Jumbo Shrimp rally to edge Tides 3-2

NORFOLK, Va. – Jacob Berry lashed a game-tying single in the ninth and Bennett Hostetler scored on a passed ball in the 10th inning on Thursday as the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp came from behind to beat the Norfolk Tides 3-2 at Harbor Park.

Norfolk (3-9) led 2-1 with one out in the ninth when pinch-hitter Andrew Pintar singled and stole second. Berry then came through with a base hit to right, plating Pintar and evening the score at two.

In the bottom of the ninth, Josh Ekness (1-0) pitched through a bases-loaded jam by striking out Jackson Holliday. Jacksonville (6-6) then took its first lead of the game in the 10th.

Hostetler began the inning as the zombie runner on second base before advancing to third on a sacrifice bunt against Tides reliever Jackson Kowar (0-1). Following a strikeout, he scampered home on a passed ball to put the Jumbo Shrimp ahead 3-2.

Jack Ralston worked a 1-2-3 bottom of the 10th with a pair of strikeouts to earn his first save and seal Jacksonville’s fifth straight victory.

The Tides inititally grabbed the advantage in the second. Jumbo Shrimp starter Patrick Monteverde walked Jud Fabian before singles by Ryan Noda and Will Robertson loaded the bases. A balk brought in Fabian before a Willy Vasquez sacrifice fly plated Noda to make it 2-0. Monteverde settled down from there, yielding those lone two runs on six hits in 6.0 innings – the most by a Jacksonville starter this season.

With the score still 2-0, Nathan Martorella doubled with one out in the fourth. Berry followed with a two-bagger of his own to halve the Norfolk advantage at 2-1.

Jacksonville vies for their sixth consecutive win in Friday’s 6:35 p.m. first pitch. LHP Robby Snelling (0-1, 4.50 ERA) makes the start for the Jumbo Shrimp against Tides RHP Nestor German (0-1, 6.75 ERA). Coverage begins at 6:20 p.m. on ESPN 690AM and www.ESPN690.com.

ABOUT THE JUMBO SHRIMP: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins and compete in the International League. The 2025 International League and Triple-A National Champions, the Jumbo Shrimp call VyStar Ballpark home for baseball but also a wide variety of additional community focused events with a goal of providing Affordable, Family, FUN to Northeast Florida. Winners of many marketing and sales awards and recognition since the team was rebranded prior to the 2017 season, the Jumbo Shrimp continually lead the state of Florida in attendance across all minor league professional sports organizations.