LYNCHBURG HILLCATS: Pelicans Win in 13 Innings to Sweep Twin Bill
May 15, 2017 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Lynchburg Hillcats News Release
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Lynchburg dropped a pair of results Sunday at TicketReturn.com Field, including a 5-4 loss in 13 innings to conclude the doubleheader after falling 7-0 in the afternoon contest.
The Hillcats took a 4-0 lead into the seventh of the nightcap, but four unearned runs tied the game for Myrtle Beach to force extra innings. A bases-loaded walk to *Eloy Jimenez *ended the game in the bottom of the 13th.
Lynchburg built its 4-0 advantage beginning in the third. *Willi Castro *and *Claudio Bautista *had back-to-back singles, and *Yonathan Mendoza *advanced them with a sacrifice bunt. *Ka'ai Tom *grounded out to first base to bring home the first run of the game. The Hillcats added another in the fifth when *Daniel Salters *reached on an error and eventually came home on a base hit by *Mendoza.*
Leading 2-0 in the sixth, the Hillcats tacked on two more. *Connor Marabell *drew a leadoff walk and proceeded to steal both second and third base. *Andrew Calica *doubled to drive him in and make it a 3-0 game. *Calica *advanced to third on a bunt single by *Ivan Castillo *and scored on a wild pitch.
With one out in the seventh inning, *Jesse Hodges *reached on a fielding error by *Castro. *That opened the door for the Pelicans to score four unearned runs with two outs in the frame. With the bases loaded, *Daniel Spingola *doubled to left-center field to plate all three runners and tie the game, 4-4.
Lynchburg's offense stalled in extra innings, going 0-18 after the seventh. Pelicans pitchers combined to retire the final 21 batters they faced.* Robert Garcia *singled to begin the 13th and scored the winning run when *Jimenez *drew the one-out walk to complete the come-from-behind victory.
In the first game, Lynchburg only managed five hits and never had multiple baserunners in the same inning. *Salters *had a double to represent the only extra-base hit for the Hillcats, who were shut out for the fifth time of the season in a 7-0 defeat. *Eddy Martinez *and *Matt Rose *homered for the Pelicans.
Lynchburg continues its road trip with a four-game series at Winston-Salem Monday at 7 p.m. *Shane Bieber *(0-0, 1.50) will take the mound against the Dash's *Aron McRee *(0-5, 4.33). Fans can listen to the game live at www.lynchburg-hillcats.com with coverage beginning at 6:50.
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