Wood Ducks Fall in Rain-Soaked Opener
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Wood Duck (0-1, 35-36) bullpen stood tall in a series-opening defeat to the Dash (1-0, 42-29) 4-2 on Thursday night. Kaleb Fontenot and Jacob Shortslef combined to record three scoreless innings with six strikeouts.
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Wood Duck (0-1, 35-36) bullpen stood tall in a series-opening defeat to the Dash (1-0, 42-29) 4-2 on Thursday night.
Despite falling behind 1-0 after one inning, the Woodies rebounded with back-to-back doubles in the second from
However the DEWDs had trouble cashing in on opportunities. They left ten runners on base and went 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position.
The Dash tagged Down East starter
Chuck Leblanc knocked a productive groundout in the sixth inning for his 47th RBI of the season. That swing put the DEWDs within two, but they would leave Alex Kowalcyzk stranded on second base for the final two outs.
In all, the Wood Duck offense was set down in order only twice all night. Winston-Salem starter
Just before the bottom of the eighth concluded, rains started pouring onto BB&T Ballpark's surface. Shortslef managed to end the inning on a strikeout, but the rainfall persisted. Dash right-hander
A 30-minute delay passed and play resumed with Novoa knocking a single,
Down East looks to rebound in game two of the series with