Plesac Pitches Hillcats to Series Sweep
LYNCHBURG, VA-Zach Plesac tossed seven innings of one-run baseball to guide the Lynchburg Hillcats to a 4-1 win over the Frederick Keys on Wednesday afternoon at City Stadium. The orange and black were swept for the first time all season. Facing tough pitching all series, the Keys were held to
LYNCHBURG, VA-Zach Plesac tossed seven innings of one-run baseball to guide the Lynchburg Hillcats to a 4-1 win over the Frederick Keys on Wednesday afternoon at City Stadium. The orange and black were swept for the first time all season. Facing tough pitching all series, the Keys were held to just two runs in 27 innings.
The nephew of former Major League reliever, Dan Plesac, the Hillcats (7-6) right-hander needed only 69 pitches (42 strikes) to complete seven frames. He surrendered three hits and one walk. From there,
Lynchburg scored all four of their runs in the game with two outs. In the third,
The Keys (6-8) leveled the game in the fifth.
Frederick's lead would be short-lived, as Tapia hit a two-run homer in the bottom half of the inning. The Midwest League's home run champion in 2017, it was Tapia's first Carolina League blast.
Lynchburg added insurance in the eighth.
The Keys return home on Thursday to begin a four-game series against the Wilmington Blue Rocks at 7:00 p.m. Right-hander