IL Norfolk Tides

Nevin's Historic Night Leads Norfolk to 14-7 Win on Friday

April 15, 2022 - International League (IL)
Norfolk Tides News Release


MOOSIC, Pa. - The Norfolk Tides (7-3) won their fourth-straight game, defeating the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (4-5), 14-7, to claim their first series victory of the season. The Tides have now outscored the RailRiders 34 to 14 in the four games. In total, Norfolk has won six of their last seven games and seven of their last nine.

Tyler Nevin had a game for the ages at the plate, going 3-for-6 with a double and a grand slam, the first one of the season for the Tides. He fell just a triple shy of the cycle and collected a career-high eight RBI, which matched the franchise record set by Phil Lombardi in 1988.

Not to be out-done, Kyle Stowers went 4-for-5 with three runs scored, three doubles, a home run, his second in as many games, and a walk. He drove in five runs, setting a new season high.

Norfolk jumped out to a commanding 11-4 lead by scoring in each of the first five innings of the contest and in six of the first seven. Johnny Rizer also homered for the second-straight game with a towering blast in the fourth, the only run scored by the Tides that was not driven in by Nevin or Stowers.

Terrin Vavra scored four times, falling just a run shy of matching the franchise record and Cadyn Grenier posted his first three-hit game of the season and scored twice.

The Tides totaled a season-high eight extra-base hits, with all but one batter recording a hit. The top three spots in the order went a combined 6-for-13 with 10 runs scored, five RBI and five walks.

Game five of this six game set is tomorrow, with LHP Kevin Smith (0-1, 2.35) slated to take the mound for Norfolk. RHP Ryan Weber (0-0, 2.25) will be on the mound for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, with first pitch at 4:05 p.m.

POSTGAME NOTES

TYLER, THE RUN CREATOR: Tyler Nevin collected eight RBI tonight, setting a new career-high and equaling the franchise record...he launched the first Norfolk grand slam of the season in the second for his first home run of the season...he has collected at least one RBI in four of his first six games this year and has two games with two RBI or more...Nevin now has 14 RBI on the season, which leads the Tides.

STOWERS POWER: Kyle Stowers homered for the second-straight night with a solo shot in the fifth...he now has two home runs in four games this season, after homering three times in 22 games for the Tides last season...he went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and five RBI tonight for his second-straight multi-hit performance...he has hit safely in all four games he has played this season.

SURGING TIDES: Norfolk scored 14 runs tonight, a season-high, and has scored more than 10 runs in consecutive games for the first time since May 3-4, 2019...this is the first time that the Tides have scored at least 14 runs in a contest since Aug. 26, 2019...Norfolk has posted double-digit run totals three times in 10 games this season.

OFF TO A GOOD START: The 7-3 record is the best Norfolk start to a campaign since becoming an Orioles affiliate in 2007...their 6-3 start matched the 2015 Tides who also went 6-3 in their first nine games...that Tides team was the last time Norfolk won a division and made a playoff appearance.

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