Lynchburg Hillcats Game Notes
August 6, 2011 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Lynchburg Hillcats News Release
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS (15-25, 51-58) vs LYNCHBURG HILLCATS (16-24, 46-64) August 6th, 2011 -- 6:05 PM Calvin Falwell Field at Lynchburg City Stadium RHP Elisaul Pimentel (5-6, 3.49) vs LHP Dimasther Delgado (7-6, 4.13)
THE HILLCATS: Friday, the âCats beat the Wilmington Blue Rocks 9-4...Lynchburg racked up 11 hits, 10 for extra bases, including eight doubles and two home runs...INF Joey Terdoslavich led the barrage going 2-for-5 with a double (43) and a home run (16), while driving in one and scoring three...RHP David Hale only gave up one run through six innings...He surrendered four straight hits in the sixth and eventually three runs, leaving with one out after a runner was cut-down at the plate...He would earn the win as the Hillcats won their third in a row...The Hillcats are currently in third place in the Northern Division at 16-24, 9.0 games back of the Frederick Keys in first place...
VS. WILMINGTON: The Hillcats are 8-6 against the Blue Rocks this season...This is the last time Wilmington will travel to Lynchburg this season...The âCats are 5-3 against the Blue Rocks at home...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...
BIG LEAGUE DREAMS: Atlanta Braves GM Frank Wren invited the Hillcats' players and staff to Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Wednesday afternoon to check out the big league facilities and watch the game in order to give them a taste of exactly what they should look forward to if they can make it to the ultimate level...The âCats are 3-0 since the trip...
SIGNS OF LIFE: Lynchburg has won five of their last seven, and have won their last two series against the Salem Red Sox and Frederick Keys...It's the first time since May 23-29 that the âCats have won back-to-back series...They welcome the Blue Rocks to town this weekend as they try to win three consecutive series for the first time all year...The Hillcats won their third game in a row last night for just second time this half...First three-game winning streak since taking three consecutive games from Myrtle Beach at home July 2-4...
BEST OF THE BRAVOS: Eight members of the Hillcats are ranked amongst the top 30 prospects in the Atlanta Braves organization according to Baseball America...That list includes C Christian Bethancourt (12), 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)...
CHASING HISTORY: INF Joey Terdoslavich hit his 43rd double of the season last night...The next best total in the league this year is 28...He has already broken the Hillcats single season doubles record previously set by Rey Navarette (41) back in 2002...The all-time Carolina League record for doubles is 51, set by Woody Fair with Durham in 1948...Terdoslavich is currently on pace to hit 54 this season...He's been consistent throughout the year totaling 11 or more doubles in May, June and, July...He ranks among the league leaders in a number of other categories this year as well, including home runs (16, 4th), hits (109, 4th), RBI (62, 5th), runs, (58, 4th), extra-base hits (60, 1st), slugging pct. (.523, 2nd), total bases (202, 2nd)...
LOOK OUT!: OF Keenan Wiley left the game last night after being hit by a pitch on his right knee in fifth inning...The timing couldn't be much worse for Wiley...He was 1-for-2 with a double and three RBI before the fastball struck his knee...Currently on a seven-game hit-streak in which he is 12-for-25...Now hitting .297, which would rank second in the league but he is still four plate appearances short of qualifying...
TONIGHT'S OPPOSING PITCHER: RHP Elisaul Pimentel was signed as a non-drafted free agent out of the Dominican Republic by the Dodgers in 2008...Was traded to the Royals from the Dodgers as part of a package for Scott Podsednik July 28, 2010Won Carolina League Pitcher of the Week for the week of May 30-June 5...He pitched eight scoreless innings against Potomac on June 4, giving up just one hit to win the award...Pitched a complete game in the first game of a doubleheader against Lynchburg on June 14...Pitched seven innings, giving up one run on four hits and striking out seven...Currently 5-6 with a 3.49 ERA...
• Discuss this story on the Carolina League message board...
Carolina League Stories from August 6, 2011
- Tables Turned on Dash - Frederick Keys
- Dash Suffer Setback on Heritage Night - Winston-Salem Dash
- Pelicans Fall Two Outs Short of No-Hitter - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
- Nearly a No-No: P-Nats Lose 3-0 in Myrtle - Potomac Nationals
- Defensive Miscues Cost Hillcats - Lynchburg Hillcats
- Merrifield's Double Leads to 7-4 Triumph - Wilmington Blue Rocks
- Myrtle Beach Pelicans Game Notes - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
- Salem and Kinston Rained Out Saturday Night - Salem Red Sox
- K-Tribe Game Rained Out Saturday Night - Doubleheader at 12:30 pm Sunday - Kinston Indians
- Wilmington Blue Rocks Game Notes - Wilmington Blue Rocks
- Lynchburg Hillcats Game Notes - Lynchburg Hillcats
- Winston-Salem Dash Game Notes - Winston-Salem Dash
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.