SAL1 Delmarva Shorebirds

Shorebirds Game Notes at Hickory

Published on August 14, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release


PREVIEW: The Shorebirds lost both halves of a doubleheader to Hagerstown in the final meet- ings between the division rivals in the 2014 season. Wilman Rodriguez hit a solo home run in the 10th inning to win 2-1 in extras, followed by a 6-2 victory in the nightcap. Delmarva has fallen under .500 at 60-62 on the year.

TODAY'S OPPONENT: Frank Lopez will start the series opener for Hickory. Lopez has gone 3-3 with an 3.10 ERA in 12 appearances (11 starts) for the Crawdads. The left-hander is returning from an injury that saw him miss two months between mid-May and mid-July. The Venezuela native pitched against Delmarva on July 29th, allowing one run in three innings. Lopez has not earned a victory since May 3rd at Kannapolis.

19TH SEASON: The 2014 season marks the 19th season of Shorebirds baseball on the Eastern Shore and 18th straight year as a Baltimore Orioles affiliate. The Shorebirds' first season was 1996 as a Montreal Expos farm team.

ORIOLES WATCH: The Baltimore Orioles scored four runs in the 8th inning for a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees, completing a two-game sweep of a rain-shortened series. Jonathan Schoop hit a game-tying home run, then Adam Jones launched a go-ahead bomb. The O's now have a 69-50 record on the year and a 7 1/2 game lead over the division.

THE IRON IS HOT: 18 out of the 25 players on the Shorebirds active roster appeared for the Ab- erdeen IronBirds in 2013. The IronBirds put together an impressive season, making the playoffs for the first time in their 12-year franchise history. Aberdeen won the McNamara Division in the New York-Penn League with a 40-32 record. The IronBirds lost in the first round of the NYPL play- offs, losing 2 games to 0 against the Tri-City Valley Cats.

PLAYER TO WATCH

WHO'S HOT/WHO ELSE

STEVEN BRAULT | P

Brault finally snapped his personal losing streak with a victory on Sunday evening. The left-hander had lost six consecutive decisions, with his most recent win coming back on June 14th at West Virginia. Brault leads the league in WHIP at 1.06, and he is 3rd in op- ponents' batting average (.230) and strike- outs (111). His 3.19 ERA ranks 8th in SAL.

WHO'S HOT - CONOR BIERFELDT

The Shorebirds outfielder/designated hitter has recorded seven RBIs in the last week, raising his team-high total to 66. Bierfeldt also leads the team with 12 home runs and 26 doubles.

WHO ELSE - GREGORY LORENZO

The Shorebirds outfielder swiped another bag on Saturday night, now 38 steals on the season. With 40 steals with Delmarva in 2013, and 6 in 2012, Lorenzo is the franchise record holder with 84 career stolen bases.

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