Feliciano's walk-off blast sinks Hillcats in extras
Zebulon, N.C. - The Lynchburg Hillcats lost on a walk-off for the first second time in 2019, falling 8-7 to the Carolina Mudcats on Wednesday in extra innings.Leading off the bottom of the tenth inning with a runner at second base, Mario Feliciano belted a walk-off two-run homer for Carolina (27-17)
Zebulon, N.C. - The Lynchburg Hillcats lost on a walk-off for the first second time in 2019, falling 8-7 to the Carolina Mudcats on Wednesday in extra innings.
Leading off the bottom of the tenth inning with a runner at second base,
Carolina tied the game in the bottom of the eighth inning to force extras. With two out, Feliciano was hit with a pitch by Dakody Clemmer, and
Lynchburg opened the scoring with two runs in the first inning. With two out,
Carolina came back to put up a three spot in the second inning. With one out, Feliciano was hit by a pitch and Pat McInreney worked a walk. In stepped
In the fourth, Carolina added another run on a bases loaded walk worked by
The Hillcats belted a pair of home runs in the fifth inning to reclaim the lead. With two out,
In the sixth,
In extra innings, Santiago brought home the go-ahead run on a sac fly to give Lynchburg a brief 7-6 lead before Feliciano's walk-off blast.
Kwan, Santiago and Gonzalez each recorded three-hit games for the Hillcats. Lynchburg homered three times for the second consecutive game, matching a season high. Lynchburg now falls to 0-3 in extra inning contests.
The Hillcats continue the series against Carolina on Tuesday in the second game of the four-game set. The Mudcats will send righty
Max Gun will be on the air at 6:50 p.m. with the Hillcats pre-game show on TuneIn Radio and the Radio434 App.
The Hillcats return to City Stadium on Friday, May 24 for a four-game series against the Fayetteville Woodpeckers for the first-ever series between the two teams in Lynchburg. Aloha Weekend highlights include postgame fireworks shows on Friday, May 24 presented by Pepsi and Saturday, May 25 presented by MedExrpess. Saturday's game will also be Cats Cares Night at City Stadium, where all tickets are free but fans are asked to give a donation at the box office to a pre-selected charity of their choice.
For tickets or more information, visit lynchburg-hillcats.com, call 434-528-1144, or visit the City Stadium box office.