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SAL1 Delmarva Shorebirds

Craport Lights up Drive in 'Birds Win

May 1, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release


SALISBURY, MD - The Delmarva Shorebirds opened a seven-game homestand with a convincing win over the defending SAL champs, defeating the Greenville Drive 7-1 on Tuesday night at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.

Michael Baumann (3-0) turned in his second scoreless start for the Shorebirds (17-8), scattering two singles across six scoreless innings while walking two and striking out three. Denyi Reyes (2-2) took the loss for the Drive (5-20), allowing three runs on four hits in six innings.

Trevor Craport took target practice all night long, starting the run barrage in the second inning. T.J. Nichting beat out a one-out single, then Craport laced a double that one-hopped the wall in left, bringing Nichting home. After a groundout, Ben Breazeale golfed a liner down the left field line that bounced over the wall for an automatic double. Craport scored to put Delmarva up 2-0.

Craport took Reyes deep to left center in the fourth inning, clearing the two-tiered ad wall behind the fence for a solo home run, his first of the season. Three innings later, Craport did it again, lashing a line drive down the left field line off reliever Juan Florentino that just cleared the fence. Craport's second blast of the game made it 4-1 Shorebirds in the seventh.

Greenville had an answer in the top of the eighth as Marino Campana belted a solo home run to left, his third of the year. Delmarva responded with three of their own in the home half of the eighth.

Kirvin Moesquit led off with a single, then stole second base and advanced to third when the throw to get him sailed into the outfield. Zach Jarrett walked two batters later, bringing up Seamus Curran, who belted a liner to right that ate up Lorenzo Cedrola and trickled to the warning track. Moesquit and Jarrett scored and Curran took third on the throw. Nichting then muscled the next pitch past a drawn-in infield, plating Curran to make it 7-1.

Reed Hayes handled the seventh and eighth innings out of the bullpen, giving up the Campana home run and nothing else. Zach Muckenhirn worked around an error in the ninth to put up one more scoreless frame, and the Shorebirds wrapped it up in a neat 2:05, tying their shortest nine-inning game of the season.

Craport finished the night 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs, three runs scored, and three RBIs. Curran rebounded from three early strikeouts for his two-run double, giving him a team-high 18 driven in. Nichting went 2-for-4 with a run and RBI, extending his on-base streak to 17 games.

Campana had two of the three Drive hits of the night, including the solo home run.

The convincing win lowers Delmarva's team ERA to 2.44. Shorebird starters alone boast 2.24 mark and 13 quality starts through the first 25 games.

The Shorebirds get back to work against the Drive on Wednesday night. In a battle of southpaws, Cameron Bishop (2-1, 1.44) gets the nod for Delmarva against Greenville's Enmanuel De Jesus (0-0, 0.00) First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. with gates opening at 6:00. Wednesday night is a Silver Slugger Game for fans 55 and over presented by Peninsula Home Care. Pregame coverage on Fox Sports 960 AM and the MiLB First Pitch App begins at 6:50 with Will DeBoer on the call.

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