Shorebirds Suffer Second Straight Loss to Crawdads
Shorebirds Suffer Second Straight Loss to Crawdads Hickory's Offense Goes Off on Delmarva Again SALISBURY, MD: The Delmarva Shorebirds (36-64, 13-21) suffered their second consecutive loss to the Hickory Crawdads (58-39, 24-9) on Friday, 14-2. Hickory scored in the first inning to take an early lead for the fourth night
Shorebirds Suffer Second Straight Loss to Crawdads
Hickory's Offense Goes Off on Delmarva Again
SALISBURY, MD: The Delmarva Shorebirds (36-64, 13-21) suffered their second consecutive loss to the Hickory Crawdads (58-39, 24-9) on Friday, 14-2.
Hickory scored in the first inning to take an early lead for the fourth night in a row, as Pablo Guerrero drove home a run with a groundout, making it 1-0.
Jaiden Lo Re (2) tied the game instantly with a leadoff home run. Another run scored on a throwing error as DJ Layton crossed home plate to put Delmarva ahead 2-1.
The Crawdads came back with two quick runs in the second, including an RBI double by Daniel Flames and a successful squeeze bunt by Yolfran Castillo, giving them a 3-2 lead.
In the fourth, the Crawdads put together a three-run inning on an RBI single by Yolfran Castillo and Pablo Guerrero, plus a two-out error to give Hickory a 6-2 advantage.
Another run-scoring single by Guerrero in the sixth plus a solo home run by Kaden Carpenter (1) made it 8-2.
Hickory scored again in the seventh on an RBI single by Paulino Santana to put Delmarva behind 9-2.
The Crawdads broke the game open for good with five runs in the ninth inning, highlighted by a three-run homer by Paulino Santana (12) that made it 14-2. Hickory would go on to win by that score.
Jormy Nivar (5-0) earned the win in relief, with Dalton Neuschwander (1-10) taking the loss for Delmarva.
The Shorebirds look to get back on track on Saturday, with Jake Dykhoff taking the mound for his Single-A debut against Jacob Johnson for Hickory; First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM.