SAL1 Delmarva Shorebirds

Shorebirds Game Notes at Kannapolis

Published on July 3, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release


PREVIEW: The Shorebirds raced back in the ninth inning with three runs, but Kannapolis held on for a 6-4 victory. Delmarva brought the tying run to the plate, but Jose Brito buckled down after initial shaky moments. A grand slam by Carl Thomore in the second inning was the big play of the evening. The Shorebirds will look to avoid a sweep on Thursday evening.

TODAY'S OPPONENT: Robinson Leyer will start the finale for Kannapolis. Leyer has an even 4-4 record with a 2.82 ERA ERA for the Intimidators. The right-hander lost his only start against the Delmarva Shorebirds on May 24th. In that start, Leyer allowed seven runs (three earned) on nine hits in 5 2/3 innings. His last time out, Leyer tossed six shutout innings against the Charleston RiverDogs.

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 won 6-4 over the Texas Rangers after a late rain delay at Camden Yards. Adam Jones hit his 16th home run of the season, as Baltimore erased a 4-0 defi- cit, dug early by Chris Tillman. The O's are now 45-39 and they kept pace with Toronto who won on a walkoff homer by Edwin Encarnacion.

THE IRON IS HOT: 19 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

DREW DOSCH | 3B

The Shorebirds' All- Star third baseman has started the second half well. In back-to-back games in Hagerstown, Dosch delivered a 9th inning RBI base hit for a key insurance run. Dosch is currently batting .314, 10th in the South Atlantic League. Dosch is currently 2nd in the league with 98 hits, behind Wilmer Difo (107, HAG).

WHO'S HOT - CONOR BIERFELDT

The Shorebirds outfielder & designated hit- ter went 3-for-4 on Wednesday night. In the two games at Kannapolis, Bierfeldt has three doubles and two RBIs. Bierfeldt is now 2nd on the team with 19 doubles, behind Kemp.

WHO ELSE - CHANCE SISCO

Since the All-Star Break, Chance Sisco has been otherworldly. The Shorebirds catcher is batting .420 (21-for-60) in 13 games in the second half. Sisco is now 2nd in the SAL with a .335 batting average.

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