Lynchburg Hillcats Game Notes
May 10, 2011 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Lynchburg Hillcats News Release
FREDERICK KEYS (16-13) @ LYNCHBURG HILLCATS (10-18)
May 10th, 2011 -- 6:05 PM
Calvin Falwell Field at Lynchburg City Stadium
LHP Dimasther Delgado (2-3, 4.01) vs. RHP Bobby Bundy (3-2, 2.55)
THE HILLCATS: Sunday the Hillcats lost to the Winston-Salem Dash 5-3...The 'Cats went 3-4 on their recent road trip and are now 7-10 on the road overall this season...Lynchburg is currently tied for third place in the Carolina League Northern Division after Sunday's loss and Potomac's loss yesterday, now 10-18 and 5.5 games back the Frederick Keys and Wilmington Blue Rocks, tied for first place...
VS. FREDERICK: The Hillcats are 3-1 this season against the Keys...Lynchburg nearly swept Frederick in their last series, a four-game set in Frederick 4/21-24, but lost the series finale 2-1...In 2010, Lynchburg lost the season series 8-12...However, the Hillcats have switched affiliations since last season...The Myrtle Beach Pelicans (2010 Braves Advance-A affiliate) split the season series with the Keys 10-10...
PLEASE BE CAREFUL: Saturday night in Winston-Salem, OF Adam Milligan left the game with a tight hamstring and INF Andrelton Simmons left with a sore back...It was found out after the game was over the INF Matt Weaver had broken his thumb...All three players were unavailable for Sunday's series finale, forcing new catcher Jace Whitmer to play as the designated hitter, and warm-up pitcher's in the bullpen, since there were no healthy position players available on the bench...INF Joe Leonard made his first career start at shortstop, and INF Joey Terdoslavich made his first start of the season at third base...
HITTIN' THE ROAD: The Hillcats' bats caught fire during their recent road trip hitting .323 (81-for-251) as a team over seven games...Lynchburg collected 9 or more hits in all seven games and scored 38 runs, averaging 5.43 per game, well over their 3.14 runs per game average entering the trip...Last Tuesday's 11-run effort set a season high for the Green & Gold...Included in that 11-run showcase, was a six-run eighth frame on six-hits which each set season highs for a single inning...All nine batters came to the plate in that eighth inning, marking the first time the 'Cats had batted around the order all season...As a team now hitting .255 on the year, the Hillcats boast the third best clip in the Carolina League...Individually, OF Adam Milligan was the first Hillcat this season to have four hits in a single game as he homered, doubled, and singled twice in five chances last Tuesday...OF Todd Cunningham, just a day later, matched the four-hit effort, going 4-for-4 Wednesday night in Wilmington...
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...
REMOVE FROM LEADOFF AND LET 'SIMM'ER: SS Andrelton Simmons batted leadoff for the Hillcats in 10 of the first 11 games of the season, getting one day off...The team was 1-9 in his starts while he hit just .211 (8-for-38) in that span...Simmons was dropped from the leadoff spot on the twelfth game and has thrived hitting safely in 15 of 16 games since...He has batted second (6), sixth (1), seventh (7), and ninth (2) in his past 16 games, batting .439 (26-for-61) with 10 RBI, six runs scored and four stolen bases...He now leads the team in batting average at .343 and ranks second in the Carolina League overall behind Wilmington's Rey Navarro (.355)...Simmons is currently day-to-day with a sore back, he's currently in the midst of a 12-game hitting streak...
ENTER TODD CUNNINGHAM: OF Todd Cunningham has batted leadoff the past five games for the Hillcats, welcoming the roll Simmons seems to be happy to relinquish, posting a .600 clip (12-for-20) during the stretch...The Hillcats record hasn't reflected Cunningham's success as they are 1-4 over the last five...Cunningham began the season as the everyday three-hole hitter, a spot in which he hit just .231 (15-for-65) in 17 games...He has also his second five times, batting .176 (3-for-17)...L.V. Ware acted as leadoff for the 12 games between Simmons' tenure and the recent stretch for Cunningham...Ware has hit .302 (16-for-53) while batting first, so the revolving door at the top of the order may still be spinning...
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: C Braeden Schlehuber was named the Carolina League's Offensive Player of the Week, for May 2-8...He batted .455 (10-for-22) with two home runs, four doubles, six RBI, and six runs scored during the week to earn the honor...He was the first Hillcat to receive a Player of the Week award this season...Schlehuber has hit safely in seven of his last nine games now, just snapping a six-game hitting streak Sunday (0-for-3)...He is 13-for-31 in his last nine games with two three-hit games...He has driven in six including the go-ahead run Wednesday night in Wilmington in the seventh inning and two ninth inning RBI, one Friday and one Saturday in Winston-Salem...He has homered on Friday and Saturday as well, his first two of the season...Defensively, he has thrown out 34.5% of base stealers (10 of 29), and he has yet to allow a pass ball in 19 games this season...
TONIGHT'S OPPOSING PITCHER : RHP Robert Bundy was selected in the eighth round of the 2008 draft by the Orioles out of Sperry (OK) High School...In 2010, Bundy led Delmarva in ERA (2.65), innings pitched (116) and strikeouts (91)...Was the only Delmarva pitcher to pitch a complete game...Currently 3-2 with a 2.55 ERA in five starts for Frederick...
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