Southern Maryland Tops Staten Island 12-8 to Take Rubber Match on Sunday
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Southern Maryland Tops Staten Island 12-8 to Take Rubber Match on Sunday

Published on August 24, 2025 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs News Release


The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs took the series against the Staten Island Ferry Hawks following a 12-8 victory on Sunday afternoon.

The Crabs got out to an early lead after a big first inning. Jackson Loftin started the inning with a leadoff homer on the second pitch of the game. Zach Racusin then reached on an error before an Ethan Wilson single. Dondrei Hubbard brought Racusin home on a ground ball out to make it 2-0. Brett Barrera then singled to score Wilson before Jamari Baylor cracked a two-run blast to give the Crabs a 5-0 lead.

Staten Island scored three in the first and one in the second to bring make it a 5-4 game.

In the third inning, Southern Maryland a pair. Sam Dexter doubled in Baylor on a two-bagger to right-center. Dexter then scored on an error by Pablo Sandoval to make it 7-4. In the fifth, Dexter made it 8-4 with a solo blast to left.

The Ferry Hawks scored three times in the sixth to make it 8-7 before a Dexter RBI single made it 9-7 in the seventh. Staten Island nabbed a run back in the eighth, but a Ryan McCarthy three-run homer made it 12-8.

The Crabs closed it out and got the victory to move to 54-50 overall and 18-23 in the second half. Southern Maryland will have the day off on Monday before hosting Staten Island to a three-game set beginning Tuesday.

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