Lynchburg Hillcats Game Notes- 5.11
Published on May 11, 2008 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Hill City Howlers News Release
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS (15-20) vs. FREDERICK KEYS (20-15)
May 11th, 2008 -- 2:05 PM
Calvin Falwell Field @ Lynchburg Cy Stadium
RHP Jared Hughes (1-4, 4.08) vs. RHP Zach Clark (0-0, 1.81)
THE HILLCATS: Lynchburg allowed a season-high 11 runs in an 11-5 loss last night at City Stadium...The Hillcats dropped to 5-7 on their current 13-game homestand...After today's game the Cats hit the road for 14 of their next 17 games...
VS. FREDERICK: Last year the Hillcats dominated the series with the Keys, winning 15 out of 20 games in 2007, including seven out of ten at City Stadium...Frederick took two out-of-three from Lynchburg in the opening series of the 2008 at Harry Grove Stadium...The Cats have the all-time advantage 139-122, and are 73-61 at City Stadium against the Keys...
HIT HARD: Last night the Hillcats allowed a season-high 11 runs in their loss and have allowed 19 runs in the last two games...Over this 13-game homestand the Cats have a team ERA of 4.55 ERA, which has raised their ERA from 3.29 to 3.66 in 12 games played...
WEARY OF WIETERS: Last night Keys catcher Matt Wieters hit his third home run in his last two games in the Keys victory...He has a pair of two-homer games this season off the Hillcats and now has five homers against Lynchburg in six games...The fifth overall pick in last year's draft hit two home runs in his first two professional at-bats against Lynchburg in the season opener in Frederick...In 2008 Wieters is batting .444 (8-for-18) with five home runs and eight RBI versus the Cats...
CLUBBING CATCHER: C Steve Lerud hit his team leading sixth home run in the fourth inning on Friday night...On the current homestand the Cats catcher is batting .306 (11-for-36) with three doubles, three home runs and 10 RBI in 12 games ...Over his last 21 games the former fourth round pick in 2003 is hitting .299 (20-for-67) with six doubles, five home runs and 18 RBI... FINE NIGHT FOR FRIDAY: Wednesday night SS Brian Friday went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a triple and three runs scored...The 2007 third round draft pick was 3/4 of the way to a cycle after three at-bats in the first four innings...It was the first four-hit game of his career...The shortstop is now batting .348 (16-for-46) on this homestand with 7 doubles, a triple, 5 RBI and 12 runs scored in 12 games...He is now tied for third in the league with 25 runs scored...
INCREDIBLE START: 3B Jim Negrych entered the day first in the league in hits (51), batting average (.402), and RBI (26), and on-base percentage (.462) and tied for third in runs scored (25)...The former sixth round pick from 2006 recorded 17 multi-hit games in his first 28 starts this season, reached safely in 27 of his first 28 games played and he is hitting an astonishing .535 (23-for-43) with men in scoring position...
CHANGING THINGS UP: Baseball America said LHP Tony Watson has the "Best Changeup" in the Pirates minor league system...The ninth round selection in the 2007 struckout 58 batters in 67.2 ip and walked just eight...
TOP PROSPECTS: Three of the Pirates' top 30 prospects from Baseball America are beginning the year with the Hillcats...LHP Daniel Moskos (#5) posted a combined ERA of 3.45 in 13 appearances with no decisions and one save with the GCL Pirates and the State College Spikes...LHP Tony Watson (#11) went 6-1 with a 2.52 ERA in 10 starts in State College prior to a late season call-up to Hickory...Watson was named to the New York-Penn League mid-season All-Star team...INF Brian Friday (#12) batted .295 with two home runs and 13 RBI for State College in 40 games...
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