Sox offense powers W
Drew Hedman went 2-for-2 with a homer and three RBI, pacing the Red Sox offense in Wednesday’s midday 7-5 triumph over the Dash at LewisGale Field.
The victory guarantees Salem a series victory and creates some breathing room in the Southern Division, lifting the Sox a game and a half ahead of Winston-Salem heading into Thursday’s series finale. Ryan Pressly did not match his most recent performance of seven scoreless innings, but the righthander battled and completed five innings to earn the win, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits. Ruben Flores allowed one run in relief, but Pete Ruiz continued his dominating season with three shutout frames to earn his first save of the year. Read more
Lynchburg falls 2-1
Another pitchers’ duel ensured and again the Hillcats were on the wrong end by a score of 2-1. Jake Petricka and Aaron Northcraft went pitch-for-pitch, but it was Brady Shoemaker’s RBI single in the 8th that was the difference in the Winston-Salem win.
After last last’s pitcher’s duel with a pair of top prospects on the mound, the Hillcats had the tall order of facing the Chicago White Sox’s number four prospect, Jake Petricka. While Aaron Northcraft hasn’t had the fan faire of Petricka, he certainly looked every bit as stellar. Read more
Dash avoid sweep, beat Lynchburg
The Dash offense was too much for the ‘Cats as they scored in five of nine frames. The Hillcats mounted a three-run ninth, but fell just shy of the now Carolina League best Winston-Salem Dash. Brady Shoemaker led the way with a 5-for-5 performance that saw him score three times.
The Hillcats started the scoring in the bottom of the first of the highly touted Jake Petricka. Mycal Jones started off the Hillcats offense with a poke single out to right. Nick Ahmed followed with a double down the left field line; Jones was held at third. Tommy La Stella got his first RBI of the day by grounding out to the second baseman, Carlos Sanchez. Jones scored on the play to give Lynchburg the early lead. Read more
Lynchburg drops Winston-Salem
A thriller on the sixth annual Breast Cancer Awareness Night saw the Hillcats take their second consecutive game from the Winston-Salem Dash, 7-5.
A season-high 4,788 saw Edward Salcedo come through with two clutch hits to give the ‘Cats the lead. Lynchburg closer, Juan Jamie, shut the door with two on in the ninth with back-to-back strikeouts. Read more
Cats run over Dash, 7-1
The Hillcats put their foot on the gas from the very beginning in their 7-1 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash. The Dash entered with the league’s best record, but the Hillcats scored a run in six of the eight innings with an at-bat. Matt Lipka’s three RBIs lead the team.
The Hillcats chipped away at Dash starter Ryan Buch from the start to give Dimasther Delgado a comfortable lead early. Nick Ahmed got the Hillcats’ offense started with a walk in the top of the first. He then stole second–his league leading 13th steal–before Tim Smith pulled a double down the right field line to score Ahmed. That would mark the first of six innings the ‘Cats would plate a runner. Read more
Miscues cost Sox in finale with Dash
Three Salem errors in the first two innings led to four Winston-Salem runs, more than enough offense for the Dash to snag a 5-2 series-clinching win in Sunday’s finale at BB&T Ballpark.
Matt Heidenreich allowed just one run over five and two-thirds innings, and the Sox stranded runners in scoring position in four of the game’s final five innings, missing opportunities that amounted to ten runners left on base on the afternoon. After dropping two out of three, the Sox are now two and a half back of the first-place Dash in the Carolina League’s Southern Division. Read more
Boston’s first-round pick dazzles against Dash
Matt Barnes flashed his fastball, commanded his curve, mixed in his change, and never once looked overwhelmed in his first Advanced-A opportunity.
With 12 strikeouts in six innings, Barnes tossed 70 of his 92 pitches for strikes in Salem’s 6-4 victory over Winston-Salem on Saturday night at BB&T Ballpark. The Dash scored a single run against Barnes in the last of the sixth, but with multiple runners aboard, he picked up his 11th and 12th punchouts consecutively, finishing off Winston’s cleanup man Dan Black with a breaking-ball on his 92nd and final pitch of the night. In six professional appearances since being drafted in the first round out of UConn, Barnes has compiled a remarkable 54 strikeouts compared to just five walks. Read more
