‘Birds Late Rally Not Enough in 6-2 Loss to ‘Peckers

Trendon Craig collects two hits, extends hitting streak to nine

By Sam Jellinek

June 11, 2022

SALISBURY, MD – After a nearly two hour rain delay pushed first pitch past 9 p.m., the Delmarva Shorebirds ended up falling 6-2 in a seven-inning contest to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers on Saturday night at Perdue Stadium. Thanks to the rain delay, the game was changed from a standard nine-inning

SALISBURY, MD – After a nearly two hour rain delay pushed first pitch past 9 p.m., the Delmarva Shorebirds ended up falling 6-2 in a seven-inning contest to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers on Saturday night at Perdue Stadium.

Thanks to the rain delay, the game was changed from a standard nine-inning game to just a seven-inning contest with first pitch coming after 9 p.m.

The Shorebirds (19-37) left two aboard in the first inning, opening the door for the Woodpeckers (27-29) to score first in the second.

Fayetteville loaded the bases with nobody out in the second, and after two strikeouts, coaxed back-to-back walks from Victor Mascai and Yeuris Ramirez pushed home two runs.

The 2-0 lead for the Woodpeckers held until the fifth. Heston Kjerstad doubled with one out for the Shorebirds and after Isaac De León walked, Trendon Craig doubled off the leftfield wall, scoring Kjerstad, and putting two in scoring position. After another walk loaded the bases, Mishael Deson legged out an infield single, plating a run to tie the game at 2-2.

After the Shorebirds left the bases loaded in the sixth, the Woodpeckers didn’t miss their bases loaded chance in the seventh. With the bases full and one out, Logan Cerny demolished a grand slam, his 10th homer of the season, to push Fayetteville ahead 6-2, ultimately winning the game.

Nic Swanson (1-2) picked up the win for Fayetteville out of the bullpen, going three innings while allowing two runs on three hits and four walks, striking out five.

Conor Grady (3-4) suffered the loss for Delmarva, allowing four runs in 2.1 innings on three hits and four walks, striking out two.

Fans with tickets to tonight's (June 11) game will be able to exchange tickets to a future game, excluding July 4, for lesser or equal value. To exchange your tickets, please contact the Shorebirds box office at 410-219-3112 Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The Shorebirds wrap up their series with the Woodpeckers on Sunday, June 12. Edgar Portes (0-0, 9.00) is slated to go for the Shorebirds while Fayetteville counters with Shea Barry (0-1, 3.94). First pitch from Perdue Stadium is slated for 2:05 p.m. with pregame coverage beginning at 1:50 p.m. on MiLB.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.