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June 13, 2011 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Lynchburg Hillcats News Release


WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS (32-29) vs LYNCHBURG HILLCATS (27-35)

June 13th, 2011 -- 7:05 PM

Calvin Falwell Field at Lynchburg City Stadium

LHP Justin Marks (2-4, 4.87) vs LHP Blaine Sims (1-0, 2.63)

THE HILLCATS: Sunday, the Hillcats lost to the Frederick Keys 1-0...RHP Zeke Spruill threw his league leading third complete game of the season, tossing eight innings, allowing just three hits, walking none and striking out two in the losing effort...The one run scored was unearned and scored in the first inning...Spruill induced an double play in the fifth and faced just two batters over the minimum...Lynchburg failed to convert on with runners at second and third with nobody out in the top of the seventh as they went on to lose 1-0...The Hillcats sit in third place in the Carolina League Northern Division, now 11.5 games back of the first place Frederick Keys...

VS. WILMINGTON: The Hillcats are 4-2 against the Blue Rocks this season...Lynchburg's pitching has held Wilmington to two or less runs in each of the four victories this season...Last season, Lynchburg lost the season series to Wilmington 8-12...Myrtle Beach (2010 Braves Advance-A affiliate) however, won 11 of their 20 match-ups with the Blue Rocks a season ago...

CAT GOT YOUR BAT': Over the past five games, the Hillcats have only managed to score seven runs and are 1-4...Their only win in that stretch was a 3-2 victory Saturday in Frederick...The Keys committed four errors that game and the run that would prove to be the game winner was unearned...Hitting just .145 (22-152) as the a team over the past five games, the 'Cats have dropped their batting average by 10 points, from .270 to now .260, which is still good for the league lead, seven points higher than Myrtle Beach, with the second-best clip at .253...Last night, Lynchburg was shutout for the fourth time this season and held to a season-low two hits...

HOME STRETCH: Lynchburg wrapped up their final road trip of the first half over the weekend in Frederick...Tonight marks the beginning of an eight-game in seven day homestand before the All-Star Break...The Hillcats will host the Wilmington Blue Rocks Monday-Wednesday, with a double-header on Tuesday, and then the Kinston Indians Thursday-Sunday...Both the Blue Rocks (Northern) and the Indians (Southern) are currently in second place in their respective divisions, so the Hillcats will have a chance to play spoiler in the first half playoff race...Lynchburg was officially eliminated from the fist half pennant race Friday night in Frederick...

ALL-STARS ANNOUNCED: The Carolina League announced the roster for the 2011 Mid-season All-Star Team last 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...

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 Friday...While attempting to put down a sacrifice bunt in the seventh inning Thursday 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...

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 .301...Simmons went just 1-for-12 over the weekend in Frederick...He snapped an 11-game hit-streak Friday night...His .301 average is third-best in the league, and his 69 hits rank third as well...

TONIGHT'S OPPOSING PITCHER : LHP Justin Marks was selected in the third round of the 2009 draft by Oakland out of the University of Louisville...Acquired by Kansas City as part of a trade for David DeJesus on November 10, 2010...Has pitched twice against Lynchburg this season...Pitched a complete game in a seven-inning game on April 27...Gave up five runs on eight hits...A week later, on May 3, gave up six runs in three innings pitched in no-decision...Overall 2-4 with a 4.87 ERA this season...Split time between rotation and bullpen, making seven starts and two relief appearances...Has pitched two complete games, tied for second in the Carolina League...

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