CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT SALEM RED SOX
08/04/2113
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT SALEM RED SOX
GAME ID: 8061 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2113 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lynchburg Hillcats (31-74) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Salem Red Sox (43-62) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 6 0
Red Sox Sink Hillcats, 2-1
Lynchburg pitcher Daniel Aitken gave the Red Sox all they could handle, but in the end, Salem left Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium with a win, 2-1. Aitken allowed 2 runs on 3 hits over 5.1 innings. Tyler Ropson earned the save, his 1st, for the Red Sox. The Red Sox raised their record to 43-62.

Pete Martens broke a 0-0 tie in the bottom of the third with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It put the Red Sox in front, 1-0. For the game, Martens drove in one run.

"We needed two runs to win," said Red Sox manager Tommy Gallant, "and that's what we got."
LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE SALEM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Dungey CF, LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .235 5 14
B. Slanina 1B 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .343 0 1
   b-J. Harrell PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .193 4 20
E. BaltrAn RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .291 0 6
J. Ceballos LF, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .226 0 13
M. Wimmer 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .181 4 20
S. Scholler C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .143 1 9
R. Arnold DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .186 1 7
   c-S. Rodd DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 0 2
J. Esqueda SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .275 2 10
V. Sisneros 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .171 0 4
   a-R. Sanchez PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .187 2 9
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 12 17      
a - R. Sanchez pinch hit for V. Sisneros in the 4th
b - J. Harrell pinch hit for B. Slanina in the 8th
c - S. Rodd inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Dungey 3 , B. Slanina 2 , M. Wimmer , R. Arnold
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ceballos
GIDP: J. Ceballos
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sanchez-Wimmer-Ceballos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Hering LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .180 9 20
K. Casebolt 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 1 1
   a-S. Jordan PR, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .375 4 8
P. Martens SS 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 .200 2 6
W. Kamp CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .227 0 1
N. Sheets 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .221 2 18
D. Robertson RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .222 0 2
A. Grijalva 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .173 4 15
L. Ruiz C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .250 0 6
D. Jimenez DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .147 0 1
   b-N. Shepard DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .208 5 16
Totals 28 2 6 1 7 7 16      
a - S. Jordan pinch ran for K. Casebolt in the 3rd
b - N. Shepard inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Hering , K. Casebolt , S. Jordan , D. Robertson , L. Ruiz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Robertson , N. Shepard
GIDP: N. Sheets
Sac Fly: P. Martens
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Robertson (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jordan-Martens-Sheets)
LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE SALEM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Aitken L (2-5) 5.1 3 2 2 4 6 0 95 4.84   
G. Borges 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 2.54   
A. Chavez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.59   
M. Caballero 1.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 32 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Aitken 56
Batters Faced: D. Aitken 23, G. Borges 3, A. Chavez 4, M. Caballero 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Aitken 2-8, G. Borges 0-1, A. Chavez 2-1, M. Caballero 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Aitken 95-55, G. Borges 18-12, A. Chavez 9-6, M. Caballero 32-18
WP: D. Aitken
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Velvick 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 18 4.76   
J. Dukes W (5-4) 2.1 5 1 1 1 3 0 54 4.59   
O. Aguirre 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 8.90   
E. Wilgus H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.23   
T. Ropson SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 27 4.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Velvick 47
Batters Faced: M. Velvick 7, J. Dukes 13, O. Aguirre 5, E. Wilgus 3, T. Ropson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Velvick 1-2, J. Dukes 1-3, O. Aguirre 2-1, E. Wilgus 2-0, T. Ropson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Velvick 18-15, J. Dukes 54-36, O. Aguirre 19-13, E. Wilgus 12-8, T. Ropson 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Dukes 1-0 , O. Aguirre 2-0
WP: J. Dukes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Daniel Aitken
Ballpark: Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 5307
Special Notes: SP Marcello Velvick was injured while pitching. SS Kenny Casebolt was injured while running the bases. CL Alex Chavez was injured while pitching.
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