Sun sets on Shorebirds
June 19, 2008 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release
Salisbury, Md.- Hagerstown's Colton Willems, a former first round draft pick, displayed his promise on Thursday night at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium, silencing Shorebird bats until the ninth inning to win his fifth game of the season. A two-out RBI double by Joe Mahoney yielded an unearned run for Delmarva, the only blemish on Willems' sensational start to begin the second half of the season. The Suns jumped out to a 7-0 lead by pouncing on Shorebird starter Tony Butler in the early innings. South Atlantic League Home Run Derby Champion Michael Burgess drilled his 15th homer of the season to lead off the second inning and put Hagerstown on top 1-zip. After a couple outs and a couple walks, Boomer Whiting drilled his second dinger of the season, a three-run blast that cushioned the Suns to a 4-0 edge. Hagerstown plated one more in the third on Burgess' RBI single and knocked Butler out of the game after three innings. While Robert Neigebauer and Shane Matthews allowed just two runs on two hits over the final six innings, the Shorebird offense could never get going against Willems, who beat the Birds for the first time this year.
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South Atlantic League Stories from June 19, 2008
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- Drive Begin Second Half with 11-6 Comeback Win - Greenville Drive
- BlueClaws shutout Captains 5-0 to open second half - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Tourists pull out victory - Asheville Tourists
- Power plates four in the fourth; defeats Intimidators - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Catfish grab a win - Columbus Catfish
- Intimidators Open Second Half With 10-2 Loss To Power - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
- GreenJackets Open Second Half of Season with Win - Augusta GreenJackets
- Sun sets on Shorebirds - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Suns pull out win over Shorebirds - Hagerstown Suns
- Captains to host a "Community First Pitch" - Lake County Captains
- 4th of July Fireworks at Classic Park - Lake County Captains
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