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No major-league team has had a longer history in Lynchburg than the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have been the Hillcats&#8217; parent club since 1995           ]]></description>
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The Danville Boys & Girls Club received a donation of $1,145 from the Danville Braves            ]]></description>
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"The most important message we want to convey is that the Mustangs will play ball in 2010," said Assistant City Manager Leon Towarnicki           ]]></description>
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The league named Paul Sunwall the 2009 Calvin Falwell Carolina League Executive of the Year Award           ]]></description>
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Ticket sales are up.  Merchandise and food sales are up. Now, the Red Sox look to avoid a sweep by Lynchburg in the Carolina League Championship series.           ]]></description>
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A strong comeback in the 11th inning by the Salem Red Sox versus the Lynchburg Hillcats           ]]></description>
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Matt Crim struck out the final Elizabethton batter swinging on a pitch in the dirt as a mob scene erupted on the field           ]]></description>
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     Salem got a solid starting pitching effort in a 7-0 whitewash of Winston-Salem.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Danville Braves clinch East Division title with 9&#45;6 victory</title>
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The D-Braves (42-17), who have steamrolled to the division crown with nine games remaining in their 68-game regular season, will make their fifth appearance in the league&#8217;s championship series in six years            ]]></description>
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Coming off a dominating three-game sweep at Johnson City, the Braves fell back to earth Friday night with a 9-6 loss at Bluefield            ]]></description>
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Eddie Prasch never knows when his next at-bat will come. He never knows when he&#8217;ll see him name scribbled on the lineup card that&#8217;s posted each afternoon in the Hillcats&#8217; clubhouse. It&#8217;s not exactly easy for the former third-round draft pick to find and stay in a groove.           ]]></description>
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          <title>With his cancer in remission, Salem&#8217;s Anthony Rizzo is fired up to play baseball again</title>
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While playing in the South Atlantic League, Anthony Rizzo had to put his baseball future on hold after being diagnosed with Hodgkin&#8217;s lymphoma           ]]></description>
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The bullpen got a break when Danville starter Matt Crim was able to go seven innings in the Braves&#8217; 8-2 victory against the Bristol White Sox on Saturday            ]]></description>
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&nbsp;   THE OPENING CEREMONIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES DID NOT DISAPPOINT.           ]]></description>
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Andrew Carraway, who pitched 91 innings this season as UVa earned a trip to the College World Series, is playing in the minor leagues with the Mariners organization           ]]></description>
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Danville jumped out to a 6-0 lead after the first two innings           ]]></description>
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The Mariners jumped out to a four run lead in the 1st inning, then added one more in the 2nd inning           ]]></description>
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The Hillcats needed a run in the 9th and 10th innings to save the game           ]]></description>
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Wilmington took a 3-1 lead in the 3rd inning           ]]></description>
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Players talk about consistency, finding grooves and comfort zones. Admittedly, that hasn&#8217;t been easy for the Hillcats.           ]]></description>
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Daniel Elorriaga-Matra has been tremendous behind the plate this season, having thrown out an Appalachian League-leading 50 percent (9-for-18) of base stealers this year           ]]></description>
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Lynchburg built a 9-0 lead in the first three innings, then added three more runs in the eighth inning           ]]></description>
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The Danville Braves blew open an already comfortable lead with nine runs in the eighth inning en route to crushing Pulaski, 23-7, on Tuesday night.           ]]></description>
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R.J. Rodriguez wasn&#8217;t merely at a career crossroads. He was nearly in the middle of a career crisis           ]]></description>
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Players from both teams congratulated the 5-10, 185-pound Berryhill during post-game handshakes for his gutsy game-ending play, which sewed up the righty&#8217;s Appalachian League-leading third save in as many attempts this season           ]]></description>
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The rare play, completed when Jones snagged a line drive with runners headed toward second and third, outraced a runner back to second for a force out and fired to first for the third out of the inning, was originally thought to be the first recorded triple play in the team&#8217;s 16-year history           ]]></description>
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With a Carolina League playoff berth already secured, Lynchburg is quickly becoming a breeding ground for experiments. Just take one look at the Hillcats&#8217; defensive alignment for Tuesday night&#8217;s game at City Stadium, a 13-4 loss to the Salem Red Sox.

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Leadoff hitter L.V. Ware finished with five hits &#8211; including two triples &#8211; and Adam Milligan drove in five runs           ]]></description>
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Rohrbough, hailed as the top left-hander in the Braves&#8217; organization, looked the part Thursday           ]]></description>
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Tuesday brought opening night baseball excitement to Pulaski           ]]></description>
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Danville Braves manager Paul Runge enters his sixth season with the team when the D-Braves open their 2009 Appalachian League schedule at 7 p.m. today at Pulaski           ]]></description>
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Lynchburg manager P.J. Forbes believes in hard work, discipline and attention to detail           ]]></description>
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&nbsp; The Red Sox took their second in a row from Kinston but are eliminated from First Half contention.            ]]></description>
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Joel Collins and Chris Cullen had spent four years playing for Team Ontario, a youth travel club in their home Canadian province, and when the two friends were 17, they figured their days of playing together were over           ]]></description>
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The Rockbridge Rapids entry into the Valley Baseball League brings the team total to an even dozen.           ]]></description>
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The Salem Red Sox may be in a bit of a slump, but the team remains positive.&nbsp; Falling from 1st to 3rd in the Southern Division over the last couple of weeks, the team looks to regroup on a 7 game road trip.&nbsp; 
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Josh, 25, is the youngest brother by a minute. His twin brother Jeremy is a pitcher in the Cubs organization, and his old-est brother Jonathan has already won a World Series ring in his five seasons as the Boston Red Sox closer.           ]]></description>
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Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan&#8217;s Texas-based baseball business is sending representatives to Richmond this week to investigate possible ownership of the Eastern League franchise that is to move here next season           ]]></description>
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The Lynchburg Hillcats extended their lead over the Potomac Nationals to one and a half games in the Carolina League&#8217;s Northern Division            ]]></description>
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Matt McSwain earned the victory by tossing six scoreless frames           ]]></description>
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With a little luck, a few clutch hits, and some dominant relief pitching, the Red Sox battled back for a second straight day, taking Sunday&#8217;s matinee over the Dash 7-5.           ]]></description>
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Lynchburg gave up runs in each of the last four innings to blow a 5-1 lead.           ]]></description>
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Salem scored four runs in the bottom of the first, then shutout Winston-Salem           ]]></description>
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Consider this when evaluating Pedro Alvarez&#8217;s performance in the first month of the Hillcats&#8217; season. The prized Pittsburgh Pirates prospect hasn&#8217;t truly found a rhythm since he was a junior at Vanderbilt in 2007           ]]></description>
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&nbsp;  Salem falls victim to good pitching in Game one and a clutch comeback in game 2 by the K-Tribe.           ]]></description>
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Pitching above the low-A level for the first time in his career, Cheng has so far made the most of his second chance           ]]></description>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp;  Salem took advantage of two big innings and survived a Kinston late rally for the win, and the Southern Division lead.           ]]></description>
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Some uncharacteristic bullpen struggles Sunday prevented a fourth straight home series win for the Lynchburg Hillcats           ]]></description>
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&nbsp;   Shortstop Kris Negron was the star in a Salem slaying of the visiting Pelicans.           ]]></description>
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Brian Matusz certainly doesn&#8217;t have the ego of a 22-year-old multi-millionaire. The Orioles&#8217; top pitching prospect has an easy-going demeanor, his speech peppered with &#8220;yes sir&#8221; and &#8220;nice to meet you.&#8221;            ]]></description>
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Pitcher Michael Dubee was traded last week to Lynchburg by Winston-Salem           ]]></description>
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Lynchburg fell 8-7 in 10 innings of action in the rubber match of a three-game set at Wilmington            ]]></description>
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Pedro Alvarez destroyed a 3-2 offering Thursday night, slamming it well over the right-field fence for a tiebreaking, three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth           ]]></description>
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&nbsp;  The Sox lost a pair of early leads in falling to Potomac in both ends of a doubleheader.           ]]></description>
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Jordy Mercer didn&#8217;t come to Lynchburg with the same sort of hype that accompanied his 2008 draft classmate, Pedro Alvarez. But plenty was expected from Mercer, the Pirates&#8217; third-round pick who spent three years at Oklahoma State.            ]]></description>
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63 years ago, Milward Quinn, better known as &#8220;Mel&#8221;, took the field for the Roanoke Red Sox.&nbsp; It was Easter Sunday 1946, and it was the day he saw his future wife for the first time.            ]]></description>
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Before last season began, the Pirates&#8217; front office made a fundamental change in how the organization&#8217;s pitchers were taught           ]]></description>
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Four days. Four designated hitters. It&#8217;s not a sign of indecisiveness on Hillcats manager P.J. Forbes&#8217; part. Not at all. He wants to keep his hitters fresh, engaged and involved and doesn&#8217;t want anyone languishing on the bench for too long.

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The Sox were down 5-0 after five innings, and down three runs going into the bottom of the ninth           ]]></description>
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The kind fan in the Cincinnati Reds cap just had just one request &#8212; a signed bat.&nbsp; He had run all the way behind the center field wall at City Stadium to fetch the ball that Pedro Alvarez crushed for his first professional home run, a blast that gave the Hillcats the lead for good Thursday night.           ]]></description>
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A packed house is expected for opening night in Salem           ]]></description>
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It will be called Lewis-Gale field, Salem Memorial Ballpark, and feature Salem&#8217;s version of the &#8220;Green Monster&#8221;           ]]></description>
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The Red Sox will carry 13 pitchers, 3 catchers, 7 infielders, and 5 outfielders.&nbsp; Among them is one of Jonathan Papelbon&#8217;s younger brothers           ]]></description>
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Monday they flew in to Roanoke, and Tuesday they hit the field for pratice to get ready for opening night.           ]]></description>
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Most of the players arrived Monday, and will see the stadium Tuesday.           ]]></description>
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Season ticket sales are on the rise, and Salem Red Sox merchandise is going fast.&nbsp; All getting ready for the 2009 baseball season.&nbsp;             ]]></description>
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&nbsp; A Red Sox great helped Salem and Roanoke celebrate another Hall of Fame Class.           ]]></description>
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Friday&#8217;s unveiling of the new minor league baseball team logo follows a two-year player development contract agreed to earlier this Fall           ]]></description>
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Atlanta Braves minor league pitcher Matthew Small, who played for the Danville Braves this summer, was suspended for 50 games Tuesday after testing positive for a banned amphetamine. 

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The Pirates promised a new day when the franchise completely overhauled its management from top to bottom in the offseason, hoping to end 15 years of futility and restock a minor league system in disrepair.&nbsp; As the Hillcats&#8217; 2008 season proved, that wave of change might take a while to reach Lynchburg. 
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The Hillcats&#8217; Chris Jones sent the Lynchburg fans home happy on the final day of the season by driving in the game-winning run with a double in the bottom of the eighth            ]]></description>
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Hillcats catcher Kris Watts found himself in the middle of nearly all the action in Lynchburg&#8217;s four-run, eighth inning rally that led to a 9-7 victory over Salem at City Stadium on Sunday.           ]]></description>
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It was another soggy, miserable night for the Hillcats as Frederick scored seven runs before Lynchburg got its first hit and the Keys cruised to a 7-3 victory Tuesday at City Stadium.            ]]></description>
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It&#8217;s hard to tell which aspect of the Hillcats&#8217; 5-0 loss to Frederick on Monday was more embarrassing           ]]></description>
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The struggling left-handed pitcher has plodded along in the two weeks since he couldn&#8217;t close out the Danville Braves&#8217; 13-9 win against Princeton on Aug. 10th, sporadically appearing in a relief role.           ]]></description>
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The Danville Braves began their final series of the season with a 4-0 shutout over the Burlington Royals on Sunday           ]]></description>
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Jon Shehan took his little brother to the batting cages Sunday morning, and the former Danville Braves catcher and Millersville (Pa.) University baseball coach offered some tips.            ]]></description>
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When Jim Negrych and Jamie Romak, two of the Carolina League&#8217;s premier hitters, were promoted to Double-A Altoona two weeks ago, it appeared the Lynchburg lineup wasn&#8217;t left with a whole lot to work with.&nbsp; The Hillcats who remain beg to differ. 
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Angelo Paulino was rocked for five runs in just two innings of work and the Pulaski Mariners (28-18) poured on eight runs in the first four innings to thrash the Danville Braves 8-2 on Monday night           ]]></description>
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It might not seem like it, but Lynchburg&#8217;s recent 10-game road trip &#8212; which produced an astounding 10 straight losses &#8212; was not nearly as bad as it sounds.            ]]></description>
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Former Tunstall High and University of Virginia star pitcher Jacob Thompson signed with the Atlanta Braves this weekend and will join the Danville Braves, the parent club&#8217;s advanced rookie league affiliate, the team announced late Sunday night           ]]></description>
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Mike Elkerson stood in the on-deck circle, swinging his hips and keeping loose, preparing for his shot to potentially win an important game for the second night in a row.&nbsp; Elkerson, however, struck out to end the game.           ]]></description>
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The Hillcats lost two of the best bats in the Carolina League on Tuesday when third baseman Jim Negrych and outfielder Jamie Romak were promoted to Double-A Altoona.            ]]></description>
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The D-Braves only produced three hits and had four base runners the entire game against Johnson City            ]]></description>
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Despite having players leading the league in various offensive categories, the D-Braves have been struggling offensively and playing sub-.500 ball throughout the month of July           ]]></description>
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Jarrod Dyson should have had the ball. That much was made clear when his Wilmington infield teammates made no move to back him up with two outs in the first inning. But Dyson misjudged the ball as it came off Jim Negrych&#8217;s bat, and it landed in short left field for a bloop double           ]]></description>
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Ross David Francis struck out a jaw-dropping 16 of the 18 batters he faced in six innings, the most for a Danville Braves pitcher since at least the turn of the century, according to records kept by the club           ]]></description>
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Daniel Moskos&#8217; numbers weren&#8217;t pretty. The Pirates&#8217; 2007 first-round draft pick had another shaky outing Monday night at City Stadium as the Hillcats lost 8-6 to Wilmington           ]]></description>
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The theory would seem to make sense. Shunned by the Pirates&#8217; organization, Brad Correll returns to Lynchburg and crushes two home runs and drives in six runs to lead Wilmington to an 11-2 victory Sunday night, thus showing the Pittsburgh brass what a huge mistake it made in releasing him in the middle of 2006.            ]]></description>
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The Danville Braves scored three times in the fifth inning to climb out of an early two-run deficit            ]]></description>
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The Potomac Nationals were not quite ready to relinquish their hold on the Carolina League Northern Division Thursday at Pfitzner Stadium, with a 6-2 victory over the Lynchburg Hillcats.           ]]></description>
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Brad Lincoln, the Pirates&#8217; first-round pick in 2006 at No. 4 overall, has been promoted to Lynchburg and is scheduled to start for the Hillcats on Friday in Potomac           ]]></description>
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The Danville Braves once again dug themselves an early deficit, allowing three runs in the first inning before falling 3-2 to the Bristol Sox on Wednesday. 
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