Power Best 'Birds on Closing Day
SALISBURY, MD - The West Virginia Power sent the Delmarva Shorebirds into the offseason with a 3-2 loss on Monday afternoon at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.The Shorebirds finish their 22nd season with a 59-78 record, including 30-39 in the second half. The Power went 69-67 this season and 39-31 in
SALISBURY, MD - The West Virginia Power sent the Delmarva Shorebirds into the offseason with a 3-2 loss on Monday afternoon at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.
The Shorebirds finish their 22nd season with a 59-78 record, including 30-39 in the second half. The Power went 69-67 this season and 39-31 in the second half, tied for first place in the Northern Division with the Greensboro Grasshoppers but losing out on percentage points. Greensboro will meet the first-half champion Kannapolis Intimidators in the divisional round on Wednesday. The winner faces either the Greenville Drive or Charleston RiverDogs in the SAL Championship Series.
The Shorebirds got one back in their half of the third as
It stayed at 2-1 until the eighth inning when the teams traded a run each. In the top of the eighth, Owen walked to lead off and Rosario took his place on a fielder's choice.
Collin Woody got hit by a pitch with one out in the bottom of the eighth and moved up to second on a wild pitch.
Palmeiro finished 2-for-4 with his 77th RBI of the season, good for fifth in the SAL. Woody went 1-for-2 with a run and two HBPs, bringing his SAL-leading total and Shorebirds single-season record to 35.
The Shorebirds will open the 2018 season on Thursday, April 6, at home against the Asheville Tourists. First pitch at Perdue Stadium will be announced in the coming months. Check back to theshorebirds.com all offseason for more information.