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Affiliate of the @CleGuardians . Eight-time Carolina League Champions. Copa de la Diversion Team: Limonadas de Hill City #HillCity
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We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Andrés Meléndez.
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones. Rest In Peace.
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Tugboat Wilkinson final line for tonight: 5 Innings, 2 hits allowed, 5 Strikeouts!! He lowers his season ERA to 0.35 😳
#minorleague
#minorleaguebaseball
#milb
#lynchburghillcats
#prospect
#baseball
#summer
#hillcats
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Congratulations to Matt Wilkinson on being called up to Lake County! Best of luck on the next step of your journey, we’re thankful that you’ll be a Hillcat for life 🤝 Take care of him for us
@LCCaptains
🥹
#callup
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It’s Wilkinson Wednesday 🚢 don’t miss tonight’s game
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We got a rose! The Cleveland Indians have invited us to remain their Affliate. A match made on the Diamond.
#TraditionRoarsOn
#OurTribe
#MILb120
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Matt Wilkinson has been named the MiLB Pitcher of the Month for April in the Carolina League! He is leading the Carolina League in Innings Pitched, Strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP!
#minorleague
#minorleaguebaseball
#milb
#lynchburghillcats
#prospect
#baseball
#summer
#hillcats
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It’s Tugboat Thursday…🚢 don’t miss
#25
on the mound tonight
Matt Wilkinson’s stats this season:
0.61 ERA & 26 K’s in 3 starts
@CleGuardPro
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TUGBOAT FAN CLUB IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS 📝
15 K's in 6 hitless frames 🤯
What a performance by Matt "Tugboat" Wilkinson!
@CleGuardians
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@LynHillcats
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Congrats to
@Indians
first round pick Daniel Espino on his promotion to Lake County!
The righty has a team high 64 strikeouts on the year and routinely touched 101mph at Bank of the James Stadium.🤯
Good luck Daniel! We’ll miss you in Lynchburg!
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Put the world on notice, Tugboat is here to save the day 🚢 🚨
Matt Wilkinson’s final line 6 IP, NO HITS, 15 Strikeouts 💪💪💪
@CleGuardPro
#minorleague
#milb
#minorleaguebaseball
#lynchburghillcats
#pitching
#prospects
#shove
#heat
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Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson has been named the Carolina League Pitcher of the Week!
#minorleague
#minorleaguebaseball
#milb
#lynchburghillcats
#prospect
#baseball
#summer
#hillcats
#tugboat
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CONGRATS STEVEN!! Steven Kwan went 12-for-26 (.461) over six games this past week. He tallied four consecutive multi-hit contests, including three three-hit games. Read more about it:
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On National Girls and Women in Sports Day, we are excited to announce the hiring of the first female broadcaster in team history! Welcome to the team, Maura!
#NationalGirlsandWomenInSportsDay
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BACK TO BACK NO HITTERS!!! Hillcats win 5-0 and sweep the Blue Rocks
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GONE!! Steven Kwan leaves the building, a two-run BOMB to give us a 2-0 lead in the third inning.
#ClawsUP
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Good luck to our Major League Affiliate
@CleGuardians
on Opening Day and for this season! Our Opening Day is only 12 days away, make sure to get your Hillcats tickets to see some of the Guardians best prospects in actions! 👀
#lynchburghillcats
#ForTheLand
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Congratulations to Will Dion for being named the 2022 Low-A Carolina League pitcher of the year!
Will pitched in 23 games for the Hillcats and led the league in ERA (2.26), strikeouts (142), WHIP (1.03) and AVG against (.207)! 🔥
#Hillcats
#PitcheroftheYear
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For the last player interview of the season,
@MCJeffRaymond
interviewed 2019 Hillcats MVP Steven Kwan about being the MVP, his season, and advice he has for kids!
#MVP
#ClawsUp
#TraditionRoarsOn
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Jhonkensy Noel was named Low-A East Player of the Week for his 🔥 opening series!
*pretends to be shocked*
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Why do sunsets always look better behind a baseball field?
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The baseball world lost a gentleman of the game. Our friend, colleague, and Hillcats family member- Ronnie Roberts passed away this afternoon. Rest In Peace Ronnie.
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Can confirm Tugboat throws with his left hand, but we will ask him today just to make sure 🤔
The big pitching performance of the week came from the man affectionately known as “Tugboat.”
@CleGuardians
righty Matt Wilkinson racked up 15 strikeouts in only six innings of work, yielding one walk and no hits.
(📽️
@LynHillcats
)
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Congratulations to fellow Indians family member, AAA affiliate Columbus Clippers (
@CLBClippers
) and all of the former Lynchburg Hillcats on their 2019 Championship win!
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Here we go!!
#FollowBackForAHat
Us and 27 other
@MiLB
teams are teaming up for a mystery hat giveaway! Each team will select one lucky winner on Friday to receive a hat!
How to enter to be our winner: RT this tweet, reply using
#FollowBackForAHat
, AND follow us on Twitter!
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CHAMPS! AGAIN! We clinched the 2nd-half Northern Division title! Full recap & more celebration footage soon!
#TraditionRoarsOn
#HandingOutLs
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NO-HITTER!!! Shao-Ching Chiang goes the distance!!
106 pitches, 7 K, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 0 R, 0 H!!!
#TraditionRoarsOn
#HandingOutLs
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The Hillcats have officially been named as the Low A affiliate of Cleveland as MLB announces the Minor League Baseball Teams!
#ClawsUp
#TraditionRoarsOn
MLB Press Release-
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Hello! Please enjoy some Xzavion Curry stats from last night!
⚾️6.1 IP, took a no hitter into the 7th
⭐️1 hit, no walks allowed
🔥11K, gets the W
Not bad!
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TYLER FREEMAN WALKS IT OFF IN THE 10TH! HILLCATS WIN!
FINAL: Hillcats 3, Wood Ducks 2
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The Hillcats advanced to the Mills Cup Championship with a 3-1 win over Potomac! Lynchburg will travel to Myrtle...
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No-hitter!!!! Sims 7ip, Wilson 2ip. Hillcats win 5-1 over the Blue Rocks!
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Built different 😤 Ralphy Velazquez has been named Carolina League Player of the Week!
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Congratulations to Nolan Jones on being named to the 2019 SiriusXM Futures Game!
STORY:
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UPDATE: We’re happy to announce that hitting coach Johnny Narron, who was struck by a line drive yesterday, has been released from the hospital and is traveling with the team to Down East today! A huge thank you to our emergency personnel for their help last night!
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Former Hillcat Shane Bieber in the All-Star Game going on right now on FOX!
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TYLER FREEMAN DOES IT AGAIN! He's got two doubles already today, and this one drives in Connor Smith to make it 4-1 Carolina.
#ClawsUp
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Check out Adam Scott, another one of the players from your Lynchburg Hillcats who was chosen to play in the All-Star Game!
#ClawsUp
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Dominant 😤 a quick recap of Tugboat Wilkinson’s scoreless start last night 🚢
#minorleague
#minorleaguebaseball
#milb
#lynchburghillcats
#prospect
#baseball
#summer
#hillcats
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Sorry, we’ve been busy preparing a cookbook
“Sorry we don’t need a giveaway to get likes”
Get likes?
Buddy y’all haven’t had a tweet get 30+ likes since Mid February…
We’ve had 6 Tweets get 30+ likes TODAY 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You can’t compete 🤷♂️🥱
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CHAMPS!!!!
LYN 7 - FRE 1
Hillcats win the NDCS to claim a share of the 2017 Carolina League Championship!
#TraditionRoarsOn
#HandingOutLs
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Guess who’s on the Mound for us today 😤🚢 don’t miss it, game at 2 PM here at Bank of the James Stadium!
#minorleague
#minorleaguebaseball
#milb
#lynchburghillcats
#prospect
#baseball
#summer
#hillcats
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Congratulations to Angel Genao on being called up to Lake County! Angel was top 5 is nearly every hitting category in Single A! Thank you for the all the clutch hits & defensive gems, wishing you the best of luck in the next step of your career. Take care of him
@LCCaptains
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THREE MORE! Tyler Freeman with a bases-clearing three-run double to put us ahead 8-0!
BOT 6th,
#ClawsUp
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We made a tier list and ranked all 120
@MiLB
Team Logos
Let the comment section war begin
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First baseman Anthony Miller works a scoreless ninth in his pitching debut for the Hillcats
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Congratulations to
@Nolan_Jones10
on being called up to Double-A Akron! We’ll miss everything that you brought to the team on and off the field and look forward to following your career.
#ClawsUp
#TraditionRoarsOn
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Hillcats sweep the Wood Ducks as Kirk McCarty dazzles in 2-1 win Sunday
RECAP:
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Ralphy Velazquez with the RBI Double on his birthday 😮💨😮💨😮💨🎉
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Nick Gallagher slams the door with four shut-out innings, and the Hillcats take the series from Salem with a 10-3 win!
#ClawsUp
#TraditionRoarsOn
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Check out Juan Hillman, one of the players from your Lynchburg Hillcats who was chosen to play in the All-Star Game!
#ClawsUp
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Shane Bieber is unanimously named the American League Cy Young Award Winner! Bieber is only the second pitcher to win the AL pitching triple crown and is the 10th unanimous AL Cy Young winner.
#ClawsUp
#TraditionRoarOn
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Two notable debuts last night:
Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson with his Hillcats debut and a stat line of 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, with 9 K’s!
Second is our brand new alternate
@NewEraCap
which we will be wearing all year. You can find yours on our website site or at our team shop!
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NOLAN JONES!!!! The third baseman comes in clutch in the ninth inning and drives in Gabriel Mejia, giving the Hillcats their first walk-off win of the season on a 5-4 final!
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The
@CleGuardians
have announced their 2022 player development staff assignments.
See who’s joining the
#Hillcats
this season!
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Congrats to reliever Jerson Ramirez on his promotion to High-A!
@LCCaptains
we can’t wait until you see his slider ⚾️
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STEVEN KWAN WITH A LEAD-OFF SOLO SHOT !!
Hillcats: 1
Red Sox: 0
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A team effort from the pitchers & hitters led to a championship!
#TraditionRoarsOn
#Thrillcats
#HandingOutLs
Recap:
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Sigh
Guardians Twitter, aren’t you tired of Yankees fans?
Help us show New York that the Land has the best fans
@CleGuardians
You guys know what to do
@LynHillcats
can’t get enough of us
Yankees Twitter, ratio them
Plz and thanks
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Breaking News: Looking at this photo will make you feel warmer
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We are happy to announce that we have extended our player development contract with the
@Indians
through 2020!
Press Release:
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'Cats fall at Frederick 11-5, but they are still the 1st half champs w/ 40-29 record! 6 straight years in the playoffs!
#TraditionRoarsOn
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Hey we know him!
A player with the last name Chourio *quickly* jumping up the prospect rankings ... where have we heard that before 🤔😏
Jaison Chourio jumps into the TOP THREE prospects in
@CleGuardians
farm system
The younger Chourio certainly has our attention.
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GONE!! Mitch Longo starts the second half with a bang, blasts his fourth HR of the year and it's 1-0 'Cats after the first inning!
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Hillcats OF Mitch Longo saw his on-base streak come to an end tonight. Congratulations Mitch, what a run!
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The walk off winner from Jaison Chourio called by the voice of the Hillcats, Jason Prill!
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'Cats clinched the 2nd-half title!
@T_eazy24
: 11 Ks in 6 IP. Calica had 3 SB!
#TraditionRoarsOn
#HandingOutLs
Recap:
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WELCOME TO LYNCHBURG: Tyler Freeman is off to a red-hot start since joining the Hillcats during the All-Star break. The 20-year-old shortstop is hitting .340
in a Lynchburg jersey and is hitting .366 (15-for-41) over his last 10 games.
Today's Game Notes:
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Connor Marabell hit a walk-off 3-run HR in the 9th inning to give Lynchburg an 8-7 win and put the Hillcats back...
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Huge night for Mitch Longo! He notched four hits and tallied a career-high 4 RBI in the win!
RECAP:
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Congrats to Mitch Reeves on earning Carolina League Player of the Week last week! Reeves is batting .375 (12-for-32) with two home runs and nine RBI over nine games with the Hillcats. He slashed .375/.487/.656 in his first full week in the CL!
RELEASE:
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OUTTA HERE!
Mike Rivera crushes one over the LF fence in his first AB of the season
2-1, 'Cats, B 2
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We may be rained out tonight but we have some BIG NEWS! Ryne Harper a previous Hillcats player from 2012, has debuted for the Minnesota Twins. He becomes the 174th player from the Hillcats to make the big leagues. Congrats
@ryneharp
!
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FINAL: Hillcats 6. Blue Rocks 4
Nick Sandlin slams the door shut in the ninth
Win: Tanner Tully (5-10)
Loss: Nolan Watson (6-3)
Save: Nick Sandlin (3)
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🚨 The official roster of YOUR Lynchburg Hillcats for 2024 🚨 click below for the full press release!
Six Top 25 Prospects in the
@cleguardians
organization
17 returning Hillcats!
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Great 2019 season debut for Kirk McCarty:
3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
42 pitches, 28 strikes.
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Congrats to our first baseman Anthony Miller on taking home this week's Carolina League Player of the Week! He belted two homers and had 11 RBI over his last 9 contests. WOW!
INFO:
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Congratulations to Anthony Miller (
@Mill8845
) on being named Carolina League Player of the Week!
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The Lynchburg Hillcats are excited to announce that the team will host the 2020 Carolina League All-Star Classic!! Presented by the Central Virginia Sports Commission, the game will take place at City Stadium on Tuesday, June 23.
#ClawsUp
#TraditionRoarsOn
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2019 LYNCHBURG HILLCAT ALL-STARS!
These Five players have been selected to represent the Lynchburg Hillcats at the 2019 Carolina League All-Star Game.
#ClawsUp
For more details, check out our press release below at the link:
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We're heading to the 2018 postseason! Games 1 and 2 of the CLDS will be at City Stadium this Wednesday and Thursday (September 5 & 6)
MORE INFO:
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