CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT POTOMAC NATIONALS
04/28/2114
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT POTOMAC NATIONALS
GAME ID: 7710 - SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH , 2114 - GAME LOG
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Lynchburg Hillcats (12-5) 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
Potomac Nationals (10-6) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 8 0
Hillcats Deal Nationals 5-4 Loss
Potomac first baseman J.J. Braun was sensational. He was 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs. But it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Lynchburg beat the Nationals, 5-4. Eric Ferguson, the winning pitcher, is now 3-1. He went 7 innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits, while fanning 3 and walking 1. Zózimo Oliveiras locked down his 4th save.

Lynchburg relied on the bat of Juan de Leon to get the win. The third baseman ripped a bases-clearing triple in the top of the third inning to put the Hillcats ahead, 3-0. For the game, de Leon had 1 double and 1 triple in 4 at-bats.

"We're stringing together some nice wins," said Lynchburg manager Angel Coria.

The Hillcats, now 12-5, have been playing some good baseball.
LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE POTOMAC BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Thrash CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .175 0 0
N. Montanye RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .353 2 9
J. Skinner LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .281 0 7
A. Tarango 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .309 3 13
   a-N. Sprague 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
R. Reiter SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .222 0 2
J. de Leon 3B 4 0 2 3 0 2 1 .286 1 7
T. Ash 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .246 1 4
N. Von Meyer DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .043 0 0
B. Wetzel C 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .217 1 3
Totals 33 5 8 5 5 13 19      
a - N. Sprague substituted for A. Tarango in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. de Leon (2, 2nd Inning off L. Orozco, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Montanye 2 (6, 3rd Inning off L. Orozco, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off M. Holman, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. de Leon (1, 3rd Inning off L. Orozco, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Thrash , N. Montanye 4 , J. de Leon 5 , T. Ash , N. Von Meyer , B. Wetzel
2-out RBI: J. de Leon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Thrash , A. Tarango , R. Reiter , T. Ash , B. Wetzel
Sac Bunt: T. Ash
Sac Fly: J. Skinner
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Thrash (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Wright 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
J. Braun 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .281 3 9
M. McDermott CF 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .294 2 11
J. Madsen RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .426 1 13
J. Nunez LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .258 0 4
M. Cardona 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 0 1
M. Perales DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 0 6
C. Redmond SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .352 0 2
A. Morrow C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .160 0 2
   a-B. Monfort PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
Totals 34 4 8 4 1 5 11      
a - B. Monfort pinch hit for A. Morrow in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Wright (1, 6th Inning off E. Ferguson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Braun (4, 8th Inning off E. Ferguson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. McDermott (2, 8th Inning off E. Ferguson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Wright 2 , J. Braun 4 , M. McDermott 4 , C. Redmond 2 , A. Morrow
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wright
Sac Fly: J. Nunez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Braun (3) , C. Redmond (6)
LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE POTOMAC PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Ferguson W (3-1) 7.0 8 4 4 1 3 1 103 1.95   
Z. Oliveiras SV (4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Ferguson 47
Batters Faced: E. Ferguson 30, Z. Oliveiras 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Ferguson 8-10, Z. Oliveiras 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Ferguson 103-67, Z. Oliveiras 20-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Linares 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.71   
L. Orozco L (0-1) 2.2 3 3 3 3 3 0 58 5.14   
M. Holman 3.1 2 2 2 2 6 0 63 2.08   
C. Rivera 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 34 1.86   
D. Piedrahita 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Linares 40
Batters Faced: I. Linares 1, L. Orozco 14, M. Holman 14, C. Rivera 8, D. Piedrahita 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Linares 0-0, L. Orozco 2-3, M. Holman 1-3, C. Rivera 0-3, D. Piedrahita 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Linares 2-2, L. Orozco 58-31, M. Holman 63-37, C. Rivera 34-24, D. Piedrahita 10-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Orozco 1-0 , M. Holman 1-0
WP: C. Rivera
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: J.J. Braun
Ballpark: G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 5940
Special Notes: SP Ivan Linares was injured while pitching.
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