Lynchburg Hillcats Game Notes
June 10, 2011 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Lynchburg Hillcats News Release
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS (26-33) @ FREDERICK KEYS (37-23)
June 10th, 2011 -- 7:00 PM
Harry Grove Stadium
LHP Dimasther Delgado (4-4, 4.75) vs. LHP Nick Haughian (2-3, 4.81)
THE HILLCATS: Thursday, the Hillcats lost to the Salem Red Sox 3-1...Lynchburg's starter Chris Masters was dominant after a shaky first inning in which he surrendered one run on three hits to his first four batters...After that, the lefty retired 20 of the next 21 batters he faced walking none and striking out nine...He would recieve a no decision as he left the game tied 1-1 after seven...Salem's David Mailman hit a solo homer in the eighth as the Red Sox went on to win 3-1...The Hillcats sit in third place in the Carolina League Northern Division, now 10.5 games back of the first place Frederick Keys...
VS. FREDERICK: The Hillcats are 4-3 against the Keys this season...Their win in Frederick back April 21 snapped a season-high 10-game losing streak...The 'Cats went on to win three straight against the Keys but fell short of the sweep dropping game four of that series 2-1...The Road team is 5-2 so far in the season series...Last season, Lynchburg lost the season series to Frederick 8-12...Myrtle Beach (2010 Braves Advance-A affiliate) split the series with Frederick 10-10...
ALL-STARS ANNOUNCED: The Carolina League announced the roster for the 2011 Mid-season All-Star Team Thursday afternoon...Three Hillcats were selected...Andrelton Simmons will start at shortstop, Joey Terdoslavich will start at third base, and Todd Cunningham will be a reserve outfielder...It will be the first All-Star appearances for each Hillcat...With the three selections, the Hillcats boast the most position players on the roster this season...The Myrtle Beach Pelicans and Wilmington Blue Rocks tied for most selections overall with four each...This year, the Modesto Nuts will host the All-Star game June 21 at John Thurman Field in Modesto, CA...
PLAYOFF PICTURE: With the All-Star Break looming just over a week away, soon two teams will clinch play-off spots in the Carolina League...In the Northern Division, the Frederick Keys have begun to separate themselves...They sit 6.0 games up on the second place Blue Rocks...The Hillcats are in third, 10.5 games back of first...One loss to the Keys this weekend, will officially knock the Hillcats out of the playoff race...Things are a bit closer in the Southern Division...Only 7.0 games separate fourth from first...The Myrtle Beach Pelicans are in first place, 4.0 games up on the Kinston Indians in second...The Pelicans and Indians meet this weekend for three games in Kinston, so the Indians could pull themselves within one game by the end of the series...
CAN'T WAIT TO GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Lynchburg is coming off an eight-game homestand in which they finished 3-5, after going 6-1 the previous week on the road...The struggles at home have been a season-long theme...They are 16-15 on the road, but just 10-18 at City Stadium...Their home/road split stats share the same drastic drop-off as well...Hitting .275 on the road but just .257 at home, while posting a 4.75 ERA on in Lynchburg versus a 3.86 ERA elsewhere...
BEST OF THE BRAVOS: Seven members of the Hillcats are ranked amongst the top 30 prospects in the Braves organization according to Baseball America...That list includes 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)...
TOUGH BREAK: C Braeden Schlehuber hit the disabled list again today...While attempting to put down a sacrifice bunt in the seventh inning last night, his right index finger was struck by the pitch...The ball split open the tip of his finger so bad that he would have to exit the game and require stitches...C Shawn McGill ran in from the bullpen to enter the at-bat with a 1-2 count, runners at first and second and the score tied 1-1...He would ground into a 6-4-3 double play, adding insult to injury as they say...
PLAYER OF THE MONTH: INF Joey Terdoslavich was honored as the Carolina League Player of the Month for May as voted by the league's managers...Terdoslavich hit .304 (31-for-102) with four home runs and 20 RBI in 27 games last month...He is second in the league in home runs with 11 on the season...He also racked up 11 doubles in May, and currently has 18 total, tying him for second in the league as well...His average went from .243 to .279 during the month...The honor was the first weekly or monthly award of his career...Since the announcement on June 6, Terdoslavich is 0-for-11 in his past three games...
SIMMERING HOT: INF Andrelton Simmons brought his average up to .311 on May 1 after going 3-for-4 in the midst of a season best 13-game hitting streak...Has kept it above .300 ever since, currently hitting .312...Last night, Simmons went 1-for-4 extending his current hit-streak to 10 games...His .313 average is currently tied for second-best in the league with All-Star first baseman Reynaldo Rodriguez, and his 68 hits rank third...
TONIGHT'S OPPOSING PITCHER : LHP Nick Haughian was selected in the ninth round of the 2008 draft by the Orioles out of the University of Washington...In 2010, with Delmarva, finished second among Shorebirds pitchers in strikeouts (90), primarily pitching out of the bullpen...Has split time between the bullpen and the starting rotation for the Keys this year, starting six and making six relief appearances..Started against Lynchburg on April 23...gave up two runs, one earned in four and two-thirds innings pitched while striking out six and took the loss...Currently 2-3 with a 4.81 ERA...
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