Lynchburg Beats Kinston 5-1
Published on August 5, 2010 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Lynchburg's three-run eighth inning led to a 5-1 victory over Kinston on Thursday night at Historic Grainger Stadium.
Early on, a pitcher's duel broke out at Grainger Stadium for the third consecutive night. Kinston's Joe Gardner and Lynchburg's Curtis Partch each had outstanding outings and kept the game scoreless until the sixth.
Kinston finally broke the tie in the bottom of the sixth inning. Karexon Sanchez reached on an infield single and moved to second on a balk. Jeremie Tice ripped a single to left to score Sanchez and give the K-Tribe a 1-0 lead. Amazingly, Tice is hitting 7-for-13 with 8 RBI with runners in scoring position and two out this season with Kinston.
The Hillcats responded in the top of the seventh. Kyle Day walked to start the frame and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Josh Fellhauer blooped an RBI single to left to tie the game.
Gardner came out after the seventh inning, giving up just a run on four hits. He walked two and struck out three and took a no-decision. The seven innings matched his longest outing of the season.
Lynchburg took the lead in the eighth inning against Indians reliever Travis Turek. Jordan Wideman hit a leadoff double to left and Cody Puckett shot a double just fair down the left field line to score Wideman and make it 2-1. One batter later, Denis Phipps crushed a two-run homer to left to give the Hillcats a 4-1 edge.
Partch (5-8) exited the game after seven innings, allowing a run on seven hits. He walked one and struck out three.
The Hillcats added a run in the ninth on a Shane Carlson double and Jordan Wideman RBI single.
Turek (3-3) took the loss for Kinston, giving up four runs on six hits in two innings. Sanchez, Tice and Diaz each had two hits for Kinston.
The teams meet for game two of the series on Friday night at 7 pm. Righty Austin Adams will get the nod for the K-Tribe. The contest will be followed by a postgame fireworks display at Historic Grainger Stadium.
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