Potomac Goes Long in 8-4 Win over Kinston
July 11, 2009 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Potomac banged out 15 hits, including four home runs, doubling up Kinston 8-4 Saturday night at Historic Grainger Stadium. Potomac scored seven of their eight runs via the long ball. The four homers where the most given up in a game by Kinston this season.
Potomac broke a scoreless tie in the top of the third inning when Dan Nelson hit a two-run home run off of Kinston starter Jonathan Holt. Chris Marrero followed with a three-run home run later in the inning.
Down 5-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning, the bottom of the K-Tribe lineup started a comeback. Adam Davis led off the inning with a single and scored on a Ryan Blair sacrifice fly. Kinston catcher Doug Pickens would single and score later in the inning on an error. The K-Tribe made the Potomac lead even smaller in the bottom of the eight inning when Ronald Rivas and Adam Davis led off with back-to-back singles. Blair would drive in Rivas with an RBI groundout and Davis would score on a wild pitch to make the score 5-4 Potomac.
The comeback hopes would be hurt when Tim Pahuta and Dan Lyons hit back-to-back solo home runs, off of K-Tribe reliever Dallas Cawiezell, leading off the top of the ninth inning. Potomac would add their final run of the game on a Michael Burgess RBI single.
Davis went a season high 3-for-4 for Kinston. Chisenhall was 1-for-4, to increase his season high hit streak to twelve games. Holt (1-4) took the loss for Kinston. Potomac starter Will Atwood (5-6) got the win for the Nationals.
The K-Tribe will try to win the series in the final game of the three game set Sunday afternoon at Historic Grainger Stadium. Mike McGuire will take the hill for Kinston, game time 2pm.
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