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TODAY’S MATCH-UP FREDERICK KEYS (2-4, 31-44) @ LYNCHBURG HILLCATS (4-2, 36-37) Hillcats Keys 4-2 | 36-37 Record 2-4 | 31-44 Game 74 - Home Game 37 - Wednesday, June 26, 2019 - 6:30 p.m. - City Stadium 1-1 | 15-21 Home 0-0 | 19-16 3-1 | 21-16 Road 2-4 | 12-28 L1 Streak W1 RHP Brenan Hanifee (4-7, 4.76) vs. RHP Justin Garza (4-5, 4.91) 4-1 Last 5 2-3 5-5 Last 10 2-8 ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Hillcats were roughed up for the first time in the second half, falling to Frederick 13-6 in the middle match of the series. Lynchburg's .247 (7th) Batting Avg. .258 (2nd) pitching staff couldn't keep the Keys bats down, as Frederick collected a season-high 18 hits on the evening. The Keys benefited from a handful of big innings, 3.53 (4th) ERA 4.55 (10th) scoring three runs in the fourth, four in the sixth, and five in the seventh. Despite the loss, Lynchburg remained patient at the plate by walking 10 times against 10 .972 (6th) Fielding Pct. .980 (2nd) 4.2 (7th) Runs/Game 3.9 (8th) strikeouts. On the other side, Frederick did not draw any bases on balls in the contest. Steven Kwan continued his hot stretch in a 2-for-4 night while driving in a 40 (T-6th) HR 40 (T-6th) pair of runs. 275 (7th) RBI 263 (8th) 286 (1st) BB 201 (10th) 534 (10th) K 549 (8th) ON FIRE: Gavin Collins is a man on a mission at the plate for the Hillcats. The 23-year-old is hitting .378 (14-for-37) over his last 10 games with two homers and 43 (8th) SB 32 (10th) 12 RBI over that span. With a 2-for-4 day on Tuesday, Collins has raised his season line to .260/.330/.390 and has three multi-hit games over his last four. 2nd HALF STANDINGS Northern Division GB WALK THIS WAY: The Hillcats have been racking up the walks in the second half. The club has worked at least seven free passes in each of their last four games, LYNCHBURG 4-2 .667 -- including two contests of ten walks during that span. The Hillcats season high in base on balls is 11. Salem 4-2 .667 -- *Wilmington 4-2 .667 -- Frederick 2-4 .333 2.0 OFF TO THE RACES: Mitch Reeves has made a huge impression in his first four games as a member of the Hillcats. After hitting .257 with six homers in 59 games Potomac 2-4 .333 2.0 in Lake County, Reeves is hitting .389 with two bombs and nine RBI with Lynchburg. Reeves has also added two doubles, and his four extra-base hits in the second Southern Division half rank first on the team while his 15 total bases are tied for the team lead withNolan Jones. Fayetteville 5-1 .833 -- Carolina 3-3 .500 2.0 *Down East 3-3 .500 2.0 SECOND HALF'S THE CHARM: The Hillcats will look to secure their league-leading eighth consecutive playoff spot in the second half. In 2018, the Hillcats Winston-Salem 2-4 .333 3.0 finished last in the Carolina League Northern Division with a 29-38 record before going on a tear in the second half, finishing 42-28. Lynchburg has won the second Myrtle Beach 1-5 .167 4.0 half in four straight seasons, dating back to 2015. * CLINCHED FIRST HALF TITLE SERIES MATCHUP BRING IN YAPSON: Yapson Gómez continues to deal from the left side for the Hillcats. The reliever has a 0.54 ERA over his last 10 appearances (16.2 innings) 2018 Overall ............................... 10-10 while racking up 24 strikeouts and walking just two. Gómez has been called upon often, throwing in three of the Hillcats last four ballgames including back-to-back 2018 at City Stadium ...................... 5-3 2018 at Harry Grove Stadium......... 5-7 outings on June 21-22. 5/3 vs. Frederick L, 5-0 5/4 vs. Frederick L, 5-0 TOP-100 IN THE HILL CITY: The Hillcats feature a pair of MLB Pipeline top 100 prospects nationally: Third basemanNolan Jones (43) and shortstop Tyler Free- 5/29 @ Frederick W,12-3 5/31 @ Frederick L, 5-1 man (86). The infielders represent two of the only five top 100 prospects in the Carolina League, joined by left-handed pitcher DL Hall (Frederick, 66), right-handed 5/31 @ Frederick L, 3-0 6/1 @ Frederick W, 4-0 pitcher Daniel Lynch (Wilmington, 70), and catcher Miguel Amaya (Myrtle Beach, 76). 6/2 @ Frederick L, 9-2 6/24 vs. Frederick W,11-5 6/25 vs. Frederick L,13-6 TOP-30 IN THE HILL CITY: Lynchburg enters the second half with five top-30 Cleveland Indians prospects according to Baseball America. Third baseman Nolan 6/26 vs. Frederick 6:30 p.m. 7/1 @ Frederick 7:00 p.m. Jones, the second overall prospect in the system, returns to Lynchburg after playing in 30 games for the HIllcats in 2018. ShortstopTyler Freeman is ranked third 7/2 @ Frederick 7:00 p.m. and entered the season at just 19 years of age. Starting pitcherJean Carlos Mejia, listed at No. 17, appeared in one game for Lynchburg last year after spending 7/3 @ Frederick 7:00 p.m. 7/20 vs. Frederick 6:00 p.m. the majority of the season with Lake County. OutfielderOscar Gonzalez is as the No. 22 prospect. He spent all of 2018 with the Lake County Captains, where he 7/21 vs. Frederick 3:00 p.m. 7/22 vs. Frederick 6:30 p.m. ranked fifth in the Midwest League in hits with 135.Kirk McCarty, who rounds out the group, is ranked 30th on the list and returns after appearing in five games with Lynchburg in 2018. 2019 Overall ................................... 3-6 2019 at City Stadium ...................... 1-3 2019 at Harry Grove Stadium......... 2-3 HILLCATS COACHING STAFF Jim Pankovits Joe Torres Johnny Narron Mike Mergenthaler Jake Legan Manager (1st Season) Pitching Coach (1st season) Hitting Coach (1st season) Bench Coach (1st season) Athletic Trainer (1st season) Career Record: 1,325-1,335 3rd overall 9th overall 3rd overall 6th overall CATS AT GLANCE Torres enters his first season with the Narron comes to Lynchburg by way 2019 will mark Mergenthaler's first Legan is entering his first season with North Division: 1st / -- GB Pankovits has 16 years of managerial Hillcats after serving as the pitching of Triple-A Columbus where he season coaching stateside after the Hillcats and fifth in the Indians April: 14-12 experience under his belt with the coach for Lake County in 2018. The served in the same capacity for the serving as the hitting coach for organization. Legan held the same May: 12-14 Red Sox, Astros, Mariners, and Indians position with the Captains in 2018. former left-handed pitcher was selected Clippers in 2018. Narron is entering Cleveland's Dominican Summer June: 10-11 organizations. 2019 marks Pankovits' second stint in the Carolina League with the 10th overall draft pick in 2000 his third season in the Indians League co-op for two seasons. First Half: 32-35 Eric Ortego after he led the Salem Red Sox from by the Anaheim Angels and played in organization and brings Major Mergenthaler is no stranger to the Second Half: 4-2 Strength Coach (2nd season) 2006-2008. He enjoyed a Major the minor leagues for 13 seasons, even- League coaching experience to the Commonwealth, having starred at Extra Innings: 3-4 3rd overall League career with the Astros and Red tually reaching Triple-A. The 36-year-old Hillcats' staff after serving as the Richmond in his college days. vs. RHP: 28-26 Sox as an infielder that spanned six Torres is a native of the Bronx, NY. Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach vs. LHP: 8-11 Ortego is in his third season in the seasons from 1984-1990. Pankovits from 2012-2014. With the Brewers, Indians organization. He graduated vs. North: 11-17 has managed more than 2,600 games he instructed stars such as Ryan from the University of Louisiana at vs. South: 25-20 in his minor league career,and picked Braun, Jean Segura, Aramis Ramirez, Lafayette in 2012. Following gradua- RECENT TRANSACTIONS up his 1,300th career managerial and Carlos Gomez. tion, Oretgo served as the Assistant victory on April 21 against Myrtle Director of Strength and Conditioning 6/21 - INF Tyler Friis transferred to Lynch- Beach. at McNeese State. burg from Akron 6/23 - RHP Matt Solter placed on sus- UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS pended list 6/23 - RHP Evan Mitchell transferred to Thurs., June 27 6:30 p.m. vs. Down East LHP Sal Mendez (4-0, 2.61) vs. LHP Héctor Hernández (0-0, 3.00) Lynchburg from Columbus Fri., June 28 6:30 p.m. vs. Down East RHP Reid Anderson (3-4, 4.02) vs. RHP Cody Morris (1-0, 6.75) 6/24 - LHP Anderson Polanco reinstated Sat., June 29 6:00 p.m. vs. Down East RHP Josh Advocate (3-2, 3.15) vs. LHP Juan Hillman (3-6, 2.69) from 7-Day IL ***** 8-TIME CAROLINA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: 1978 • 1983 • 1984 • 1997 • 2002 • 2009 • 2012 • 2017 Tonight'’s starting pitcher #22 RHP JUSTIN GARZA HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 170 B/T: R/R EXP: 3 YRS BORN: GLENDORA, CA IN 1994 (25) ACQUIRED: 8TH ROUND - 2015 (CAL STATE FULLERTON) REPERTOIRE: FB, CH, SL, CV GARZA CAREER STATISTICS YR CLUB W-L ERA G/GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO 16 AZL Indians (R) 0-2 7.00 6/4 0 0 0 9.0 12 8 7 0 7 9 17 Lake County (A) 4-6 5.83 26/8 0 0 3 95.2 97 72 62 12 45 86 CAREER HIGHS 18 Mahoning V.