Lynchburg Hillcats Game Notes
May 18, 2011 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Lynchburg Hillcats News Release
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS (14-22) @ KINSTON INDIANS (15-22)
May 18th, 2011 -- 6:30 PM
Historic Grainger Stadium
RHP Arodys Vizcaino (2-2, 3.18) vs. LHP Drew Pomeranz (1-1, 1.93)
THE HILLCATS: Tuesday the Hillcats lost to the Kinston Indians 4-3...The 'Cats led early 1-0, but a four-run second frame for Kinston was enough for the Indians...Geraldo Rodriguez hit a two-run shot in the third to make it 4-3, but the scoring stopped there...The Hillcats remain in third place in the Carolina League Northern Division, now 7.5 games back the first place Frederick Keys...
VS. KINSTON: The Hillcats are 2-3 against the Indians in 2011...The two teams first met in Lynchburg this season 4/29-5/1...The first two games of the series saw each side get shut out once, followed by a hard fought rubber match that ended 3-1 in favor of the Indians...The current series is tied 1-1 after an 11-0 'Cats win Monday and 4-3 loss last night...
LET'S HIT THE ROAD: Away from the "Hill City" this season the Hillcats have hit .268 as opposed to .231 at home, and pitchers have posted a 3.38 ERA, over a run less than at City Stadium (4.57)...Last night the Hillcats tallied 10 hits, but just three runs as they went 0-10 with runners in scoring position and stranded 12 on base...The 'Cats have now racked up nine or more hits in 11 of their past 12 road contests...Lynchburg is still 10-12 on the road, much better than their 4-10 mark at City Stadium...
ENDING ON A WINNING NOTE: Prior to Sunday's 5-3 win over the Pelicans, the Hillcats were 0-9 in series finales this season, and 0-2 in rubber matches of three-game series'...The 'Cats snapped both streaks with the help of starter Dimasther Delgado's second straight quality start, six innings, three runs allowed and INF Joey Terdoslavich's go ahead home run in the top of the sixth inning that put Lynchburg up 5-3...RHP Jeremy Haynes and RHP Eliecer Cardenas closed out the game with three scoreless innings of relief, Haynes earning his first hold, and Cardenas his third save as he tossed a perfect ninth frame...
LEAD WITH YOUR BEST: Contrary to the lack of success closing series' this season, the Hillcats have a winning record in series openers at 7-5, including Monday night's 11-0 affair...In fact, four of the 'Cats' five biggest wins have come in series openers; 9-1, 4/21 @ FRE; 9-1, 5/2 @ WIL; 8-1, 5/13 @ MYR; and last night...The Hillcats have gone on to win each series after dominating game one...
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...
HITTIN' IN BUNCHES: INF Phil Gosselin is 7-for-11 his last three games, with a current three-game multi-hit streak...Last night, he went 3-for-4, turning in his 11th multi-hit game of the season, good for the most on the Hillcats squad...He actually has more multi-hit games than single-hit games (9), and he has gone hitless in 15 contests so far this season...Other fun facts, Gosselin homered in his second game of the season, but hasn't left the yard in 126 at-bats now...He does lead the team in doubles with 10...
SCHLE'S SLAMS: C Braeden Schlehuber launched the first Grand Slam for the Hillcats this season in the fifth inning Monday night...He also doubled in two runs in fourth giving him a career high six RBI on the night...Last night, Schlehuber was knocked out of the game after a collision at the plate with Kinston INF Justin Toole...Toole slid in head first at home, his helmet meeting Schlehuber's left leg...Schlehuber had to be helped off the field, and wouldn't return to action...
KLEIN'CONNECTS' WITH 'CATS: INF Barrett Kleinknecht was promoted to Lynchburg from Low-A Rome on Tuesday, May 10th, arriving that afternoon to start at shortstop for the Hillcats...He went 0-for-4 in his Hillcats debut...Since however, he is 11-for-27 with a two home runs and five RBI in seven starts with four multi-hit games...Kleinknecht would have had three long balls for the 'Cats had Ryan Strausborger not brought one back in the eighth inning Sunday afternoon in Myrtle Beach...Kleinknecht has now hit safely in six of his last seven games, and has a current four game hit streak...
PITCHER OF THE WEEK: RHP Arodys Vizcaino was dominant Friday night against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans...He completed a season high seven innings, did not allow a run on just two hits, while striking out six batters, which tied a season high he set in the season opener, April 9...The stellar outing earned Vizcaino his second Pitcher of the Week honor of his career (May 17-23, 2010) and first of the season...He earned the win as the Hillcats rolled to an 8-1 victory...It was his first win since the season opener...
TONIGHT'S OPPOSING PITCHER : LHP Drew Pomeranz was selected fifth overall in the 2010 draft by the Indians out of Ole Miss...In his junior season at Ole Miss, 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...Currently fourth in the Carolina League in ERA (1.93) and third in strikeouts (48)...Pitched 5.1 innings while giving up an unearned run and striking out seven against Lynchburg on 5/1...Currently 1-1 with a 1.93 ERA...
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