SAL1 Hagerstown Suns

Suns Downed by Shorebirds, 5-2

Published on July 11, 2007 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hagerstown Suns News Release


Salisbury, MD: The Hagerstown Suns were defeated 5-2 against the Delmarva Shorebirds at Arthur W. Perdue on Wednesday night. Pedro Beato tossed 7-innings, allowing only two runs.

The Suns, (6-13, 36-50) got off to an auspicious start scoring the first two runs of the game with one the 2nd inning and one with the third. Joe Napoli hit a solo shot in the 2nd, his third in two nights and Marvin Lowrance grounded out with one out to plate Mike Martinez who led off the 3rd with a single into left. But that was it against Pedro Beato who went seven innings, yielding just the two runs on only three hits. The Suns had a couple of golden opportunities in the late innings as they had the tying run at the plate in both the 8th and 9th but could not score.

The 'Birds got four of their runs in the 3rd inning against Erik Arnesen who drops to 3-5. Arnesen who recorded two quick outs in the 3rd allowed back-to-back doubles to Danny Figueroa and David Cash and then yielded back-to-back homeruns to Brandon Tripp and Chris Vinyard. Delmarva added their last run in the 4th on a RBI groundout off the bat of Michael Pierce to plate Brandon Synder who led off the inning with a single.

Thursday, the Suns and Birds will play the middle game at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm. You can catch all Suns games on Cool 95.9FM or by visiting the Suns' website at www.hagerstownsuns.com. The Suns will return home on Saturday, July 14th to open up a seven game homestand. The Suns, located in Hagerstown, MD, are a Class "A" affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The Hagerstown Suns are owned by Los Angeles based Mandalay Baseball Properties. For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact the Suns a 301.791.6266 or visit online at www.hagerstownsuns.com

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