Bats Break Through, Claws Roll in Series Finale

June 12, 2019 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Jersey Shore BlueClaws News Release

HAGERSTOWN, MD - Cole Stobbe had two extra-base hits and drove in three runs as the BlueClaws topped Hagerstown 9-4 on Wednesday night in the series finale.

Lakewood (25-41) had dropped the first two games against the Suns (30-36) in this series but won 10 of 15 first-half meetings.

Ben Pelletier doubled home two runs to open the scoring in the second before Tyler Cropley hit a solo home run for Hagerstown inthe third.

Lakewood, however, blew the game open with a five-run fourth inning that featured two-run triples by Cole Stobbe and Luis Garcia. The five-run inning matched the BlueClaws biggest inning of the season.

In the fifth, Stobbe came through again, doubling home Carlos De La Cruz. Jonathan Guzmanthen added an RBI single to give the BlueClaws a 9-2 lead.

All nine Lakewood starters had hits in the game. Rafael Marchan, Stobbe, Pelletier, and Abrahan Gutierrez had two apiece for the BlueClaws. Lakewood finished with 13 hits, one off their season high.

Lakewood starter Jhordany Mezquita gave up two runs in 4.1 innings of work. Ismael Cabreragot the last two outs of the fifth inning.

Dominic Pipkin (3-1) earned the win with three scoreless innings in relief.

The BlueClaws head to Asheville on Thursday night to open up a four-game series, the final series of the first half. RHP Francisco Morales starts the series opener.

South Atlantic League Stories from June 12, 2019

• Power Blank 'Birds Again for Sweep - Delmarva Shorebirds
• Fireflies Battle into Extra Innings on Wednesday Night - Columbia Fireflies
• Suns Fall to Lakewood in Series Final - Hagerstown Suns
• Bats Break Through, Claws Roll in Series Finale - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
• Watson, Bosiokovic Help Pitch Tourists to Extra-Inning Win - Asheville Tourists
• Moyers Dominates as Power Sweeps Delmarva - Charleston Dirty Birds
• Drive Top Kannapolis, 3-1, in First Half Home Finale - Greenville Drive
• Fireflies Game Notes: June 12 vs. Asheville (Game 62) - Columbia Fireflies
• Rome Edges RiverDogs to Send Division Race Down to Final Weekend - Charleston RiverDogs
• Legends Fall in Pitching Duel to GreenJackets - Lexington Legends
• Jackets Sweep Lexington as Rivera Continues to Dominate - Augusta GreenJackets
• Hagerstown Suns Game Notes - Hagerstown Suns
• Game Notes (June 12) - Charleston Dirty Birds
• Fireflies to Host Independence Week Celebration on July 3, Presented by Encompass Health - Columbia Fireflies
• Rodriguez Added to SAL All-Star Team - Hickory Crawdads
• First-Place RiverDogs Return to Close out First Half in Style - Charleston RiverDogs
• Columbia's Bats Catch Fire in Asheville Rout - Columbia Fireflies
• Charleston Evens Series with 3-2 Win against Rome - Rome Emperors

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