Salisbury, Md. -
The Delmarva Shorebirds (16-23) dropped the series finale to the
Lakewood BlueClaws (22-19) 10-0. It was their final game on the home
stand in which they went 3-3.
Both
teams went scoreless in the first, but Lakewood began their attack in a
big way in the top of the second. William Carmona led off with a single
and was followed by a walk by Josh Ludy and a single by Trey Ford.
After a strikeout, Tim Carver, belted a grand slam over the left field
fence to put Lakewood up 4-0.
The BlueClaws would extend their lead with an RBI single by Maikel Franco in the fifth to boost their lead to 5-0.
Lakewood
clawed another run across the board when ‘Birds reliever Bobby Wilkins
dropped a toss from first baseman Connor Narron trying to cover first.
Maikel Franco came into score on the error.
The
Blueclaws put a few insurance runs on the board in the top half of the
ninth. Brock Stassi led off with a double and later scored on a Maikel
Franco single. Franco and Kelly Dugan scored on a single by Brian
Pointer. Pointer scored the final run of the game on a Trey Ford single
to center.
Mikey
Planeta recorded two of the Shorebirds three hits. He had a single in
the first and a double in the sixth, but Delmarva couldn't knock him in.
The
winning pitcher for Lakewood was starter Hoby Milner (3-2) who went
seven strong innings giving up just three hits and zero runs. He also
recorded seven strikeouts.
Felix Santos finished the job for the BlueClaws. He pitched two innings of relief retiring all six batters in order.
The
losing pitcher on the evening was Delmarva Starter Parker Bridwell
(4-8), who went five innings and surrendered five runs on seven hits
while walking four.
Bobby Wilkins made his Shorebirds debut pitching two innings and giving up two hits.
Also
making his Delmarva debut was reliever Alex Schmarzo who pitched one
inning of relief but gave up four runs on three hits. He also struck out
one and walked two.
Finishing the game for the ‘Birds was Gene Escat who gave up one hit and one walk in one inning of relief.
Delmarva heads to Greensboro on Friday
to begin a four game road trip. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00. The
starting pitcher for Delmarva is Matt Taylor (5-6, 4.12).
