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August 11, 2011 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Lynchburg Hillcats News Release


LYNCHBURG HILLCATS (19-26, 49-66) vs WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS (17-28, 53-61)

August 11th, 2011 -- 7:05 PM

Frawley Stadium

LHP Dimasther Delgado (7-6, 4.00) vs RHP Elisaul Pimentel (5-6, 3.62)

THE HILLCATS: Wednesday, the 'Cats lost the Kinston Indians 4-3 in 10 innings...Lynchburg took the early lead with a run in the second inning...Hillcats' starter David Hale gave up three runs in the fourth, two earned, after he threw a ball away at third on a sacrifice bunt...OF Geraldo Rodriguez tied the game for the Hillcats with a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth...The game went into the 10th tied 3-3, when Jesus Aguilar hit a solo shot off LHP Ryan Buchter to put the Indians on top for good...The Hillcats are currently in third place in the Northern Division at 19-26, 8.0 games back of the Frederick Keys in first place...

VS. WILMINGTON: The Hillcats are 9-7 against the Blue Rocks this season...This is Lynchburg's final series against Wilmington this season...The 'Cats finished are 5-5 against the Blue Rocks at home, and are currently 4-2 while visiting Frawley Stadium...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...

SIGNS OF LIFE: Lynchburg has won six of their last eight, and eight of their last 12...They've won their last four series in a row, against the Salem Red Sox, Frederick Keys, Wilmington Blue Rocks, and the Kinston Indians, all 2-1...It's the first time the 'Cats have accomplished such a feat all season...Not since May 23-29 had they even won back-to-back series...With just 25 games left, the Hillcats are five games out of a playoff spot behind the Potomac Nationals, since the first place Keys have already secured their spot by winning the first half...

AUGUST HEAT WAVE: Through eight games this August, the Hillcats are 6-3, hitting .305 as a team, while scoring 57 runs, an average of 6.33 per game...Pitching has been lights out as well, posting a 2.33 ERA over 81.0 innings...The offense has compiled 27 doubles, three triples, and seven home runs, while the pitching has struck out 75 and walked just 24...

THE FAST TRACK: Former 2011 Hillcat Arodys Vizcaino made his MLB debut last night in Florida for the Braves...He pitched just two-thirds of an inning, walked two, hit a batter, and struck out one before being relieved in the ninth by LHP Jonny Venters...Beginning the season in Lynchburg, Vizcaino posted a 2.45 ERA in nine starts, before getting the call to AA Mississippi May 29...After eight starts, he was moved to the bullpen for three appearances and called up to AAA Gwinnett July 26...He tossed seven innings in six appearances out of the bullpen for Gwinnett, allowing just one run on a solo homer in his debut...At just 20 years old, Vizcaino will be the youngest player on the Atlanta roster...

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)...

ANOTHER GREAT FIND: RHP Gary Moran took a no-hitter through six and two-thirds innings Tuesday night...Through two starts with Lynchburg, he is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA, with a scoreless streak of 13.1 innings...He spent all of last season and the beginning of this year in independent ball...

CATNIPS: INF Joey Terdoslavich hit his 46th double of the season Tuesday night, setting a new Lynchburg record...He is just five behind the all-time Carolina League record...RHP Robert Roth made his Hillcats' debut last night pitching a perfect eighth inning in a 3-3 tie...Roth is one of six American-born Minor League Free Agents signed by the Braves since 2010 on the Hillcats active roster...

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, 2010...Won 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...Pitched six and one third innings on August 6, giving up four runs, all earned...Currently 5-6 with a 3.62 ERA...

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