AtL Southern Maryland Blue Crabs

Another Rainout Plagues Crabs-Patriots Series

Published on September 8, 2011 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs News Release


Waldorf, MD - The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs doubleheader with the Somerset Patriots has been postponed due to rain. Two of the regularly scheduled three games of this series will be made up as part of a twi-night doubleheader beginning at 5:00 tomorrow at Regency Furniture Stadium. Both games will be seven innings long. No makeup date has been announced for the series' third game.

The rainout is the Blue Crabs' 10th of the season and their seventh at Regency Furniture Stadium. Tomorrow's doubleheader will be the seventh of the season for Southern Maryland, which is 8-4 in doubleheader games this season. The Blue Crabs split twin-bills at Camden (July 8th), at Bridgeport (August 7th and August 26th), and at home against Bridgeport (9/1). Southern Maryland swept two doubleheaders at home against the Road Warriors (August 10th and August 29th).

In tomorrow's doubleheader, the Blue Crabs will send right-hander Virgil Vasquez (7-6, 4.45 ERA) to the bump with fellow-righty Joe Gannon (2-2, 5.51 ERA) to follow in game two. The Patriots will counter with righty Derell McCall (4-7, 4.72 ERA) in the first game, and a to-be-determined starter in the nightcap. Both games can be heard on www.somdbluecrabs.com.




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