-back single from Whit Merrifield and Yem Prades. After Rey Navarro lined out, Nick Francis put Wilmington on the board with a run scoring ground-out. The score would stay 2-1 Kinston when Tim Ferguson lined out to end the inning. That would be the only run scored and the only hits of the game for the Blue Rocks.

The K-Tribe added to their lead in the fifth inning. Delvi Cid hit a one-out double to the wall in left field. Tyler Holt got him home with a double of his own. After Justin Toole singled and stole second base, Holt scored on a single from Abraham. The RBI hit put Kinston up 4-1. Kinston added to the advantage with a pair of bases loaded hits in the eighth inning. With the bases juiced, Chase Burnette dropped an RBI single in to left field. Roberto Perez iced Kinston's victory cake with a bases clearing triple that rolled to the wall in right-center field. Perez did make it home on a wild pitch from Blue Rocks reliever Brendan Lafferty.

Kinston starting pitcher T.J. House was removed after recording two quick outs in the seventh and walking the last batter he faced. House worked 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run on two hits. The K-Tribe starting pitcher walked four and picked up the win, his third of the season. House (3-6) rebounded from a tough luck loss in his last outing, in which House turned in a career high 7 1/3 inning performance. Chris Jones needed only one pitch to force a pop out and end the seventh inning. Jones was stellar in relief, allowing just one hit and striking out one. Closer Preston Guilmet worked a perfect ninth inning in a non-save situation.

Kinston was one short of a season high with 16 hits on the night. Every K-Triber in the starting lineup had a hit tonight. Every starter but one scored a run. Six starters had multiple hits for Kinston. Tice was 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Holt, Abraham, Cannon Burnette and Perez each had two hits for Kinston.

Former K-Tribe second baseman Cord Phelps made his Major League Debut today for Cleveland. The former Carolina League All-Star played in Kinston for the entire 2008 season.

The four game series will end with the finale Thursday at 7:05 pm in Wilmington. Clayton Cook will get the start on the mound for Kinston. The K-Tribe returns to Historic Grainger Stadium this Friday against first place Myrtle Beach. The Tribe will be home for the last time in the half through June 15th. You can find the Kinston Indians on facebook or at www.kinstonindians.com.

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