Carolina Suffers First Home Loss 8-1

Lynchburg 8 @ Carolina 1

April 21, 2022 | Venue : Five County Stadium | First pitch : 7:02 PM | Att : 1,041 | T : 2:49

LYN: 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 8 11 0

CAR: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0

WP: Reny Artiles (1 - 0) LP: Brannon Jordan (0 - 1)

ZEBULON – Lynchburg’s Jake Fox went 2-for-2 with three runs and starter Will Dion worked through four perfect innings with six strikeouts as the Hillcats defeated the Carolina Mudcats 8-1 on Thursday night at Five County Stadium.

The Mudcats (7-5), playing as the Carolina Micro Brews, were held to just two hits in the loss. Brannon Jordan started for Carolina and ended up with the loss despite allowing just one earned run on three hits over five innings pitched. Jordan (0-1) also walked four and struck out five.

Dion started and held Carolina hitless over four perfect frames before leaving the game after reaching 44 pitches (33 strikes). Reny Artiles followed and went on to allow just one run and two hits over three and 1/3 innings while earning the victory. Artiles (1-0) also walked four and struck out five.

The Hillcats led 2-0 through the seventh before scoring five runs and totaling six hits in the eighth. All five runs, and all six hits, where allowed in by reliever Carlos Rodriguez. Milan Tolentino started the rally with a double before scoring moments late on a RBI single from Fox. Will Bartlett followed with a double to score Fox and a single from Victor Planchart brought in Bartlett. An Isaiah Greene single then scored Planchart and knocked Rodriguez out of the game.

Rodriguez first worked a scoreless seventh before the five-run, and six-hit, Lynchburg eighth. He finished his outing with five runs, seven hits and a walk allowed in his relief appearance.

Jolon Zhao walked two, struck out one, and left the bases loaded while making his Carolina debut in relief of Rodriguez. Zhao worked the remainder of the eighth, but left before the ninth. Jakob Brustoski followed and ended up allowing one last Lynchburg run while walking three and striking out two over an inning of work.

The loss was Carolina’s first at home this season, while the victory was Lynchburg’s first on the road.

TOP PERFORMERS - BATTERS:
Garcia, E, SS (Carolina): 1-for-4, 1 RBI
Perez, CF (Carolina): 1-for-4
Fox, 2B (Lynchburg): 2-for-2, 3 R, 2 RBI
Tolentino, SS (Lynchburg): 1-for-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Valdes, DH (Lynchburg): 2-for-5, 1 RBI
Planchart, C (Lynchburg): 2-for-5, 1 R, 1 RBI

TOP PERFORMERS - PITCHERS:
Jordan (L, 0-1) (Carolina): 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO
Zhao (Carolina): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO
Dion (Lynchburg): 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO
Benton (Lynchburg): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO

SCORING:

Hillcats 2nd (Hillcats 1, Mudcats 0) -- Jorge Burgos struck out looking. Jake Fox walks. Jake Fox steals 2nd base. Will Bartlett flies out to Arbert Cipion, Jake Fox to 3rd. Yordys Valdes singles to right-center field, Jake Fox scores. Victor Planchart lines out to Oswel Leones.

(1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Hillcats 6th (Hillcats 2, Mudcats 0) -- Pitcher Change: Junior Montero replaces Brannon Jordan. Milan Tolentino walks. Jorge Burgos walks, Milan Tolentino to 2nd. Jake Fox singles to right-center field, Milan Tolentino scores; Jorge Burgos out at 3rd on the throw, Arbert Cipion to Luis Silva. Jake Fox steals 2nd base. Will Bartlett strikes out swinging. Yordys Valdes grounds out, Eduardo Garcia to Jesus Chirinos.

(1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Hillcats 8th (Hillcats 7, Mudcats 0) -- Milan Tolentino doubles to left field. Jorge Burgos flies out to Oswel Leones, Milan Tolentino to 3rd. Jake Fox singles to right field, Milan Tolentino scores. Will Bartlett doubles to right-center field, Jake Fox scores. Yordys Valdes singles to center field, Will Bartlett to 3rd. Victor Planchart singles to left-center field, Will Bartlett scores; Yordys Valdes out at 3rd on the throw, Oswel Leones to Luis Silva. Luis Durango walks, Victor Planchart to 2nd. Isaiah Greene singles to left-center field, Victor Planchart scores; Luis Durango to 3rd; Isaiah Greene to 2nd. Pitcher Change: Jolon Zhao replaces Carlos Rodriguez. Dayan Frias walks. Milan Tolentino walks, Luis Durango scores; Isaiah Greene to 3rd; Dayan Frias to 2nd. Jorge Burgos strikes out swinging.

(5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB)

Mudcats 8th (Hillcats 7, Mudcats 1) -- Arbert Cipion walks. Jose Sibrian walks, Arbert Cipion to 2nd. Oswel Leones struck out looking. Luis Silva walks, Arbert Cipion to 3rd; Jose Sibrian to 2nd. Eduardo Garcia singles to left-center field, Arbert Cipion scores; Jose Sibrian to 3rd; Luis Silva to 2nd. Pitcher Change: Trey Benton replaces Reny Artiles. Jheremy Vargas grounds into double play, Milan Tolentino to Jake Fox to Will Bartlett, Eduardo Garcia out at 2nd, Jheremy Vargas out at 1st.

(1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Hillcats 9th (Hillcats 8, Mudcats 1) -- Pitcher Change: Jakob Brustoski replaces Jolon Zhao. Jake Fox walks. Wild pitch by Jakob Brustoski, Jake Fox to 2nd. Will Bartlett walks. Yordys Valdes strikes out swinging. Victor Planchart grounds out, Luis Silva to Jesus Chirinos, Jake Fox to 3rd; Will Bartlett to 2nd. Luis Durango walks, Jake Fox scores; Will Bartlett to 3rd;wild pitch by Jakob Brustoski. Isaiah Greene strikes out swinging.

(1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)