Howlers End Delmarva's Win Streak at Three
Howlers End Delmarva's Win Streak at Three Shorebirds Unable to Overcome Early Runs from Hill City LYNCHBURG, VA: The Delmarva Shorebirds (35-60, 12-17) were defeated by the Hill City Howlers (41-54, 10-19) on Saturday, 8-4. The Howlers scored first on an RBI fielder's choice off the bat of Reiner Herrera,
Howlers End Delmarva's Win Streak at Three
Shorebirds Unable to Overcome Early Runs from Hill City
LYNCHBURG, VA: The Delmarva Shorebirds (35-60, 12-17) were defeated by the Hill City Howlers (41-54, 10-19) on Saturday, 8-4.
The Howlers scored first on an RBI fielder's choice off the bat of Reiner Herrera, bringing home Jonathan Martinez to make it 1-0.
In the third, Delmarva tied the game with an RBI double by Félix Amparo. He scored moments later on a run-scoring fielder's choice from Braylon Whitaker as Amparo beat the throw to home plate, giving the Shorebirds a 2-1 advantage.
Hill City went back in front in the bottom half, with an RBI double by Cannon Peebles tying the game, followed by a two-run homer by Reiner Herrera (4) that gave Hill City a 4-2 lead.
Delmarva got one of those runs back in the fourth on an RBI single by Miguel Rodriguez, scoring Elvin Garcia from second base, making it 4-3.
In the fifth, the Howlers scored three runs on a two-run single by Herrera, and a double play brought a third run home, giving them a 7-3 edge.
Another run scored in the sixth on an RBI double by Jhorvic Abreaus, extending their lead to its largest at 8-3.
The Shorebirds managed one run in the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly by Junior Aybar, but that was as close as Delmarva could get in an 8-4 loss.
Ryan Desanto (2-1) earned the win as the starter, while Dalton Neuschwander (1-9) took the loss for Delmarva.
The series and road trip wrap up on Sunday where the Shorebirds will need to win to take the series and secure a winning record on the nine-game trip. Brayan Orrantia gets the ball in the finale against Erigaldi Perez for Hill City. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 PM.