Bats go quiet in shutout loss to Down East Sunday
Kinston, N.C. - The Lynchburg Hillcats mustered just six hits in a 8-0 loss to the Down East Wood Ducks on Sunday afternoon.Lynchburg (7-4) surrendered five third inning runs to Down East (7-4) to dig themselves in an early hole.
Kinston, N.C. - The Lynchburg Hillcats mustered just six hits in a 8-0 loss to the Down East Wood Ducks on Sunday afternoon.
Lynchburg (7-4) surrendered five third inning runs to Down East (7-4) to dig themselves in an early hole.
In the home half of the third,
Leading off the bottom of the fifth, Tejeda crushed his second home run of the game, this time to left-center to give Down East a 6-0 edge.
The Wood Ducks rallied for two more runs in the eighth inning. Arias and Ryan Dorrow hit back-to-back singles to start the inning. Then with one out, Bubba Thompson hit a swinging bunt back to
Garza has now given up 12 runs on 16 hits over his last 8.1 innings pitched.
With Sunday's loss, Lynchburg has now suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time in 2019.
The Hillcats will now return to City Stadium to begin a seven-game home stand on Monday night against the Potomac Nationals. Left-hander
Max Gun and Anders Jorstad will be on the air beginning at 6:20 p.m. on TuneIn Radio and Radio434.
Home stand highlights include Kids Eat Free Tuesday, Winning Wednesday, Thirsty Thursday and post-game fireworks shows on Friday and Saturday.
For tickets and more information, visit lynchburg-hillcats.com, the City Stadium box office, or call 434-528-1144.