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Shorebirds Game Notes: at Hickory

Published on July 24, 2012 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release


Delmarva Shorebirds (12-18, 40-59) @ Hickory Crawdads (18-13, 54-46)

July 24, 2012 | LP Frans Stadium | Hickory, NC | 7:00PM

Radio: ESPN Radio 960 | Online: www.960thesportsanimal.com

STAT OF THE DAY: The Shorebirds have homered in their last four wins. They have not homered in their last three losses. They have homered in seven of their 11 wins in the month of July. The 'Birds have homered in three of their ten losses in July.

PREVIEW: The Shorebirds play game two of the series against the Crawdads and game number 100 of the 2012 season. Last night, Andrew Faulkner limited the 'Birds to just one run over seven full innings to lead the Crawdads to an 8-1 win. The Shorebirds are 6-4 in their last ten games and 5.5 games out of first place.

DOUBLES IN THREE STRAIGHT: Mikey Planeta has doubled in three straight games played. He also has four RBIs in the last two games after going the first 14 games of the month without an RBI.

4TH MULTI-HIT GAME FOR OHLMAN: In just 14 games with the Shorebirds, Michael Ohlman recorded his fourth multi-hit game last night. He has walked (11 times) more than he has struck out (9) times.

A WINNING MONTH: The Shorebirds are 11-10 in the month of July after going 8-21 in May and 8-17 in June. Their only above .500 month this season was April (13-11).

HR BALL: The Shorebirds hit four home runs in the most recent against West Virginia. The Shorebirds have hit 19 home runs in 30 games in the second half. They hit just 32 long balls in 69 games in the first half. The last seven home runs that the Shorebirds have hit have come from seven different players.

SAWYER'S INCREDIBLE 2ND HALF: In 23 games in the second half, Wynston Sawyer is batting .333 (28-for-84) with two home runs and 17 RBIs. Sawyer has seven RBIs (3 multi-RBI games) in his last five played.

3 STRAIGHT SERIES: The last time the Shorebirds won three straight series was between April 19 and May 3 of 2011 when they beat Augusta, Savannah and Charleston.

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