CAROLINA LEAGUE
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
04/17/2111
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
GAME ID: 7680 - FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wilmington Blue Rocks (4-5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 3 0
Lynchburg Hillcats (5-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 3
Wilmington Rallies for 5-2 Victory
The Wilmington Blue Rocks picked up a win at Ed Smith Stadium, topping the Lynchburg Hillcats, 5-2. On the mound for Wilmington was left-hander Francisco Checa. He played a principal role in the triumph. The win went to Vinny Nieto in relief, making him now 2-1. Doug Vannette took the loss for Lynchburg. Lynchburg now has a record of 5-3.

The Blue Rocks benefited from a costly error in the top of the eighth. With Luis Aguilar at bat and Wilmington leading 3-2, the Lynchburg miscue allowed Wilmington to plate 1 and take the lead, 4-2.

"Francisco really held it together well," said Wilmington manager Bobby Clontz.
WILMINGTON BATTING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Dundon RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .243 1 6
M. Myers CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 0 4
   a-D. Esquivel PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .750 0 2
   e-M. Justus 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
A. Calderon DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .219 0 3
A. Bakker LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .160 0 0
B. Brancati 1B 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 .250 1 2
F. Chacon 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .188 0 1
   b-Z. Kennard PH 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .267 0 3
   f-R. Rosario CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Rubin 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .280 0 2
   c-J. Carrillo PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 0 0
F. Allday SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .333 0 2
   d-R. Rothove PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 1
   g-M. Moreta SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Aguilar C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .100 0 1
Totals 31 5 3 2 8 13 25      
a - D. Esquivel pinch hit for M. Myers in the 8th
b - Z. Kennard pinch hit for F. Chacon in the 8th
c - J. Carrillo pinch hit for J. Rubin in the 8th
d - R. Rothove pinch hit for F. Allday in the 8th
e - M. Justus substituted for D. Esquivel in the 8th
f - R. Rosario substituted for Z. Kennard in the 8th
g - M. Moreta substituted for R. Rothove in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: Z. Dundon , A. Calderon , F. Chacon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Dundon , A. Calderon , J. Rubin , F. Allday , R. Rothove , L. Aguilar
Sac Fly: A. Calderon
Hit by Pitch: A. Bakker
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Dundon 2 (3) , A. Calderon (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rubin-Allday-Brancati, Carrillo-Justus-Brancati)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pagan LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
R. Forsberg 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 2 3
M. DeHaven CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .194 1 3
D. Archuleta 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .406 3 11
D. Flores DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .263 0 1
A. Melendez RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .226 1 3
J. Randle C 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .083 0 1
J. Peterson SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
T. Gomez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 0 4
Totals 30 2 5 2 4 3 9      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Flores (1, 7th Inning off V. Nieto, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. DeHaven (2, 8th Inning off V. Nieto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Melendez (1, 7th Inning off V. Nieto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. DeHaven (1, 7th Inning off F. Checa, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. DeHaven 6 , D. Archuleta , D. Flores 2 , A. Melendez 3
2-out RBI: A. Melendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Archuleta , T. Gomez
GIDP: A. Melendez , J. Randle
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Randle (1) , J. Peterson 2 (2)
WILMINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Checa 6.1 2 1 1 1 2 1 63 1.42   
V. Nieto W (2-1) 1.2 3 1 1 2 1 0 29 2.19   
F. Verano SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Checa 66
Batters Faced: F. Checa 21, V. Nieto 10, F. Verano 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Checa 11-5, V. Nieto 3-1, F. Verano 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Checa 63-41, V. Nieto 29-16, F. Verano 12-4
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Fernandez 7.0 3 1 1 4 8 0 114 1.29   
D. Vannette L (0-1), BS (1) 0.1 0 4 1 4 1 0 27 1.59   
J. Leon 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 34 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Fernandez 71
Batters Faced: R. Fernandez 28, D. Vannette 5, J. Leon 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Fernandez 5-8, D. Vannette 0-0, J. Leon 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Fernandez 114-70, D. Vannette 27-8, J. Leon 34-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Leon 3-3
WP: J. Leon
Hit Batsmen: J. Leon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Checa
Ballpark: Ed Smith Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 7424
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