CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT FREDERICK KEYS
08/12/2110
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT FREDERICK KEYS
GAME ID: 8101 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lynchburg Hillcats (71-44) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Frederick Keys (54-61) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Lynchburg 71-44 After 3-1 Win Over Frederick
Lynchburg got a first-rate effort from pitcher Alexis Espinoza, who frustrated Frederick hitters en route to a 3-1 Hillcats triumph at Harry Grove Stadium. Espinoza got the win, improving to 3-2. He gave up 4 hits and walked 0 over 7 innings. He allowed 1 run. The first-place Hillcats now have a win-loss record of 71-44.

The Hillcats got a big at-bat from designated hitter Chris Taylor. For the game, Taylor was 1-4 with a double. In the top of the first, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 7th double of the season gave Lynchburg a 1-0 lead.

In postgame remarks, Taylor hailed his team's "single-minded focus."
LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE FREDERICK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Palacios RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .392 2 5
C. Taylor DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .223 1 12
J. Mora LF 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .273 7 26
O. Fuentes 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .229 8 37
H. Quevedo 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .258 6 38
L. Foster C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 5 19
   a-B. Phelps PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .255 8 43
   b-A. Eberwein C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 0
M. Laudon SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .270 4 24
I. Bonilla CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 4 24
R. Palmer 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .167 0 1
Totals 34 3 7 3 3 9 15      
a - B. Phelps pinch hit for L. Foster in the 8th
b - A. Eberwein substituted for B. Phelps in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Taylor (7, 1st Inning off P. Kuoppala, 1 on, 0 outs) , V. Palacios 2 (3, 1st Inning off P. Kuoppala, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Rangel, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Quevedo (16, 1st Inning off P. Kuoppala, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mora (7, 3rd Inning off A. Becker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Palacios 4 , C. Taylor 2 , J. Mora 4 , O. Fuentes , H. Quevedo 2 , I. Bonilla
2-out RBI: J. Mora , H. Quevedo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Palacios , C. Taylor , L. Foster 2 , B. Phelps
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Mora (26) , I. Bonilla (34)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakanishi DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .188 2 9
F. Brophy 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .212 5 26
O. Montoya 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .274 2 23
H. Finucene C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .235 2 14
D. Laguna CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .197 5 25
   b-P. Polzin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 6 23
T. McCready SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234 6 23
S. Nicolas 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 4 12
S. Morris RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .204 1 7
W. Katzer LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
   a-L. Carreras PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .136 1 4
Totals 32 1 5 1 0 8 14      
a - L. Carreras pinch hit for W. Katzer in the 8th
b - P. Polzin pinch hit for D. Laguna in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Laguna (15, 4th Inning off A. Espinoza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nakanishi , F. Brophy , H. Finucene , D. Laguna 2 , S. Morris
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Laguna , T. McCready , S. Nicolas
Hit by Pitch: F. Brophy 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Nakanishi (8)
LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE FREDERICK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Espinoza W (3-2) 7.0 4 1 1 0 5 0 86 2.81   
L. Diaz H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.03   
P. Ramos SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Espinoza 70
Batters Faced: A. Espinoza 26, L. Diaz 4, P. Ramos 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Espinoza 8-8, L. Diaz 0-1, P. Ramos 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Espinoza 86-56, L. Diaz 16-9, P. Ramos 11-8
Hit Batsmen: A. Espinoza , L. Diaz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Kuoppala L (3-3) 2.2 3 2 2 0 3 0 42 3.55   
A. Becker 3.1 1 1 1 2 3 1 59 1.77   
J. Rangel 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 36 1.89   
J. Hernandez 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 1.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Kuoppala 43
Batters Faced: P. Kuoppala 11, A. Becker 13, J. Rangel 9, J. Hernandez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Kuoppala 2-3, A. Becker 3-4, J. Rangel 0-5, J. Hernandez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Kuoppala 42-30, A. Becker 59-34, J. Rangel 36-23, J. Hernandez 19-11
WP: A. Becker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alexis Espinoza
Ballpark: Harry Grove Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 5328
Special Notes: SP Petteri Kuoppala was injured while pitching.
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