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Lynchburg Hillcats roll past Mudcats, 11-4

Chris Graham

The Lynchburg Hillcats scored in only three innings in their 11-4 win over the Carolina Mudcats this afternoon. The ‘Cats scored four in the third inning, three in the fourth, and four more in the seventh. Ross Heffley and Emerson Landoni led the offense with three hits each, while Greg Ross earned the win in his second start of the season for Lynchburg.

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Lynchburg Hillcats hold on, defeat Carolina Mudcats, 9-8

Chris Graham

The Lynchburg Hillcats gave up three runs in the bottom of the ninth, but held on to beat the Carolina Mudcats 9-8 tonight. Will Skinner led the offense with a home run and a double. He drove in three and scored three times. The game-winning RBI belonged to Ross Heffley, who singled in Skinner in the top of the ninth to give the Hillcats their ninth and final run of the game.

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Lynchburg Hillcats blast Carolina Mudcats

Chris Graham

William Beckwith set the tone from the start with a solo homer in the first inning, as the Lynchburg Hillcats marched on to a 10-3 win over the Carolina Mudcats. The Hillcats homered three more times, including one more blast from Beckwith as they snapped a three-game losing streak this week on the road. Four home runs set a new record for an opposing team against the Advanced-A Carolina Mudcats (formerly a Double-A franchise before 2012) in a single game.

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Salem Red Sox swept by Carolina in doubleheader

Chris Graham

The visiting Carolina Mudcats snapped a five-game losing streak in style by sweeping a pair of similar, low-scoring ballgames from the Salem Red Sox on Thursday night at LewisGale Gale Field. In the opener, Carolina broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the seventh, winning 2-1 thanks to Francisco Lindor’s RBI single. In the nightcap, the 1-1 tie was broken in the top of the fifth, with Carolina rallying for three runs to prevail 4-1.

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Mark Warner joins bipartisan group introducing Student Right to Know Before You Go Act

Chris Graham

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) today introduced The Student Right to Know Before You Go Act to ensure that a wide range of comparative data about higher education programs is more readily available for prospective students and their families. They discussed their bipartisan legislation during a roundtable on Capitol Hill this morning with students, parents and school counselors.

Gov. Bob McDonnell announces agriculture and forestry industries grant recipients

Chris Graham

Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today the recipients of fiscal year 2013 planning grants from the Governor’s Agriculture & Forestry Industries Development Fund (AFID). Eleven projects covering more than thirty localities have been awarded a total of $249,000 to support the growth of agricultural and forestry projects in the Commonwealth.

Lynchburg Hillcats fall 3-1 at Myrtle Beach

Chris Graham

Neither starter surrendered a run in a pitchers duel tonight between the Lynchburg Hillcats and Myrtle Beach Pelicans. The ‘Cats fell 3-1 with all four runs scoring in the seventh frame. Kellin Deglan delivered the game-winning hit, a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh off reliever Ryan Woolley. Starter Greg Ross threw the first five innings scoreless, but took a no-decision for the Hillcats.