Rocks Fall to Lynchburg Wednesday Night

Lynchburg VA-The Wilmington Blue Rocks fell to the Lynchburg Hillcats by a final score of 3-0 on Wednesday night at Calvin Falwell Field. The Rocks offense combined for just two hits, while Austin Cox struck out seven over the course of seven innings. 

Tyler Freeman scored on Mitch Reeves' single early in the first to go up 1-0 against Jesse Hahn, who made his second rehab start with Wilmington this season. Hahn allowed two hits and the earned run while throwing fifteen pitches, nine of them for strikes. Cox entered the game to begin the bottom half of the second inning and kept the Hillcats scoreless in the second. Cox gave up his only two runs in the third as Gavin Collins hit a two RBI double scoring Steven Kwan and Freeman putting the Hillcats up 3-0.
Wilmington's offense slowed down in Lynchburg as they were held scoreless with just two hits. Sebastian Rivero broke up Brock Hartson's no hit bid in the fifth with a single. Brewer Hicklen was the only other Blue Rock to touch first base against Hartson, as he walked in the fourth and then swiped second base. Michael Gigliotti hit a double off of Aaron Pinto in the top of the ninth inning but was stranded there to finish the game.
The Blue Rocks finish their four-game road trip and against the Lynchburg Hillcats on Thursday. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Fans can catch all of the action with the Voice of the Blue Rocks, Cory Nidoh, on 89.7 WGLS-FM.
Pebbles of Knowledge:
The Blue Rocks offense was shutout for the seventh time this season. This was the first time that the Hillcats held the Rocks to no runs in the 2019 campaign. July proved to be the toughest month for Wilmington as they were held scoreless in four games, two each against Salem and Fayetteville.
Wilmington starting pitcher Austin Cox has been good his last two times out. In the last 13 innings pitched he has allowed just two earned runs. Tonight he worked out of the bullpen and struck out seven batters, marking the second consecutive game that he's struck out at least five batters.