Wilmington Shuts Down K-Tribe
April 14, 2010 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Wilmington pitching shut down the K-Tribe batters for a second straight game, as Tim Melville pitched Wilmington to a 1-0 win in the series rubber match on Wednesday afternoon at Historic Grainger Stadium. Melville (1-0) handed Kinston their first shutout of the season, pitching five innings and allowing just one hit while striking out eight and walking one.
Kinston was held to a season-low two hits for the second game in a row and did not advance a runner past second base.
Nick Hagadone (0-1) was the tough-luck loser for the Indians, as he delivered his second solid outing of the season, allowing just an unearned run on five hits in four innings and striking out six. The lone run of the game came in the third inning. With one out, Patrick Norris reached on a bunt single and moved to second on a throwing error by Roman Pena. The next batter, Adrian Ortiz, drove in Norris with a single to leftfield.
Kinston (3-4) will have an off day on Thursday before taking their first road trip of the season, beginning a three-game series on Friday night in Winston-Salem. They will return home to play Myrtle Beach on Friday, April 23rd, which will be the first Friday night fireworks of the season.
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