Shorebirds Drop First Game of the Second Half
CarL Delmarva Shorebirds

Shorebirds Drop First Game of the Second Half

Published on June 20, 2025 under Carolina League (CarL)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release


HICKORY, NC: The Delmarva Shorebirds (27-40, 0-1) began the second half of the regular season with an 11-3 defeat against the Hickory Crawdads (34-32, 1-0).

The Crawdads took the lead in the second inning by scoring four runs, beginning with an RBI fielder's choice by Ben Hartl. Marcos Torres delivered a two-run triple, and Erick Alvarez scored Torres with a sacrifice fly, putting Delmarva behind 4-0.

The deficit doubled to 8-0 in the third inning as the Crawdads added four more runs from an error, an RBI single by Yeremy Cabrera, and a two-run double by Estaban Mejia.

The Shorebirds began to chip away at the deficit in the fourth, using an RBI double to break the shutout and make it an 8-1 game.

An RBI single by Nate George in the fifth pulled Delmarva to within an 8-2 margin.

Luis Almeyda doubled to the left field wall in the sixth inning, bringing home Joshua Liranzo to cut the deficit to 8-3.

However, that was as close as the Shorebirds could get, as the Crawdads scored one run in the seventh and two in the eighth, handing Delmarva an 11-3 loss in the first game of the second half.

Brock Porter (3-0) was the winning pitcher for Hickory while Delmarva starter Evan Yates (3-2) took the loss.

The Shorebirds continue their series with Hickory on Saturday at 7:00 PM, as Michael Caldon takes the mound against Caden Scarborough for Hickory.

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