Shorebirds Fall to RidgeYaks in Mother's Day Finale
CarL Delmarva Shorebirds

Shorebirds Fall to RidgeYaks in Mother's Day Finale

Published on May 10, 2026 under Carolina League (CarL)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release


SALEM, VA: The Delmarva Shorebirds (13-20) were defeated by the Salem RidgeYaks (15-18) on Mother's Day afternoon, 13-3.

The Shorebirds capitalized on back-to-back errors by Salem in the top of the first, as Jose Perez brought home Raylin Ramos to make it 1-0 for Delmarva.

The RidgeYaks answered with two runs in the bottom of the first on run-scoring singles by Andrews Opata and Luke Heyman, giving Salem their first lead at 2-1.

The deficit grew for the Shorebirds in the second when the RidgeYaks scored five runs with two outs, including two-run homers by Starlyn Nunez and Luke Heyman and an RBI single by Andrews Opata, to take a 7-1 lead.

Delmarva chipped one run off that deficit in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Junior Aybar, pulling the Shorebirds within a 7-2 margin.

However, Salem responded with their biggest swing of the afternoon when Kleyver Salazar hit a grand slam with two outs, putting the RidgeYaks ahead 11-2.

It remained 11-2 into the seventh inning, when Salem added another run on a wild pitch, extending their lead to 12-2.

Skylar King made it 13-2 with an RBI double in the eighth inning.

The Shorebirds pushed one run across in the final inning on an RBI single by DJ Layton, but Salem cruised to a 13-3 win in the finale, splitting the series with Delmarva.

Leighton Finley (2-0) was the winning pitcher for the RidgeYaks, while Brayan Orrantia (0-3) took the loss for Delmarva.

The Shorebirds return home to face the Fayetteville Woodpeckers on Tuesday for their second school-day game at Perdue Stadium, with first pitch at 11:05 AM.

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