Lynchburg Hillcats Game Notes
July 6, 2006 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Lynchburg Hillcats News Release
THE HILLCATS...Continue a six-game homestand with a doubleheader against their Central Viriginia rival, the Salem Avalanche...Had the opener of the three-game series rained out last night...Were hitless for seven innings on Tuesday prior to falling in a rubber-match to Frederick 4-3..Are now seven games under .500, equaling a lower-water mark last set on May 23rd...Are 8-4 in doubleheader games this season...
NO-HIT BID: Frederick RHP Luis Ramirez (8.0 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 4 k) did not allow a hit until OF Brad Correll's leadoff homerun in the eighth inningon Tuesday night...The Cats first base-runner came on the fifth on Jonathan Tucker's error that allowed Steve Pearce to reach...
JULY 4TH: Tuesday's paid attendance at Lynchburg City Stadium was 6,140 fans...It was the Cat's largest crowd of the season and the largest turnout at Calvin Falwell Field since 6,260 flocked through the gates on 7/4/05...
RBI GUY: With an RBI-single in the ninth inning on Tuesday, Steve Pearce now has 70 RBIs on the season between Low-A Hickory and Lynchburg...That total is tied for the fourth highest total in the minor leagues...The highest RBI total in the minors is 74 held by Lancaster's Carlos Gonzalez (California League)...
STREAK SNAPPED: LHP Greg Martin had his team-best scoreless innings streak snapped at 22.0 on Sunday night...It was the longest streak since Sean Burnett's franchise-record 32.1 scoreless innings streak in 2002...In addition, it is tied for the fourth longest streak in Hillcats history...
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: OF Mike Carlin was named Player of the Week (6/26-7/2) after batting .400 (4-for-10) with a HR and 3 RBIs...He becomes the third Hillcats player to take home a weekly award this season, joining 3B Vince Rooi and RHP Dustin Craig...
STOLEN BASES: The Hillcats have stolen 118 bases (159 attempts) this season...It is the third highest steal total for any professional baseball team...
DEFENSIVE MINDED: The Hillcats .979 fielding percentage is the best in the Carolina League...In addition, they have committed a league-low 64 errors...
SCORELESS: The Hillcats have scored just 49 runs in their last 15 games (3.3/game)...The team has gone 4-11 over that stretch...In addition, they have scored just 35 runs in 10 games (3.5/game) against Salem...
FUTURES GAME: Hillcats C Neil Walker will play in the Future's Game on Sunday at PNC Park in Pittsburgh as a member of the U.S. roster ...
TONIGHT'S OPPONENT (GAME 1): Chad Reineke, 24, is a 6-6, 210-pound right-hander selected by Houston in the 13th round of the 2004 draft out of the University of Miami (OH). The Defiance, Ohio native posted a 10-8 mark with a 3.52 ERA (42 g, 11 gs, 102.1 ip, 84 h, 46 r, 40 er, 49 bb, 108 k) last year with Lexington (A, SAL). In his initial pro campaign, he went 1-2 with a 2.45 ERA (23 g, 0 gs, 36.2 ip, 27 h, 13 r, 10 er, 23 bb, 52 k). In 16 starts this season, he has failed to last 5.0 innings just twice and has gone 7.0 or more innings on six occassions. Reineke earned the win in the Carolina League-California League All-Star game by tossing a scoreless inning in the 6-3 win at Salem Memorial on June 27th...
TONIGHT'S OPPONENT (GAME 2): Felipe Paulino, 22, is a 6-2, 180-pound right-hander signed by Houston as a non-drafted free agent in 2001. The Dominican Republic native split last season between Tri-City (A, NYPL) and Lexington (A, SAL) going 3-4 with a 2.95 ERA (20 g, 7 gs, 55.0 ip, 42 h, 23 r, 18 er, 17 bb, 64 k). Prior to this season, he was rated by Baseball America as one of the top 10 prospects in the Houston Astros system. The youngster began his professional playing career in the Venezuelan Summer League in 2002, going 0-0 with a 1.29 ERA...
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