Kinston Stops Sox 12-2
Published on April 30, 2010 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
The K-Tribe banged out a season high 19 hits, beating Salem 12-2 Friday night in Virginia. Kinston put up a season high seven runs, on six hits in the top of the fourth inning, breaking the game open early.
Kinston started the scoring in the first inning when Jason Kipnis hit a home run to right field, his team leading third round tripper of the season. The Indians added a run in the top of the second inning when Abner Abreu scored on a passed ball. Kinston led 2-1 going into the big fourth inning.
With two-on and two-outs in the top of the fourth inning, Karexon Sanchez walked to load the bases. Donnie Webb, in his first action in a week, stepped to the plate and delivered a bases clearing double off of the wall, giving Kinston a 5-1 lead. Kipnis followed with a single. Webb would then score on a successful double steal attempt as Kipnis took second and Webb scampered home. Nate Recknagel then followed with an RBI single as Kinston took a 7-1 lead. After an Abner Abreu double, Kyle Bellows would drive Abreu and Recknagel home with a single. Bellows went 2-for-2 with a run scored and two RBI in the fourth inning alone. The K-Tribe would continue the barrage, scoring three more two-out runs in the fifth inning. The runs came courtesy of a Webb RBI single and a two RBI double from Abreu.
The 19 hits were the most put up by a K-Tribe team since putting up 20 against Myrtle Beach in August of 2009. Kipnis went 4-for-4, with three runs scored. He was a triple shy of the cycle. Recknagel was 3-for-5 with a run scored; Bellows went 3-for-4 with a run and two RBI. Webb went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and four RBI. Rivas and Abreu also added two hits a piece for Kinston.
The K-Tribe also got solid pitching, as Kelvin De La Cruz (2-2), picked up the win, giving up two hits and an earned run in five innings. De La Cruz walked three and struck out a season high six. Bryce Stowell gave up his first earned run of the season, but retired the final nine batters he faced, striking out a season high six in relief. David Roberts came in for a perfect final 1 1/3 innings, striking out one for Kinston. Stolmy Pimentel (2-1) was saddled with his first loss of the season for Salem.
Game two of the three game series continues Saturday night in Salem at 6:05 pm. Nick Hagadone will get the start on the mound for Kinston.
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