SwampDogs Defeat Marlins 4-2
Published on May 31, 2013 under Coastal Plain League (Coastal Plain)
Morehead City Marlins News Release
Morehead City, N.C - For the second time this season the Fayetteville Swampdogs defeated the Morehead City Marlins in comeback fashion. The Marlins led the game 2-0 before eventually falling to the Swampdogs 4-2.
Morehead City jumped on Fayetteville starting pitcher Ben Burns early when Andrew LaMura led off the ball game with a single. Ryan Cranmer then crushed an RBI double to left-center allowing LaMura to score easily from third. Chase McDonald then singled up the middle sending Cranmer to second before eventually scoring on a sacrifice fly to left field off the bat of Marlins first baseman Jacob Hoyle.
The Swamdogs knotted the game at 2-2 in the top half of the fourth on an RBI single to left by Brian Celsi who later scored on an error. Fayetteville took a 4-2 lead in the top half of inning number eighth on a John Rooney single and some defensive errors by the Marlins.
Ben Burns tossed a complete game shutout for the Swampdogs allowing just two runs and striking out two. Taylor Thurber suffered the loss for the Marlins in relief of starter, Ben Fuchs.
The Marlins look to get their first win of the 2013 season when they travel to Wilmington to take on the Sharks at 7:05.
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