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6/19 - K-Tribe Scores 13 in Second Inning

06-19-2008

The K-Tribe scored 13 runs on 10 hits, sending 18 men to the plate in a powerful bottom of the second inning, going on to beat Lynchburg 13-8 Thursday night at Grainger Stadium. It was an inning to remember that started with two straight hits from Jared Goedert and Niuman Romero, and a walk to load the bases from Cirilo Cumberbatch. Jason Denham knocked a run-scoring single and Brian Juhl walked to put the K-Tribe up 2-1. Jerad Head belted a three-run triple to the left field corner and Johnny Drennen knocked him in to make the score 6-1. After Beau Mills reached on an error and Nick Weglarz singled, Goedert came up for the second time in the inning and hit a grand slam to the deepest part of the park in left-center to make things 10-1.  Lynchburg pitching could not retire the first 11 men to face them in the bottom of the second inning, as Romero drew a four-pitch walk after the home run. Kinston plated another three in the inning on a bases loaded walk from Jerad Head and two-run single by Mills. The scoring chased starter Michael Crotta who pitched one inning, plus 10 batters in the second, giving up 10 runs on seven hits and two walks.  For the game, every K-Triber in the lineup had at least one hit and scored at least one run.   

Dan Cevette picked up his second win in relief, in a game started by Shawn Nottingham, his first since being sent down from AA Akron. Kinston sweeps the series from the Hillcats, the Indians second sweep of the season. The Indians swept Frederick at Historic Grainger Stadium late last month. The K-Tribe went 5-2 over a seven game home-and-home stretch against Lynchburg including the last four in a row.

Kinston improves to 3-0 on the second half and holds sole possession of first place for the second straight day. They look to extend the win streak with Josh Tomlin (5-2) on the mound on Friday night. Come out to Historic Grainger Stadium for Fireworks Night, first pitch is 7:00 PM.