CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS
07/31/2108
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS
GAME ID: 8049 - TUESDAY, JULY 31ST , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lynchburg Hillcats (57-45) 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 10 15 0
Wilmington Blue Rocks (51-51) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Rice Top-Notch as Hillcats Stop Blue Rocks, 10-1
The Lynchburg Hillcats defeated the Wilmington Blue Rocks, 10-1, in Carolina League action at Daniel S. Frawley Stadium. Lynchburg pitcher Kevin Rice had a standout performance. The second-place Hillcats now sit at 57-45.

The famously hardworking Rice handled the Blue Rocks all day, notching 8 strikeouts in 9 innings while allowing 7 hits. Rice, who leads the CAR in complete games with 5, goes to 6-2 on the year with 64 strikeouts.

"The Hillcats definitely had our number," said Wilmington manager Bobby Clontz.
LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE WILMINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Castro CF 5 1 2 0 1 1 3 .281 3 16
B. LaPorte 1B 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 .250 0 4
D. Abarca LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .287 6 21
A. Zavala 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 6 .255 16 53
J. Gutierrez DH 6 2 3 2 0 0 7 .249 7 41
K. Macias C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .132 1 4
J. Sharp RF 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .250 4 16
E. Zetino SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .203 0 1
M. Reed 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .286 1 7
Totals 39 10 15 10 5 7 29      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Zavala (16, 9th Inning off L. Solis, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Sharp (6, 9th Inning off L. Solis, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gutierrez (7, 2nd Inning off S. Bakker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Castro 2 , B. LaPorte , D. Abarca , A. Zavala 2 , J. Gutierrez 6 , K. Macias , J. Sharp 4 , E. Zetino 2 , M. Reed
2-out RBI: B. LaPorte , A. Zavala , J. Gutierrez , K. Macias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Abarca , J. Gutierrez 2 , M. Reed
Sac Fly: B. LaPorte
Hit by Pitch: B. LaPorte 2 , D. Abarca , A. Zavala , K. Macias
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Reed (2)
CS: D. Castro (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Zetino-Zavala-LaPorte, Zetino-Zavala-LaPorte)
OF assists: 1 (Castro(Wilson at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Torres LF, CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .247 1 14
J. Garcia DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .321 6 48
L. Wilson 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .184 2 14
A. Alaniz RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .309 4 26
M. Rios 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .246 3 25
C. Lawson 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .298 4 19
A. Foehl C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .181 3 13
J. Swan SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .202 3 22
J. Ellis CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 2 21
   a-R. Kerkhof PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221 3 20
   b-T. Thigpen CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 14 56
Totals 31 1 7 1 2 8 12      
a - R. Kerkhof pinch hit for J. Ellis in the 8th
b - T. Thigpen substituted for R. Kerkhof in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Lawson 2 (7, 4th Inning off K. Rice, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off K. Rice, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Wilson , A. Alaniz 2 , C. Lawson 4 , A. Foehl , J. Swan
2-out RBI: C. Lawson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Garcia , A. Foehl 2
GIDP: J. Garcia , L. Wilson
Hit by Pitch: J. Garcia
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Torres (1)
OF assists: 1 (Torres(Gutierrez at home))
LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE WILMINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Rice W (6-2) 9.0 7 1 1 2 8 0 122 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rice 75
Batters Faced: K. Rice 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rice 7-9
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rice 122-77
Hit Batsmen: K. Rice
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bakker L (3-4) 3.2 7 4 4 2 5 1 92 4.27   
A. Guzman 3.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 33 2.44   
L. Solis 1.0 5 5 5 2 0 0 36 3.89   
D. Munoz 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 25 5.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bakker 32
Batters Faced: S. Bakker 22, A. Guzman 11, L. Solis 10, D. Munoz 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bakker 4-0, A. Guzman 4-4, L. Solis 0-3, D. Munoz 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bakker 92-57, A. Guzman 33-20, L. Solis 36-21, D. Munoz 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Guzman 3-0 , D. Munoz 2-2
WP: S. Bakker
Hit Batsmen: S. Bakker 4 , A. Guzman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Rice
Ballpark: Daniel S. Frawley Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 6496
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