Shorebirds Hold off Wood Ducks in Series Finale
June 30, 2024 - Carolina League (CarL)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release
SALISBURY, MD: The Delmarva Shorebirds (29-45) defeated the Down East Wood Ducks (38-36) on Sunday afternoon by a final score of 3-1.
Stiven Acevedo started the scoring in the second inning as he sent his fifth home run of the year over the left-field wall to make it 1-0 Shorebirds.
The lead extended to 2-0 in the third on a two-out, run-scoring double by Aron Estrada to plate Cole Urman, Estrada's 34th RBI of the season.
Delmarva got another excellent start as Jacob Cravey fired four, no-hit innings for the Shorebirds, matching his career-high with seven strikeouts.
In the fifth, Maikol Hernandez grounded into a double play, but with nobody out, Kevin Guerrero scored from third base to make it a 3-0 advantage for the Shorebirds.
After being no-hit through the first six innings, Down East collected their first hit and run of the game as Marcos Torres tripled to score JoJo Blackmon, trimming Delmarva's lead to 3-1.
Issac Solano entered with two outs in the seventh and recorded the final out to keep it a two-run game. He would record the next six outs for the Shorebirds to complete a 3-1 win, notching his second save of the week.
Randy Berigüete (4-0) picked up the win in relief with two scoreless innings, with Issac Solano (3) earning his third save. Starting pitcher, Kolton Curtis (3-4) was saddled with the loss for the Wood Ducks.
The Shorebirds look to continue the momentum from their series win as they begin a new series against the Fredericksburg Nationals on Monday at Virginia Credit Union Stadium. First pitch of the series opener is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
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