Hillcats beat P-Nats, rain in series-opener
Lynchburg, Va. - Fighting the rain, the Lynchburg Hillcats cruised to beat the Potomac Nationals, 12-0, on Saturday night at City Stadium.
Lynchburg, Va. - Fighting the rain, the Lynchburg Hillcats cruised to beat the Potomac Nationals, 12-0, on Saturday night at City Stadium.
The Hillcats (21-18) picked up their fourth shutout win of the season in their defeat of the P-Nats (22-16).
The game endured a 31-minute rain delay in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Lynchburg opened the scoring with a six-run sixth inning, in which they sent ten hitters to the plate.
The six-run frame matched a season-high for the most runs the Hillcats have scored in an inning this season.
Lynchburg loaded the bases in the fifth. Miller and Carter hit back-to-back singles, and Dillon Persinger was hit by a pitch. With Logan Ice due up, heavy rain started to fall forcing the delay.
Following the 31-minute wait, Ice ripped an RBI single to right field, scoring Miller and pushing Lynchburg's lead to 7-0.
In the sixth, Miller crushed a two-run home run, his second of the season, to stretch the Hillcats advantage to 9-0.
In the ninth, Lynchburg scored three more runs Carter drew a bases-loaded walk and Ice poked a two-run single to make it 12-0 Hillcats, capping the scoring.
The Hillcats had six players tally multi-hit games on Saturday. Lynchburg moved to just 1.5 games behind Potomac in the Carolina League North Division standings.
P-Nats starter
Lynchburg's homestand concludes on Sunday, with the finale of the rain-shortened two-game series against Potomac. Left-hander
Sunday will be Sandlot Sunday, featuring post-game Kids Run the Bases, Family Catch In the Outfield and Wiffle Ball.
Max Gun and Matt Present will be on the air at 1:50 p.m. with the Hillcats pre-game show on TuneIn Radio and the Radio434 App.
For tickets or more information, visit lynchburg-hillcats.com, call 434-528-1144. or stop by the City Stadium box office.