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May 1, 2011 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Lynchburg Hillcats News Release


KINSTON INDIANS (8-14) @ LYNCHBURG HILLCATS (7-13)

May 1st, 2011 -- 2:05 PM

Calvin Falwell Field at Lynchburg City Stadium

LHP Drew Pomeranz (0-0, 2.00) vs. RHP Zeke Spruill (1-1, 1.71)

THE HILLCATS: Saturday night the Hillcats shutout the Kinston Indians 4-0, tying up the series at one game a piece...Three pitchers, Dimasther Delgado, Andrew Wilson, and Jason Lowey, combined to complete the shut out for Lynchburg...It was the second shutout thrown by the 'Cats staff this season (4/23 @ FRE)...Lynchburg continues to look up from fourth place in the Carolina League Northern Division, now 7-13...

VS. KINSTON: After last night's Hillcats win the season series is tied at 1-1 between the Indians and Hillcats...Lynchburg took the 2010 season series 14-6...However, the Hillcats have switched affiliations since last season...The Myrtle Beach Pelicans (2010 Braves Advance-A affiliate) lost the season series 8-12 against the Indians a season ago...

WINNING IN WHITE: Last night, the Hillcats captured a victory while wearing their home white uniforms for the first time this season...Now just 1-7 while wearing white on the year...The Hillcats home record on the season is 3-9 as the 'Cats tried to turn their home luck by wearing their alternate greens earlier this week and went 2-1...

BEATEN BY THE BEST: After taking two from Wilmington Wednesday night, the Hillcats are still just 2-10 against teams with winning records this season...The Salem Red Sox, who currently hold the best record in the Carolina League at 13-5, are 6-0 against Lynchburg...Myrtle Beach, currently at 13-6, swept the 'Cats in three games in Lynchburg...On the other hand, the Hillcats are 5-3 against team's with a .500 record or worse (3-1 vs. Frederick, 1-1 vs. Potomac, and 1-1 vs. Kinston)...

ONE BIG INNING: The Hillcats scored all four of their runs last night in the bottom of the fifth inning...Lynchburg matched their season high for runs scored in an inning set on 4/21 @ Frederick...Four hits, including a two-run blast from Joe Leonard, also tied a season high for the 'Cats (4/21 @ FRE, 4/27 vs WIL)...Three of the four runs were earned, but the fourth went unearned due to Delvi Cid running past a ground ball single to center field, it was Cid's first game of the season as he was just activated off the disabled list on Friday...

WELCOME TO LYNCHBURG: The Hillcats called up two pitchers, LHP Blaine Sims and RHP Ryan Weber, from Class-A Rome Thursday 4/21 after RHP Yeliar Castro was promoted to Class- AA Mississippi and RHP Cory Rasmus was placed on the disabled list...Neither Sims, nor Weber had prior experience at the Advanced-A level...Sims' debut could not have been better as he pitched four perfect innings of relief Sunday in Frederick, while striking out five...Weber made his debut last night, it wasn't perfect but still very good as he delivered four innings, allowing one run on three hits and two walks, while striking out one...Neither factored into the decisions as the Hillcats trailed throughout each of their outings...Another call up from Rome, RHP Dan Jurik, joined the club Wednesday and made his debut Friday night, allowing three hits but no runs in his one inning of relief as he was helped by a 6-4-3 double play and a back pick at second base courtesy of his catcher Braeden Schlehuber...

DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS: The Hillcats played mistake-free baseball last night on their way to a 4-0 win...On the season, the Hillcats have committed 25 errors through their first 19 games, tied for the most in the league with Winston-Salem...The past three flawless games however raised the team fielding percentage back above .960 (.965) however, it is still worst in the league...The errors have not gone unpunished, as the Hillcats staff has surrendered 21 unearned runs, also most in CL and seven more than Wilmington with second most...17 of the errors have come up the middle of the infield...Andrelton Simmons is responsible for eight miscues at shortstop in 18 games, and Matt Weaver in his one game at short added another error to the position as well as one at second base...The other seven errors up the middle have come at the expense of Phil Gosselin at second base...

BEST OF THE BRAVOS: Eight members of the Hillcats are ranked amongst the top 30 prospects in the Braves organization according to Baseball America...That list includes RHP Arodys Vizcaino (7), SS Andrelton Simmons (15), RHP David Hale (17), RHP Dimasther Delgado (18), OF Todd Cunningham (20), OF Adam Milligan (22), INF Joe Leonard (23) and 2B Phil Gosselin (25)...Vizcaino was tabbed the 93rd best prospect in all of baseball by BA as well...

PITCHING UNDER DURESS: Last night, despite allowing seven hits and five walks, the Hillcats surrendered no runs for the first time in a nine-inning game this season...Kinston was 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left 11 runners on base...Starter Dimasther Delgado walked a career high five batters and allowed two hits through five and two-thirds innings but came away unscathed with a little help from his pen...Andrew Wilson came in to get the final out of the sixth with runners at first and second...Wilson then left the bases loaded with one out for Jason Lowey in the eighth...Lowey induced a pop-up to first base, followed by a fly-out to left, ending the threat...As a unit, the bullpen has allowed just eight of 27 inherited runners to score this season (29.6%)...

TONIGHT'S OPPOSING PITCHER : LHP Drew Pomeranz was selected as the fifth overall pick in the 2010 draft by Cleveland out of Ole Miss...In his junior season at Ole Miss, he went 9-2 with a 2.24 ERA with 139 strikeouts in 16 starts...The 139 strikeouts were third most of any NCAA Division I pitcher...Named SEC Pitcher of the Year, and first team All-American from NCBWA...Older brother, Stuart, pitched for six seasons in the St. Louis and Colorado systems...0-0 with a 2.00 ERA in four starts this season...

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