SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

Alley Cats Hammer Shorebirds

Published on May 9, 2003 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


(SALISBURY, MD.) -- One night after being one-hit, Charleston built a 13-0 lead after seven innings, and defeated Delmarva 13-6 Friday night at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. It was the first win of the year for the Cats against the Shorebirds. Charleston had scored a total of just nine runs in the first six meetings of the year.

The Alley Cats (16-19) took advantage of the wildness of Delmarva starter Daniel Cabrera (0-4). The right-hander walked Miguel Negron and Brad Hassey to lead off the ballgame. Both came around the scored to give Charleston a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Charleston scored twice more in the second to make it 4-0, and Cabrera was chased after three and one-third innings.

The Alley Cats continued to pile it on, and built a 7-0 lead after four innings. In the fifth, Miguel Negron connected for his first homerun of the season – a three-run shot to right field – that made it 10-0 Alley Cats. Negron would finish the night 4-for-5 with five runs scored, and five RBIs. It was his third four-hit game of the road trip.

Charleston made it 13-0 in the seventh inning, as Negron scored on an RBI single by Maikel Jova to cap the Alley Cats scoring.

Sandy Nin (2-2) had more than enough run support to get through five innings. He did not surrender a run, allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out three for his second straight win.

Delmarva (18-17) scored all six of their runs in the bottom of the eighth inning off of reliever Eric Stephenson. Stephenson worked two and one-third innings. Ramon Mora went the final inning and two-thirds recording the final five outs of the game with strikeouts.

Charleston wraps up the ten game road trip Saturday night at 6:35 pm. Ismael Ramirez (2-1, 2.37 ERA) will face Cory Morris (3-1, 3.00 ERA).

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