SAL1 Lexington Legends

Seven -run fifth keys Legends victory

Published on May 22, 2010 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Lexington Legends News Release


The Lexington Legends scored seven runs in the fifth inning and defeated > the Greensboro Grasshoppers 11-6 in Greensboro Saturday night. > > J.D. Martinez and Kody Hinze each hit two-run doubles in the fifth. HInze > also drove in a run in the sixth, and now has 50 RBI for the season, tops > in the South Atlantic League. He also leads the league in home runs with > 12, and is in the top five in batting at .336. > > The Legends added three more runs in the sixth inning, two on a triple by > Aaron Bray. > > David Duncan (2-0) worked the first five innings to get the win. > Greensboro reliever Ramon Benjamin, who entered the game at the start of > the fifth inning, was the losing pitcher. > > Former University of Kentucky star Chris Wade had two hits and a run > batted in for Greensboro, which got solo homers from Kyle Skipworth, Tom > Hickman and Austin Markel. > > The two teams will wrap up their four-game series Sunday afternoon in > Greensboro. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. The Legends have won two of > the first three games. >

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