MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-Russell Young treated fans to the best K-Tribe pitching performance of the season, as Kinston beat Wilmington 3-2 Friday night at Historic Grainger Stadium. Young (3-5) pitched 8 2/3 innings, striking out a season high six and walking none. Young was one out away from the first nine inning complete game pitched by a K-Triber since the 2004 post season. Young gave up just one earned run on seven hits, at one time retiring 16 consecutive Blue Rocks.

 

Kinstontook an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when Ronald Rivas walked with the bases loaded. The walk drove in Lucas Montero. Kinston would break a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the fourth inning when Roman Pena drove in Tim Fedroff with a double. The K-Tribe scored the eventual winning run on a solo home run by Lonnie Chisenhall. It was Chisenhall’s (1-for-4) 16^thhome run and 65^thRBI of the season, tying him for second in both Carolina League categories. Fedroff, Pena and Montero each had two hits for Kinston as the Indians racked up ten hits. Montero stole three bases, bringing his total to 29 on the season.
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After Wilmington used two doubles by Johnny Giavotella and Eric Hosmer in the ninth inning to cut Kinston’s lead to one, Young left the game with one out remaining. Kinston reliever Kyle Landis got Nick Van Stratten to ground out to end the game. Landis picked up his second save of the season.

 

The K-Tribe returns to action Saturday night as Carolina League All-Star Eric Berger (7-7, 2.42) takes the hill for the Indians. Game time 7pm at Historic Grainger Stadium.

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