Kinston Celebrates 60 Years of Grainger Stadium with a 6-1 Win
July 10, 2009 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
The Kinston Indians got an outstanding Carolina League debut from 19-year-old pitcher Alexander Perez, as the Indians beat Potomac 6-1 Friday night at Historic Grainger Stadium. 4,207 fans witnessed the win, the second best attendance mark at Kinston this season.
Perez (1-0) picked up the win in his first Carolina League start, scattering six hits through six innings. He did not give up a run, striking out six and walking two. Reliever Kyle Landis was strong from the bullpen, pitching two scoreless innings. Landis gave up one hit and struck out three. Garrison Campfield finished the game for Kinston, giving up a run on a hit and two walks.
Kinston would score all the runs they needed thanks to a big error by Potomac in the bottom of the first inning. With two-outs and two-on, a shallow fly ball to left field was dropped by Jesus Valdez. The error allowed Tim Fedroff to score and Ole Sheldon to advance to third base. One batter later, Ronald Rivas drove in Sheldon with an RBI single to put Kinston up 2-0.
The K-Tribe would add two more runs in the bottom of the third inning, when Lonnie Chisenhall led off the frame with a single. After a Sheldon single and a Roman Pena RBI ground-out; Rivas would single to set up an RBI double from Lucas Montero. The K-Tribe bats would stay quite until the seventh inning when Roman Pena drove in Ryan Blair with a sacrifice fly. Doug Pickens would hit a solo home run in the eighth inning to finish the Kinston scoring. Chisenhall (2-4, run), Rivas and Pickens each had two hits for Kinston.
The K-Tribe continues the homestand Saturday night at Historic Grainger Stadium. Game time 7pm as Jonathan Holt will make the start for Kinston.
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