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Lynchburg Hillcats walk off with 2-1 win over Salem Red Sox

Edison Sanchez’s line-drive single to center field drove home David Nick from third base to break a 1-1 tie in the ninth and give Lynchburg its sixth walk-off of the season in a 2-1 victory over Salem Friday night.

With two runners in scoring position and two outs, Sanchez ended the game with his 15th RBI of the year to improve Lynchburg to 31-31, while Salem remained below .500 after falling to…

Lynchburg Hillcats top Potomac Nationals, 6-4

The Lynchburg Hillcats (22-24) took the finale at Pfitzner Stadium 6-4 against the Potomac Nationals (24-21) tonight. Lucas Sims matched a career-long with seven innings, and set a season-high as well. He allowed just three runs and earned his team-best fifth win of the season. The ‘Cats took three of five this week in Woodbridge pulling them within 2.5 games of the first place P-Nats.

Sims was…

Huge eighth inning quells Lynchburg Hillcats comeback

Trailing 6-0 early, the Lynchburg Hillcats (16-20) scored five unanswered runs in the fifth and sixth innings to pull within one, but ultimately fell to the Carolina Mudcats (19-16) by a final score of 13-5 this afternoon. Daniel Castro led the Hillcats offense with two hits, two RBIs, and a run scored, but a seven-run Carolina eighth was too much to overcome.

The Mudcats took a 5-0 lead in the…

Lynchburg Hillcats pitching blasted in 12-6 loss

The Lynchburg Hillcats held the frederick keys to just two runs through the first 21 innings of the weekend series but fell apart in the fourth inning this afternoon. The Keys (3-7) scored four runs in both the fourth and fifth frames, and three more in the eight on their way to a 12-6 win over the Hillcats (6-4).

The score was a modest 1-0 from the first inning through the third. The…

Lynchburg Hillcats win pitchers’ duel with Frederick, 1-0

Following an hour and 43 minute rain delay before the first pitch, the pitching dominated in a 1-0 Lynchburg Hillcats (5-3) win over the frederick keys (2-6) tonight. Wes Parsons turned in the best start of the year for a Hillcat with six shutout frames, and Edison Sanchez launched a second inning home run to provide the only offense of the night.

Parsons (1-0) pitched four scoreless innings…

Lynchburg Hillcats rout Potomac Nationals, 9-1

Lucas Sims became the first Lynchburg Hillcats starter to complete five innings tonight on his way to first win of the season. Home runs from Josh Elander and Levi Hyams both homered as the Hillcats coasted to a 9-1 victory over the Potomac Nationals.

The Hillcats scored first for a third straight game. Elander blasted a two-run homer to right field that scored Jose Peraza. The second inning…