SAL1 Delmarva Shorebirds

Shorebirds Game Notes vs. Hagerstown

Published on August 13, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release


PREVIEW: The Shorebirds lost the series opener to Hagerstown, 13-7 on Monday evening. The Suns burst out of the gates, using two home runs in a seven-run first inning. It was the most runs surrendered by the Shorebirds in a single inning this season. Delmarva fought back but the hole was too much to dig out of.

TODAY'S OPPONENT: Matt Swynenberg will start the middle game of the three-game set for Hagerstown. Swynenberg was just added to the Suns' roster today, having previously appeared for the Auburn Doubledays this year. The 25-year-old last pitched with Hagerstown back in 2011, going 6-3 with a 3.68 ERA with 30 appearances (10 starts). The Washington Nationals drafted Swynenberg back in 2009 in the 28th round out of Black Hawk College in Moline, Illinois.

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 have lived and died by the home run lately, and on Mon- day night, the O's lived well with an 11-3 beatdown of the New York Yankees. Chris Davis, Nelson Cruz and Jonathan Schoop all homered in the victory. Manny Machado left the game after sprain- ing his right knee. The severity of the injury is to be determined.

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 an RBI in three consecutive games, including another on Monday. Bier- feldt leads the team with 12 home runs, 26 doubles and 66 runs driven in.

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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