Sox slam Woodpeckers 11-1

Thompson complete game backed with more bombs

(Gary Streiffer / John Wacher)

July 3, 2019

Fayetteville, North Carolina (July 2, 2019) - Salem backed up Dylan Thompson's one-run complete game with a 14-hit tirade to drop Fayetteville 11-1 Tuesday night at SEGRA Stadium.How it Happened * Jagger Rusconi destroyed his second home run of the series to start the contest and snag an early lead.

Fayetteville, North Carolina (July 2, 2019) - Salem backed up Dylan Thompson's one-run complete game with a 14-hit tirade to drop Fayetteville 11-1 Tuesday night at SEGRA Stadium.

How it Happened
* Jagger Rusconi destroyed his second home run of the series to start the contest and snag an early lead. Keith Curcio singled and Marcus Wilson drew a walk; both men were brought home on an Edgar Corcino triple. Tanner Nishioka drove the final run home with an RBI single to give Salem a 4-0 lead after the first inning.
* Sox bats came around again in the fifth frame. Rusconi led-off with a triple and immediately scored on a Pedro Castellanos RBI single. Keith Curcio doubled to extend Salem 6-0 over Fayetteville.
* Ryan Fitzgerald tripled to kick a seventh-inning spree. Curcio connected an RBI single, Wilson doubled and Michael Osinski walked when Nick Sciortino ripped his first home run of the season to catapult Salem 11-0.
* Fayetteville's lone run came on a seventh-inning sacrifice fly to break up the shutout, 11-1.
* Dylan Thompson stretched his longest start of the season, striking out four in seven innings and permitting a lone run to take the win.
Standout Sox
* Dylan Thompson: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K - W (2-6)
* Keith Curcio: 4-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 2B
* Jagger Rusconi: 2-for-4, RBI, 2 R, HR, 3B
* Nick Sciortino: 1-for-4, 3 RBI, R, HR
* Pedro Castellanos: 2-for-4, RBI, R, SB
* Tanner Nishioka: 2-for-2, 2 RBI
* Edgar Corcino: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, R, 3B

What's Next
Salem Red Sox at Fayetteville Woodpeckers Wednesday, July 3, 2019. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 PM EST.
RHP Thaddeus Ward vs. RHP Shawn Dubin
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The Salem Red Sox are the Advanced-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and call Haley Toyota Field in Salem, Virginia home. The team was founded in 1968 and purchased by Fenway Sports Management in December of 2007. For more information on the Salem Red Sox, please visit SalemRedSox.com or contact Melanie Newman at [email protected].