Lynchburg Hillcats Game Notes
Published on April 27, 2007 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Hill City Howlers News Release
THE HILLCATS...continue a seven-game road trip with the opener of a three-game set against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans at Coastal Federal Field...Trailed virtually all evening in a 10-6 setback at the hands of the Kinston Indians on Thursday night...Split the four-game series with the K-Tribe...Enter tonight's contest with a .231 team batting average (3rd in the CL) and a 4.47 collective ERA (8th in the CL)...Remain just 2.5-games behind the Potomac Nationals for first place in the Northern Division...
THE PELICANS...Split a four-game series at home against the Salem Avalanche...Have dropped six of their last 10 contest...Have scored just 22 runs in their 10 losses (2.2/game) while plating 55 runs in their wins (5.5/game)...Have taken home 2 Mills' Cup Championships, most recently in 2000 at the expense of the Lynchburg Hillcats...Have been an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves since their inception in 1999...
2007 vs. MYRTLE BEACH: This is the first meeting of the year between these two teams...Myrtle Beach captured the 2006 season series, 11 games to 9...Overall, the Pelicans lead the lifetime series 88-71 (.553) and have held a significant edge at home, going 47-34 (.580) in 81 all-time games at Coastal Federal Field...
THE RECORD: 1B Steve Pearce established a new Hillcats record on Thursday when he homered in his fifth consecutive game...The slugger accomplished the feat with a solo shot in the ninth inning off Indians reliever Randy Newson...The previous record of four consecutive games with a home run was held by Brad Eldred (2004)...The slugger has connected on all eight of his home runs since April 17th (10 games)...In addition, he has 15 RBIs over that stretch...He is currently tied for the second-most home runs in Minor League Baseball...
TRANSACTIONS:C Einar Diaz was promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday...The long-time Major Leaguer batted .087 (2-23) with the Cats in a six-game stint...Filling the vacated spot on the roster is veteran catcher Brian Peterson (see page 10) who split time between Double-A Houston and Triple-A Detroit last year...Peterson made his team debut on Wednesday, going 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored...
HIT PARADE: The Hillcats have pounded out 10 or more hits in six of their last eight games...The team has gone 4-4 over that stretch...
ERROR FREE: The Hillcats have committed a league-low 10 errors on the season...In addition, their .983 fielding percentage is the best in the Carolina League...
SUNSHINE: Lynchburg is just 3-8 in games beginning after 5 pm...
DOUBLE TROUBLE: The Hillcats bounced into a pair of double-plays last night...The team leads the league in the category with 20...
HOT HITTING: OF Jason Delaney went 1-for-4 with an RBI-single and a walk last night...He has now reached base safely in a team-best 15 consecutive games...In addition, the Boston College product is batting .370 (17-46) over that stretch...OF Pedro Powell went 2-for-5 yesterday and has reached base safely in 14 straight contests...He is batting .308 (16-52) during the streak...
TONIGHT'S OPPONENT: Jairo Cuevas is a 23-year old right-hander ssigned by the Braves as a nondrafted free agent on 3/20/03. The Dominican Republic native posted a 7-12 record with a 5.55 ERA (129.2 ip, 123 h, 87 r, 80 er, 22 bb, 69 k) in 27 appearances with Low-A Rome. He was selected as the Appalachian League's Pitcher of the Year in 2005 after going 6-1 with a 1.95 ERA in 10 starts and two relief appearances. He struck out 69 hitters in 55.1 innings with the D-Braves. He was also selected to the Appalachian League All-Star game that season. He began his professional career in 2003 in the Dominican Summer League, going 2-4 with a 3.21 ERA.
Carolina League Stories from April 27, 2007
- Potomac Nationals suffer injuries during fight - Potomac Nationals
- Late Rally Falls 90 Feet Short, Pelicans Fall 4-3 - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
- Indians fall in 11 - Kinston Indians
- Avalanche Wins In Extras - Salem RidgeYaks
- Warthogs Fall 4-3 To Wilmington In 13 Innings - Winston-Salem Dash
- Late Rally Falls Short In 5-4 Loss - Frederick Keys
- Lynchburg Hillcats Game Notes - Hill City Howlers
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