Lynchburg Hillcats Game Notes
May 28, 2011 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Lynchburg Hillcats News Release
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS (17-27) @ POTOMAC NATIONALS (18-27)
May 28th, 2011 -- 5:35 PM
Pfitzner Stadium
RHP Zeke Spruill (2-5, 3.76) vs. RHP Trevor Holder (2-5, 5.89)
THE HILLCATS: The Hilcats and Nationals were rained out Friday night...Wednesday the 'Cats lost to the Winston-Salem Dash 9-5...Lynchburg lost the series finale but won the series 2-1...The Hillcats sit in fourth place in the Carolina League Northern Division, now 10.0 games back of the first place Wilmington Blue Rocks...
VS. POTOMAC: The Hillcats are 2-3 against the Nationals this season...The two teams will play four games in two days this weekend to make up for last night's rainout and a rainout April 9...Last season, the Hillcats were 8-11 vs. Potomac...Myrtle Beach, 2010 Braves Advanced-A Affiliate, did not do as well onlt winning six of their 20 meetings with the Nationals a year ago...
ANOTHER SWEEP BITES THE DUST: The Hillcats failed to sweep the Winston-Salem Dash Wednesday in game three of the series...It was the third chance for Lynchburg to complete a sweep this season, and first attempt at home...The first was a possible four-game sweep in Frederick April 21-24 but the 'Cats fell short 2-1 in the finale...The next opportunity came on the road again, in Wilmington May 2-4, but the Blue Rocks took game three 7-3 over Lynchburg...The loss in the finale brings the Hillcats record to 2-11 in the final game of a series this season...
PUT A CORK IN IT ZANE!: It's a walk-off...The Hillcats won in their final at-bat two nights in a row, Monday and Tuesday...INF Joe Leonard drove in the game winner Monday night in the bottom of the 11th on a sacrifice fly and the 'Cats won 2-1...Wednesday night, Lynchburg ended the game in regulation with a three-run ninth after being down 3-1...OF Keenan Wiley's bases clearing triple ended the game...It was the first win for the Hillcats this season when trailing after eight innings, and it was the Dash's first loss when ahead after eight frames...Lynchburg joined Kinston, Wilmington, and Winston-Salem, as the only teams in the league with wins after being behind heading into the ninth...
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...
STICKIN' IT TO'EM: INF Kyle Davis started for just the second time for the Hillcats Wednesday night...He began the year with the Winston-Salem Dash, but was released from the White Sox organization and signed by the Braves...In his first appearance against his former club, Davis who had hit .096 (5-for-52) for the Dash, went 2-for-4, with a run scored, a walk, and two stolen bases...He also made a leaping grab at second base to steal a base hit away from Jose Martinez and then tossed the ball to SS Andrelton Simmons at second base to double-off Jared Mitchell and end the inning...
EVERYONE LOVES A HERO: OF Keenan Wiley laced the game winning hit Tuesday night, a three-run triple to center field in the bottom of the ninth...It wasn't the first of his career, but it was the first walk-off hit for a Hillcat this season (Leonard walk-off sac fly Monday)...Wiley finished the night 2-for-4 with three RBI...Batting leadoff for the first time as a Hillcat Wednesday night, he went 2-for-5 with a run scored, and is now hitting .329 (27-for-82) through 21 games this season since being called up from Low-A Rome...After going 0-for-5 in his first two games for Lynchburg, he has hit safely in 16 of 19 games since and is currently on a five-game hitting streak in which he is 9-for-22, with four RBI, four runs scored, and a stolen base...
LYNCHBURG WANTS YOU: The season hasn't quite reached the one-third mark, but the Hillcats have already had 39 different players active on the roster in 2011...Three original Hillcats have been promoted to AA-Mississippi...Injuries have been the bigger factor, as 10 players have hit the disabled list after donning a Hillcats uniform this season...The latest to hit the DL was LHP Dimasther Delgado...RHP David Hale has been activated, returning to the Hillcats after spending nearly a month on the shelf (4/27-5/23)...Yesterday the 'Cats welcomed RHP Matthew Frevert, Minor League free agent, and LHP Ryan Buchter, acquired via trade, to the clubhouse and say good-bye again to RHP Eliecer Cardenas who has been recalled to AA-Mississippi, today C Braeden Schlehuber was activated from the DL and C Ryan Delgado was transferred back to Danville, bringing the grand total for the Hillcats' transactions this season to 42 since the beginning of April...
TONIGHT'S OPPOSING PITCHER: RHP Paul Demny was selected in the sixth round of the 2008 draft by the Nationals out of Blinn (TX) College...Pitched solely in relief in college, but converted to a starter for the GCL Nationals...Had a 2.3:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 2009...Gave up six runs, five earned in 2.2 innings pitched at Lynchburg on 5/22...Currently 1-4 with a 3.83 ERA...
TONIGHT'S OPPOSING PITCHER: RHP Trevor Holder was selected in the third round of the 2009 draft by the Nationals out of the University of Georgia...Named to the 2010 South Atlantic League mid-season All-Star team while playing for Hagerstown...Gave up three runs in six innings pitched against Lynchburg in his first start on 4/10...Gave up five runs in five and one-third innings pitched against Lynchburg on 5/21...Currently 2-5 with a 5.89 ERA...
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