Game Recaps 5/25: Frawley carries Kinston to sweep

Casey Frawley (Photo: Lianna Holub)

Kinston gets first series sweep of the season

The bats had their biggest night of the season as Kinston banged out a 2011 best 13 runs on the way to a 13-7 victory at Potomac Wednesday night in Woodbridge, VA. It was Kinston’s first series sweep of the year and third straight series victory. The Indians have now won eight of their last nine games. Kinston also tied a season high with their fourth straight victory. Kinston stays just four games out of first place in the Carolina League Southern Division.

Potomac starting pitcher Mitchell Clegg let things slip away with two outs in the first inning. With nobody on, two walks and a hit batter loaded the bases. Tyler Cannon then followed with a drive off the right field wall, clearing the bases for a triple. Kinston would bat around in the first inning, leaving with a 3-0 lead. Kinston would pour it on in the second inning, again batting around, but this time scoring five runs on five hits. Casey Frawley highlighted the frame with his team leading fifth home run of the year, a two-run shot. Adam Abraham, Justin Toole and Doug Pickens followed later in the inning with RBI doubles. Kinston left the inning with an 8-0 lead.

Potomac would come back on Kinston ace Giovanni Soto, scoring two runs in the third and three in the fourth inning to cut the K-Tribe lead to three runs. Soto (4-3) picked up the win going 5 2/3 innings, giving up eleven hits and six runs (five earned). Soto walked two and struck out two.

Kinston put the game out of reach in the fifth inning when Frawley drove in a run on a fielder’s choice and Bo Greenwell hit a two-run homer one batter later. It was Greenwell’s third home run of the season and gave Kinston an 11-5 lead. Frawley would continue his big night in the sixth inning with an two-run double. Frawley ended up 2-for-5 with five RBI, the most runs batted in by a K-Tribe player in more than a year. Frawley, Greenwell, Abraham and Toole each had two hits for Kinston. Cannon had three RBI. Greenwell also score three runs.

Kinston set 2011 single game highs in runs (both inning and game), hits in an inning, extra base hits, batters in an inning, home runs, doubles and walks. Chris Jones and Jose Flores finished things up from the bullpen for the Indians. Flores pitched a perfect ninth inning, Jones went 2 1/3 innings giving up just one run.

Kinston now returns to Historic Grainger Stadium for a holiday homestand Thursday through June 2nd. Thursday is a Thirsty Thursday plus a new logo cap giveaway! Brett Brach will get the start for Kinston, game time 6:30 pm.

Aeros, Senators game suspended

Wednesday's Akron Aeros vs Harrisburg Senators game was suspended due to inclement weather. The game will be completed today (Thursday, May 26) beginning at 10:35am and picked up at the point of suspension – top of the 2nd inning with 1 out, Steve Lombardozzi at the plate with runners on first and second, Akron and Harrisburg are tied, 1-1.

After the completion of this game, the Aeros and Senators will play a second seven-inning game, 30 minutes after the completion of the first game.

Captains and Silverhawks PPD on Wednesday

The Lake County Captains game against the South Bend Silverhawks which was scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up on Thursday as part of a doubleheader with game one beginning at 4:00PM.

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