Shorebirds Fall to Crawdads in Series Opener
Shorebirds Fall to Crawdads in Series Opener Delmarva Surrenders 12 Unanswered Runs in Defeat HICKORY, NC: The Delmarva Shorebirds (41-74, 18-31) were defeated by the Hickory Crawdads (67-45, 33-16) on Tuesday, 12-5. The Shorebirds jumped out to an early lead thanks to Jemone Nuel, who drove home two runs with
Shorebirds Fall to Crawdads in Series Opener
Delmarva Surrenders 12 Unanswered Runs in Defeat
HICKORY, NC: The Delmarva Shorebirds (41-74, 18-31) were defeated by the Hickory Crawdads (67-45, 33-16) on Tuesday, 12-5.
The Shorebirds jumped out to an early lead thanks to Jemone Nuel, who drove home two runs with a single in the first inning to put Delmarva ahead 2-0.
Nuel collected another RBI in the third when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, making it a 3-0 game. An RBI single by Adriander Mejia and a bunt single by Ty Head with the bases loaded extended the Shorebirds' advantage to 5-0.
The Crawdads scored their first run on a two-out RBI single by Daniel Flames in the fourth, cutting Delmarva's lead to 5-1.
Delmarva's lead then vanished in the fifth as the Crawdads scored six times, with Pablo Guerrero (6) hitting a three-run homer and Sebastian Baquera driving in two with a double, their big swings in the inning that gave them their first lead at 7-5.
Hickory added three more runs on a three-run homer by Kaden Carpenter (4) to make it ten unanswered runs and give them a 10-5 lead.
Two more runs scored for the Crawdads in the seventh to make it 12-5.
The Shorebirds' offense went quiet after scoring five runs in the first three innings, manufacturing just four base runners over the final six innings, and would fall to Hickory 12-5.
Geury Rodriguez (5-3) earned the win for Hickory, with Dalton Neuschwander (1-12) taking the loss for Delmarva.
The series continues on Wednesday with Holden deJong taking the mound against Seong-Jun Kim for the Crawdads. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 PM.