SAL1 Delmarva Shorebirds

Shorebirds Race Past Intimidators, 7-2

Published on June 6, 2015 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release


KANNAPOLIS, N.C. -- The Delmarva Shorebirds defeated the Kannapolis Intimidators by a final score of 7-2 with a well-rounded performance on Saturday night. Delmarva (25-29) took control of the series with a victory, setting up a chance for a series win in Sunday's finale.

Right out of the gates, Delmarva climbed to an early 2-0 lead. Jay Gonzalez and Cam Kneeland set the table with singles to start the evening. T.J. Olesczuk bounced an RBI grounder to open the scoring. Conor Bierfeldt sliced an RBI double down the right field line, his 15th double and 48th RBI of the year.

Ronarsy Ledesma crushed a solo home run, his first of the year, for a 3-0 lead in the second. The Delmarva defense turned three double plays to help Matthew Grimes through the first three frames. Grimes minimized the damage out of a bases loaded, no out jam in the third to just one run allowed.

The Shorebirds kept building the lead out to a comfortable margin. Olesczuk ripped another RBI single in the fifth, and Yermin Mercedes added another RBI single in the sixth. Jay Gonzalez capped off another solid night with a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Gonzalez went 3-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored and a RBI, having now reached base eleven times in the series.

Olesczuk blasted a solo home run in the ninth inning for the evening's exclamation point. It was Olesczuk's first home run of his professional career. The outfielder has gone 8-for-13 with eight RBIs in his first three games as a Shorebird.

Grimes earned the win with a quality start, one run surrendered in six innings pitched. Stefan Crichton and Donnie Hart closed out the game, with Hart extending his scoreless streak to 15 consecutive innings. Yency Almonte took the loss for the Kannapolis Intimidators.

Delmarva goes for a series win on Sunday evening in Kannapolis. Right-hander Josh Walker (0-0, 2.25) will start for the Shorebirds against Intimidators' right-hander Zach Thompson (0-0, -.--). First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 p.m. at Intimidators' Stadium.

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