CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT SALEM RED SOX
07/28/2107
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT SALEM RED SOX
GAME ID: 8059 - THURSDAY, JULY 28TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lynchburg Hillcats (50-53) 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 9 0
Salem Red Sox (40-64) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 7 1
Hillcats Knock Off Salem, 5-3
Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium was the site of a competitive game between the Salem Red Sox and Lynchburg Hillcats.

Lynchburg picked up a win at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium, bumping off the Salem Red Sox, 5-3. Pitcher Billy de Soto was a major reason the Hillcats emerged victorious. de Soto got the win, improving to 2-1. He gave up 6 hits and walked 6 over 8 innings. He allowed 2 runs.

Akke de Jong provided a timely hit. The Lynchburg catcher delivered a 2-run triple in the top of the seventh inning to put the Hillcats on top, 4-2. It was his only hit in the game, but he made it count.

"We ground out the win," said de Soto. "That's all that matters."

Lynchburg is now 50-53.
LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE SALEM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Horan LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .239 1 9
R. Avila CF 5 1 3 0 0 1 3 .132 0 0
A. de la Cruz 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 .290 10 37
B. LaPorte DH 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .227 7 24
M. Bingham 3B 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 .284 2 5
A. de Jong C 4 1 1 2 1 2 5 .240 0 19
H. Nunez SS 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .257 2 7
J. Cool RF 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .159 0 0
B. Heathcote 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .167 6 21
Totals 35 5 9 4 9 8 25      
BATTING
Doubles: B. LaPorte (13, 7th Inning off P. Jimenez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. de Jong (1, 7th Inning off P. Jimenez, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Horan 2 , R. Avila 3 , A. de la Cruz , B. LaPorte 2 , A. de Jong 3 , B. Heathcote
2-out RBI: B. LaPorte , M. Bingham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Horan , A. de la Cruz 2 , A. de Jong 2
GIDP: J. Cool
Hit by Pitch: M. Bingham
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Horan (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Nunez-Heathcote-de la Cruz, Heathcote-Nunez-de la Cruz, Nunez-Heathcote-de la Cruz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Harris 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .167 1 24
M. Bonilla LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 5 .241 6 25
J. Keating SS 3 0 1 2 2 1 1 .212 11 47
D. Duhon 1B 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 .230 2 17
E. Camacho CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .245 1 8
D. Perez RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .100 0 3
R. Garza DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .231 0 3
S. Ikeda 3B 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .220 2 21
   a-T. Dabalos PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 0 1
I. Sanchez C 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .257 0 12
Totals 31 3 7 3 9 10 25      
a - T. Dabalos pinch hit for S. Ikeda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Bonilla (11, 4th Inning off B. de Soto, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Perez (1, 6th Inning off B. de Soto, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Harris , M. Bonilla 2 , J. Keating , D. Perez 2 , R. Garza , I. Sanchez 2
2-out RBI: J. Keating , D. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Duhon , R. Garza 2
GIDP: E. Harris , M. Bonilla , D. Perez
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: P. Jimenez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Ikeda-Harris-Duhon)
LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE SALEM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. de Soto W (2-1) 8.0 6 2 2 6 9 0 126 2.08   
J. Dodson SV (6) 1.0 1 1 1 3 1 0 28 0.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. de Soto 65
Batters Faced: B. de Soto 33, J. Dodson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. de Soto 8-4, J. Dodson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. de Soto 126-75, J. Dodson 28-11
WP: J. Dodson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Sheerer 5.2 4 2 2 6 6 0 101 4.45   
P. Jimenez L (1-4) 0.2 4 3 3 3 1 0 25 3.18   
D. Ayala 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 0.96   
M. Bracero 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Sheerer 53
Batters Faced: D. Sheerer 27, P. Jimenez 9, D. Ayala 6, M. Bracero 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Sheerer 9-1, P. Jimenez 1-0, D. Ayala 1-3, M. Bracero 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Sheerer 101-56, P. Jimenez 25-15, D. Ayala 22-15, M. Bracero 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Jimenez 1-0 , D. Ayala 2-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Sheerer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy de Soto
Ballpark: Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 4457
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