SAL1 Delmarva Shorebirds

Shorebirds Game Notes vs. Lakewood

Published on July 4, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release


PREVIEW: The Shorebirds fought back to avoid a series sweep, taking advantage of a poor bullpen performance from Kannapolis. In the fifth inning, reliever Andrew Mitchell surrendered the lead on three bases-loaded walks. In the ninth inning, Delmarva was saved by a few feet as Danny Hayes hit a deep drive that hit the top of the wall.

TODAY'S OPPONENT: Julio Reyes will start the series opener on the 4th of July. Reyes has been primarily a reliever for Lakewood, making 19 appearances (4 starts) in 2014. All three prior matchups with Delmarva have been out of the bullpen, allowing two runs in five innings com- bined. In his last time out, the right-hander allowed four runs in just 1 2/3 innings in a start at West Virginia.

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 completed a four-game sweep over the Texas Rangers with a 5-2 win on Thursday night. Steve Pearce went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs to lead the Birds to victory. Wei-Yin Chen improved to 8-3 with a win, and Zach Britton locked down his 12th save. The O's are now tied for first with the Toronto Blue Jays.

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 (108, HAG).

WHO'S HOT - CONOR BIERFELDT

The Shorebirds outfielder & designated hit- ter went 3-for-4 on Thursday night. In the three games at Kannapolis, Bierfeldt has four doubles and three RBIs. Bierfeldt is now 2nd on the team with 20 doubles, behind Kemp.

WHO ELSE - CHANCE SISCO

Since the All-Star Break, Chance Sisco has been otherworldly. The Shorebirds catcher is batting .400 (22-for-65) in 14 games in the second half. Sisco is now 4th in the SAL with a .332 batting average.

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