Shorebirds Fall 6-0 to Mudcats in Two-Hit Shutout

SALISBURY, MD. – One night after firing a one-hit shutout themselves, the Delmarva Shorebirds were shutout 6-0 on just two hits by the Carolina Mudcats on Saturday night at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.

The loss forces the Shorebirds (36-70, 15-26) must-win situation on Sunday to avoid a series loss while the Mudcats (55-52, 21-20) have an opportunity for a series win in the finale.

The Mudcats started their scoring with two outs in the second. With runners at first and second, Jadher Areinamo singled to rightfield, bringing home Luis Castillo with the first run of the game. Jose Sibrian followed with another RBI single, with the ensuing throw to third going wild and allowing another run to score.

Two more came in for Carolina in the third. Eric Brown Jr. doubled to start the inning and went to third on a groundout. Jace Avina then hit a grounder with the infield in that saw Brown get caught in a rundown, but Brown danced out of the rundown thanks to an error and scored to make it 4-0. Back-to-back walks followed to load the bases. After a flyout, Sibrian walked to force home a run pushing the Mudcat lead to 5-0.

Hedbert Perez blasted a solo homer leading off the fifth for Carolina, his 13th of the season, bringing the final line to 6-0.

Alexander Cornielle (8-7) twirled six shutout innings for the Mudcats, picking up the win. He allowed just two hits, striking out 10.

Harol Arias (0-2) suffered the loss for Delmarva, allowing five runs (two earned) on four hits and four walks, striking out two.

The Shorebirds wrap up their series against the Carolina Mudcats on Sunday, August 14, at Perdue Stadium. Deivy Cruz (1-1, 3.51) is slated to go for Delmarva against Fernando Olguin (2-2, 5.29) for Carolina. First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 p.m with pregame coverage beginning at 4:50 p.m. on MiLV.TV and theshorebirds.com with Sam Jellinek on the call.

ABOUT THE DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS

The Delmarva Shorebirds were founded in 1996 and have been the Class-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles since 1997. The Shorebirds have won two South Atlantic League championships in 1997 and 2000 and were named the MiLB.com Minor League Team of the Year in 2019 after going 90-48 in the regular season. Based in Salisbury, Maryland, the Shorebirds are proud to represent the entire Delmarva Peninsula and have hosted two SAL All-Star Games in 1999 and 2011. The Shorebirds are owned by 7th Inning Stretch, LP, based in Stockton, California headed by Chairman Tom Volpe and President Pat Filippone.