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Lynchburg Hillcats Game Notes

Published on June 25, 2005 under Carolina League (CarL1)
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TONIGHT'S GAME

The Hillcats continue a six-game homestand with the middle game of a three-game series against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans at Lynchburg City Stadium. Last night, the Hillcats never trailed in a 4-3 victory over the Pelicans. By winning, the Cats have won consecutive games for the first time since 6/3-6/4 (@ W-S).

• Trends: Despite winning just 6 of their last 18 contests, the Hillcats are 20-15 (.571) in their last 35 games.

• Pelican Brief: Myrtle Beach has alternated wins and losses over each of their last 8 games.

• Tonight, RHP Patrick O'Brien (see page 3) makes his first start since 6/13 against LHP Kelvin Villa, who picked up a loss in last outing despite his best performance of the year (6/19 vs. KIN: 7.0 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 2 k).

• Villa, 19, is a 5-10, 160-pound left-hander signed by Atlanta as a non-drafted free agent on 11/8/02. The Dominican Republic native ranked third among Braves minor league relievers with a 1.93 ERA in 2004 with Danville (A, Appy). For the campaign, he went 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA (42.0 ip, 35 h, 15 r, 9 er, 21 bb, 41 k). In his first professional season, he was named co-Pitcher of the Year for the Braves Dominican Summer League team.

• Villa has gone 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 1 G, 1 GS vs. LYN in 2005 (2.2 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 2 k, .300)

• KV vs. LYN, 6/8 (L, 7-5): n/d, 2.2 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 2 k (All. solo HR to Boeve; also struck out 2 men; induced Hernandez GIDP to end 6th)

• O'Brien has gone 1-1 with a 4.09 ERA in 2 G, 2 GS vs. MYR in 2005 (11.0, 11 h, 6 r, 5 er, 2 bb, 10 k, .250)

• PO @ MYR, 4/30 (W, 6-5): W, 5.0 ip, 4 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 5 k (Retired first 5 bf; RBI-1B by Prado in 3rd; RBI-1B by Deetsch in 4th; left up 6-2)

• PO @ MYR, 6/7 (L, 4-0): L, 6.0 ip, 7 h, 4 r, 3 er, 1 bb, 5 k (First two men reached and scored; u/er in 3rd; solo HR by Prado in 5th; left down 4-0)

2005 SERIES WITH MYRTLE BEACH

Lynchburg leads the season series, 7-3, following their first ever series sweep of the Pelicans, home or away, 4/29-5/1 (away). The Pelicans won the 2004 season series, 14-6. In 2003, the Cats won the series, 13-7 -- marking the first time Lynchburg had ever taken a season series from Myrtle Beach. Overall, the Birds lead the lifetime series, 70-59 (.543) with a 38-28 (.576) edge at Coastal.

DUSEN, DOIN' IT

By winning Friday night, LHP Derrick Van Dusen has won each of his last four starts. Paul Ah Yat set the Hillcats record in 1997 by winning 5 straight starts. That number has been matched three times since by Mike Gonalez (1997), Jeff Bennett (2001) and Mike Connolly (2002). Over his last four games, Van Dusen has hurled 26.0 innings, allowing just five earned runs (1.73 ERA).

MONEY MAGS

OF Pat Magness has hit safely in five straight games (7-16, .438-3-8)...The slugger has recorded an RBI in each of his last five games; the third time this season he has accomplished the feat...In addition, he is the only Hillcats player to record RBIs in five straight games this season...The Wichita St. product hit HRs in three consecutive games during this stretch, becoming the first Cat to accomplish the feat since INF Brad Eldred connected on HRs in a Hillcats-record 4 straight games last year...

STREAKS AND SUCH

INF Brad Rea has reached base safely in six straight G (9-19, .474-0-1) with 4 2Bs , 3B and 4 BBs...OF Nyjer Morgan picked up his first multi-hit game of the year last night (2-for-3) and has been hit by a pitch in 2 of his first 4 G..last season he led the South Atlantic League by recording 32 HBPs...RHP Jonathan Albaladejo has allowed just one run in his last five appearances (14.0 ip)...Also, he earned his first save of the season last night by working three scoreless and hitless innings...LHP Greg Martin has allowed just two earned runs in his last 8 outings (17.0 ip)...

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