10-0 shutout in Game Two earns Lynchburg double-header split
Lynchburg, Va. - After falling 3-1 in Game One, the Lynchburg Hillcats batted around in the first inning of Game Two en route to a 10-0 victory and double-header split.Lynchburg (45-50, 16-12) plated runs in each of the first four innings of Game Two, while the pitching staff set down 14
Lynchburg, Va. - After falling 3-1 in Game One, the Lynchburg Hillcats batted around in the first inning of Game Two en route to a 10-0 victory and double-header split.
Lynchburg (45-50, 16-12) plated runs in each of the first four innings of Game Two, while the pitching staff set down 14 Wilmington (46-50, 15-11) hitters on strikes in seven innings.
Game One
Wilmington started the scoring in the second inning.
Lynchburg trimmed the deficit in half in the fifth inning.
The Blue Rocks added to their lead with a run in the sixth.
The Hillcats had base runners in six of the seven innings, but bounced into three double plays to strand six on base. Lynchburg also went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.
Morgan logged five innings, and allowed three runs on a career-high seven hits. He walked one and struck out four. R.C. Orlan made his Hillcats debut and struck out four in 1.2 innings, while Jared Robinson came on to get the final out of the seventh inning.
Game Two
Lynchburg came charging out of the gates, batting around in the first inning, and plating five runs, highlighted by a Gavin Collins two-run homer, to take a 5-0 lead.
The Hillcats scored in each of their first four innings on the night. Trenton Brooks, who led the Hillcats with a three-hit ballgame, doubled home a run in the second inning to make it 6-0.
In the third,
The Hillcats tacked on one more run in the fifth. With
James Karinchak struck out the side in the seventh to finish off the victory, as the Lynchburg pitching staff recorded 14 strikeouts on the night.
The series concludes Friday night at 6:30 p.m. when righty
Max Gun and Matt Present will be on the air with the pre-game show beginning at 6:20 p.m. on TuneIn Radio and Radio434.
It will be You're Killing Me Smalls Night at City Stadium, and the first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive an
For tickets and more information visit lynchburg-hillcats.com, the City Stadium box office, or call 434-528-1144.