Kwan plays hero with walk-off single against Blue Rocks
Lynchburg, Va. - The Lynchburg Hillcats battled in a back-and-forth contest with the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Thursday night, ultimately coming away as victors by a 4-3 score in 10 innings.The Hillcats (32-32) never had the lead in the game until Steven Kwan hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the
Lynchburg, Va. - The Lynchburg Hillcats battled in a back-and-forth contest with the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Thursday night, ultimately coming away as victors by a 4-3 score in 10 innings.
The Hillcats (32-32) never had the lead in the game until
With the game tied at 3-3 in the bottom of the tenth inning, the Hillcats started with
Earlier in the game, the two starters traded blow-for-blow in the first five frames of the contest, as
The top of the sixth started off with a walk by
Lynchburg led off the seventh with a double from
Wilmington answered back in the eighth inning. Carrasco got on board with a double and eventually scored on a wild pitch to give the Blue Rocks a 2-1 lead.
In the ninth frame,
But with a runner on second base and two out in the bottom of the ninth inning,
Garza was spectacular for Lynchburg, firing six innings while giving up just one run and striking out four batters.
Kowar was dialed in for Wilmington as he threw seven innings of one-run baseball.
Lynchburg will look to secure the series split on Friday. Lefty starter
Max Gun and Anders Jorstad will be on the air at 6:20 p.m. with the Hillcats pre-game show on TuneIn Radio and the Radio434 App.
Homestand highlights include Fantastic Friday, Sparkling Saturday and Sandlot Sunday. Friday's game will be Breast Cancer Awareness Night with a postgame fireworks show presented by Centra while Saturday's postgame fireworks show will be presented by Hometown Sales & Leasing Lynchburg & Madison Heights. The first 1,000 fans will receive a t-shirt giveaway on Friday,
For tickets or more information, visit lynchburg-hillcats.com, call 434-528-1144, or visit the City Stadium box office.