Fredericksburg Tops Delmarva in Back-And-Forth Game
July 3, 2025 - Carolina League (CarL)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release
SALISBURY, MD: The Delmarva Shorebirds (30-48, 3-9) suffered their second-straight defeat to the Fredericksburg Nationals (37-40, 7-5) on Thursday, losing by a final score of 8-2.
The Shorebirds grabbed the first lead of the game in the opening inning as Raylin Ramos scored from third on a wild pitch, making it 1-0 Delmarva.
Fredericksburg tied the game in the third inning, with Kelvin Diaz scoring on a stolen base and a throwing error, making it 1-1.
With the game still tied at one in the sixth inning, the Fred Nats took their first lead of the night on a sacrifice fly by Randal Diaz as Christhian Vaquero put them ahead 2-1.
Delmarva quickly responded in the bottom of the inning as Raylin Ramos drove in Nate George with a sacrifice fly, tying the game at two.
In the eighth, Randal Diaz put Fredericksburg back in front with a two-out, RBI single as Nick Peoples scored to make it 3-2 Nationals.
With two outs in the ninth, Christhian Vaquero added a pair of insurance runs with a two-run homer over the right wall. Three more runs scored in the inning as the Fred Nats benefited from three errors to bring them home, putting Delmarva behind 8-2.
Merrick Baldo retired the final three batters in order in the bottom of the ninth, sealing an 8-2 victory for Fredericksburg.
Johan Otanez (4-1) was the winning pitcher for Fredericksburg, while Jack Crowder (1-4) took the loss for the Shorebirds.
The home-and-home series moves to Fredericksburg on Independence Day, with Game 4 scheduled for 5:05 PM, featuring Carson Dorsey on the mound against Angel Roman.
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