SAL1 Delmarva Shorebirds

Delmarva Shorebirds Game Notes

Published on July 17, 2011 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release


Series: Crawdads Lead 1-0

Radio Broadcast: 960 The Sports Animal | Online: www.960thesportsanimal.com

Press Food: Old West Steakhouse

STAT OF THE NIGHT: Garabez Rosa has a hit in five of his last six at-bats dating back to the finale against Asheville. Rosa is batting .500 from the seventh inning on this season (12-24). He has a hit in his last at-bat in five straight games.

PREVIEW: The Shorebirds surrendered six unanswered runs between the third and fifth innings as the Crawdads took game one 8-1. After the second inning, the Shorebirds had just one runner reach third base the rest of the night. The Shorebirds look to keep the series alive in game two. The loss drops the Shorebirds five games back of first place Hickory.

ROSA'S HOT: Shorebirds shortstop Garabez Rosa takes a seven-game hit streak into game two. He is 12-for-26 (.461) during the stretch. He is 8-for-14 in the last three games. Rosa's .338 batting average is the highest of the season.

LEAD'S ORIOLES SYSTEM: Brenden Webb leads all Orioles minor leaguers with 54 walks on the season. Steve Bumbry (Frederick) is second in the system with 49. Webb has seven walks in the last four games.

SECOND IN SYSTEM: Ty Kelly ranks second in the Orioles minor league system with 90 hits. Only Xavier Avery (Bowie) has more hits this season (96). Kelly ranks tenth in the South Atlantic League .

RARE COMPANY FOR KELLY: With 10 more hits, Ty Kelly will become just the second player in franchise history to record 100 hits in two different seasons. The only other player to accomplish the feat is Quincy Ascencion, who had 112 hits in 2005 and 104 hits in 2006. Kelly had 126 hits in 2010 (17th most in a single season in franchise history) and has 89 hits this year. Gary Cates is the all-time hits leader with 360, but he only recorded 100 hits once in 2001.

TEN-GAMER FOR JOE: Shorebirds catcher Joe Oliveira takes a 10-game hit streak into game two. He is 12-for-35 (.342) during the streak. The 10-gamer is a career high for the San Diego, CA native. His previous high was seven, set in Aberdeen last season (7/23-8/5).

THREE-IN-A-ROW: No Shorebirds starting pitcher has won three straight starts this season. The last Shorebirds starter to win three in a row is Kenny Moreland, who won three straight last season (6/6-6/19).

TOLLIVER THRIVING: Relief pitcher Ashur Tolliver tossed two more scoreless innings last night. He has shutout the opposition in six of his last seven outings. He has allowed just one run in his last ten innings on the mound. His ERA has dropped from 5.17 (June 18) to 3.51.

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