CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS
08/15/2107
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS AT WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS
GAME ID: 8125 - MONDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lynchburg Hillcats (60-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Wilmington Blue Rocks (56-65) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 11 0
Blue Rocks Top Hillcats, 1-0
Kevin Rice pitched well, but the Lynchburg Hillcats still lost the game, falling, 1-0, to the Wilmington Blue Rocks at Daniel S. Frawley Stadium. The win went to Justin Franklin in relief, making him now 2-1. Kevin Rice took the loss for Lynchburg. Mike Sanchez was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 5 of 8 save opportunities.

With scoring opportunities rare, the Blue Rocks had to cash in when they had the chance. One such opportunity presented itself in the bottom of the second, when catcher Pete Holcombe hit a run-scoring single. The single came off Kevin Rice and made the score 1-0, Blue Rocks. Holcombe went 1 for 3.

Holcombe called the win "a pick-me-upper."

Wilmington, at 56-65, holds down last place in the Northern Division.
LYNCHBURG BATTING LINESCORE WILMINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Horan LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 3 16
   a-H. Nunez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 2 10
   b-A. Molina LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 2 6
   c-Z. Maxwell PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301 6 20
M. Reed 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .210 3 7
A. de la Cruz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 12 46
B. Graham SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .274 4 24
A. Zavala RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .201 12 35
A. de Jong C 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .235 0 20
J. Cool CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .156 0 1
V. Ocha DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .146 0 2
B. Heathcote 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .170 6 24
Totals 29 0 3 0 4 7 12      
a - H. Nunez pinch hit for L. Horan in the 5th
b - A. Molina substituted for H. Nunez in the 5th
c - Z. Maxwell pinch hit for A. Molina in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Graham (16, 6th Inning off J. Franklin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Reed , B. Graham 2 , A. Zavala
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Zavala , A. de Jong
GIDP: H. Nunez
Hit by Pitch: A. de Jong
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Heathcote-Graham-de la Cruz, Reed-Heathcote-de la Cruz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ellis CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .219 2 25
J. Ochoa 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .248 7 53
   a-J. Swan 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 3 24
R. Kerkhof DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .240 16 50
L. Wilson 3B, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .309 2 10
B. McOwen RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .289 11 49
C. Clark LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 8 41
R. Marcano 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .213 4 17
   b-R. Reyna 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 1 3
D. Barnes SS, 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .265 4 31
P. Holcombe C 3 0 1 1 0 2 3 .215 2 18
Totals 33 1 11 1 0 9 15      
a - J. Swan substituted for J. Ochoa in the 9th
b - R. Reyna substituted for R. Marcano in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Marcano (7, 2nd Inning off K. Rice, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ochoa , R. Kerkhof 2 , L. Wilson 2 , C. Clark , R. Marcano 3 , D. Barnes 2 , P. Holcombe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ochoa , B. McOwen , P. Holcombe
GIDP: R. Kerkhof , B. McOwen
Hit by Pitch: R. Kerkhof
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Barnes-Marcano-Ochoa)
LYNCHBURG PITCHING LINESCORE WILMINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Rice L (5-6) 6.1 11 1 1 0 8 0 98 2.35   
D. Brister 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rice 55
Batters Faced: K. Rice 28, D. Brister 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rice 6-3, D. Brister 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rice 98-69, D. Brister 19-11
Hit Batsmen: D. Brister
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lepe 4.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 72 3.30   
J. Franklin W (2-1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 3.63   
M. Ruiz H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 2.95   
M. Sanchez SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 4.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lepe 59
Batters Faced: C. Lepe 18, J. Franklin 8, M. Ruiz 4, M. Sanchez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lepe 8-3, J. Franklin 2-3, M. Ruiz 1-1, M. Sanchez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lepe 72-42, J. Franklin 26-21, M. Ruiz 13-6, M. Sanchez 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Franklin 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Lepe
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Rice
Ballpark: Daniel S. Frawley Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 6484
Special Notes: SP Cesar Lepe was injured while pitching.
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