SAL1 Delmarva Shorebirds

Shorebirds Game Notes at Hickory

August 15, 2014 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release


PREVIEW: The Shorebirds won a rare low-scoring game at L.P. Frans Stadium with a 1-0 final against the Hickory Crawdads. It was the Shorebirds' 10th shutout victory of the year, as Janser Severino, Williams Louico and Donnie Hart combined to shut down the Crawdads. The only run came on an RBI double by Austin Wynns, scoring Conor Bierfeldt on a close play at home.

TODAY'S OPPONENT: Anyelo Leclerc will start game two for Hickory on Friday evening. Leclerc has primarily been a reliever for the Crawdads, going 2-3 with a 2.75 ERA. The right-hander has made 19 appearances (6 starts), mostly getting the ball in spot start or doubleheaders. Leclerc has faced Delmarva as a reliever on three separate occasions, tossing seven innings while allow- ing only one run.

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.

RACE FOR A BATTING TITLE: Two Shorebirds are in the running for the league batting title at year's end. Chance Sisco (.337) and Drew Dosch (.324) are both in the top 4 in the South Atlantic League among qualifying hitters in batting average. Michael Benjamin of the Asheville Tourists currently leads the league with a .341 mark, but he is currently on the disabled list and likely would not have enough plate appearances to qualify at the end of the season.

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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