Big Inning, Shorebirds, Beats BlueClaws
Published on June 28, 2009 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Jersey Shore BlueClaws News Release
LAKEWOOD, NJ - A close game through six innings turned in just one inning as a five-run seventh sparked the Delmarva Shorebirds past the Lakewood BlueClaws 7-2 on Sunday. The win ties the five-game series at two games apiece.
In the seventh inning, off of Jordan Ellis (0-1) in his debut with the Lakewood BlueClaws (2-2), he allowed six straight baserunners to reach, including a home run by Tyler Kolodny, his second of the day, as part of a five-run inning to sink the BlueClaws.
The Shorebirds (2-2) and the BlueClaws traded runs from the second to the fifth with the Shorebirds taking the lead twice, only to have the BlueClaws counter with a run of their own in the very next inning. D'Arby Myers doubled and scored in the third and he also scored on a double by Brendan Akashian in the fifth.
Trevor May, in his third start for the BlueClaws, pitched his best game of the season. May had struggled with his control in his first two outings and never made it out of the fourth inning, but Sunday was different. On Sunday, May went six innings, allowed just two runs and struck out eight while walking one. He picked up a no-decision. Ellis picked up the loss, going 1.2 innings allowing five runs and Jacob Diekman, sporting a new side-arm delivery closed the game out and pitched the final 1.1 innings.
Ryan O'Shea started for the Shorebirds and also picked up a no decision as he worked five innings and allowed two runs. He did not strike a batter out, in fact, only one BlueClaws player struck out in the game. TR Keating (4-1) worked three innings in relief and picked up the win, keeping the BlueClaws off the scoreboard. Brandon Cooney worked the ninth.
In the game, Anthony Gose had three hits and is now six for his last seven in two games, and Brendan Akashian went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. The BlueClaws had a number of chances in the early-going, loading the bases in the first with one out and they did not score.
The BlueClaws and Shorebirds will play the rubber match in the five-game series on Monday at 7:05 pm. On the mound for the first time as a starter will be All-Star Justin De Fratus. De Fratus (2-0) was a starter last season in Williamsport and led the New-York Penn League in innings pitched. He will be opposed by Oliver Drake (3-4)
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