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Lynchburg Hillcats lose opener with Frederick Keys

Chris Graham

The Lynchburg Hillcats couldn’t match the bats of the Frederick Keys in Thursday’s rubber match, losing 11-7 at City Stadium. Robby Hefflinger hit his ninth home run of the season and Matt Lipka had three hits in the game, but it wasn’t enough. The Hillcats bullpen allowed eight runs on 13 hits in five innings of relief. The Hillcats defensive woes continued with a four-error night.

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Salem Red Sox rally, defeat Carolina, 5-4

Chris Graham

Down 4-1 after six innings, the Salem Red Sox finally figured out Carolina starter Jacob Lee in the seventh. Salem had mustered only two hits through six, but the Sox rallied for four runs on five hits in the pivotal top half of the seventh, surging to a 5-4 victory over the Mudcats on Wednesday night at Five County Stadium.

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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.