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Late Surge Pushes ‘Birds Past ‘Flies to Snap Losing Streak

Isaac De León and Luis Valdez each smack their first homers of the year
By Sam Jellinek
May 4, 2022

COLUMBIA, S.C.- After being held without a baserunner for the first five innings, the Delmarva Shorebirds woke up the bats in the second half of the game as they surged back for a 5-1 win against the Columbia Fireflies on Wednesday afternoon at Segra Park. Fireflies (8-15) starter Noah Cameron

COLUMBIA, S.C.- After being held without a baserunner for the first five innings, the Delmarva Shorebirds woke up the bats in the second half of the game as they surged back for a 5-1 win against the Columbia Fireflies on Wednesday afternoon at Segra Park.

Fireflies (8-15) starter Noah Cameron was perfect for the first five innings against the Shorebirds (7-16), striking out seven, but ended up not factoring into the decision.

Columbia had a 1-0 lead when Cameron departed after five however as Rubendy Jaquez smacked a solo homer in the fourth, his first of the season.

Cameron was relieved after five frames and Isaac De León greeted the new arm Heribert Garcia with a solo homer, his first of the year, to start the sixth and tie the game at 1-1. Josué Cruz then walked and after a flyout, Luis Valdez swatted a two-run homer, his first of the year, to vault Delmarva ahead 3-1.

The Shorebirds tacked on insurance runs in the seventh and eighth thanks to a Cruz RBI single and Darell Hernaiz RBI double.

Jake Lyons (2-0) picked up his second straight win for Delmarva, firing three shutout innings while allowing two hits and three walks, striking out four.

Garcia (2-2) was hung with the loss for Columbia after allowing five runs on four hits and two walks in 2.1 frames.

The Shorebirds continue their series with the Fireflies on Thursday, May 5. Ryan Long (0-1, 4.15) gets the ball for Delmarva against Samuel Valerio (0-0, 1.93) for Columbia. First pitch from Segra Park is slated for 7:05 p.m. with pregame coverage beginning at 6:50 p.m. on 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.