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Blue Crabs Clinch Freedom Division with Victory

July 1, 2015 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs News Release


(Bridgeport, CT., July 1st, 2015)--- The magic number to clinch the Freedom Division was one game coming Into the day. The Blue Crabs needed one win to secure a playoff birth, and they received it in game one of the day night doubleheader, defeating the Bridgeport Bluefish by the final of 7-2. It's the fifth time in the franchise history of the Blue Crabs that they have clinched a playoff birth.

The story of the ballgame for Southern Maryland was spread out scoring, and solid pitching that propelled the Blue Crabs to victory. Right handed starter Brian Grening went five innings, allowing a run on seven hits, while striking out five to earn the victory. On the other side of the coin, the Blue Crabs were out hit 8-7, but scored runs in the first, second, third, fourth, and sixth innings.

Southern Maryland took the early lead in the top of the first inning, as Fred Lewis ripped a single back up the middle. The next hitter Casey Stevenson drove a homerun over the wall in right field to make it 2-0. The scoring continued in the top of the second, as Jake Opitz led things off with a double to the left center field gap. This was then proceeded by a Jamar Walton single to right, that allowed Opitz to score to make it 3-0. A Zach Wilson double would score Fred Lewis to make it a 4-0 ballgame in the top of the third.

In the bottom of the frame in the third inning, Luis Al. Rodriguez led things off with a single, and two batters later Josh Prince singled to put two runners on base. The next hitter Luis An. Rodriguez then came to the plate and singled to plate Luis Al. Rodriguez to make it a 5-1 ballgame.

The Blue Crabs countered with a run in the fourth, and two in the sixth. With one out in the top of the fourth, Jake Opitz hit a homer over the wall in right to make it 4-1. In the top of the sixth inning, Jovan Rosa would reach base via an error by the second baseman Rodriguez. The next hitter Craig Maddox banged a homerun over the right field wall to make it a 7-1 score.

Bridgeport added a run in the bottom of the seventh, but the air was quickly removed from their tires and RHP Orlando Santos shut things down to give the Blue Crabs a 7-2 victory, and the first half Freedom Division title.

The Blue Crabs received runs batted in from Casey Stevenson, Zach Wilson, Craig Maddox, Jake Opitz, and Jamar Walton. Game two of the day-night doubleheader will commence tonight at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard. The first pitch is set for 7:05 P.M. RHP Daryl Thompson (1-1, 2.51) will take the ball for Southern Maryland in the nightcap, while RHP Kameron Loe (0-1, 12.96) will start for Bridgeport.

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