Hillcats avoid no-no, but drop second straight to Keys
Frederick, Md. - The Lynchburg Hillcats tallied just one hit, as they lost, 9-1, to the Frederick Keys on Tuesday night at Nymeo Field.
Frederick, Md. - The Lynchburg Hillcats tallied just one hit, as they lost, 9-1, to the Frederick Keys on Tuesday night at Nymeo Field.
The Hillcats (14-17) were no-hit through the first 8.1 innings of the game, before Conner Capel ripped an RBI double to spoil the feat for the Keys (14-18).
Prior to the hit, the Hillcats had five baserunners, with three reaching on walks and two via an error.
Frederick opened the scoring in the third inning.
The Orioles affiliate added to their lead in the sixth inning.
Frederick piled on with four runs in the seventh. Gassaway was hit by a pitch to start the inning, and came around to score on an RBI double by
Lynchburg committed four errors for the third time this season on Tuesday, matching a season high.
Felix Tati (Loss, 0-1) made his Hillcats debut, and allowed two runs on five hits over five innings. Ben Krauth gave up three earned runs on three hits while recording just one out, and
Keys starter
The Hillcats will look to avoid the sweep on Wednesday in the series finale. Right-hander
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