Bats were blistered as Suns defeated Knights 10-6 on Saturday.
Knights scored three runs in the seventh inning. The big inning for Knights came thanks to a groundout by Bennie Spady and a error.
Eric O’Brien earned the win for Suns. He went five innings, surrendering three runs, six hits, striking out two, and walking one. Chris Baker threw two and a third innings, as two relievers helped Suns finish off the victory. Josh Reilly took the loss for Knights. He pitched five innings, allowing nine runs, 11 hits, and striking out four.
Suns collected 15 hits. Justice Bigbie, Cameron Jensen, Tynan Hoefferle, and Michael Perlo each collected multiple hits for Suns. Perlo went 2-for-4 at the plate as he led the team with three runs batted in.
Knights had ten hits in the game. Henry Moore and Thomas Chisam each collected multiple hits for Knights.
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Due to an updated weather forecast calling for severe thunderstorms with lighting and heavy rains moving into the Kill Devil Hills area at game time, tonight’s scheduled game between the Virginia Beach Waves and the Outer Banks Daredevils has been cancelled. Make up is TBD.
Sea Monsters Jumps Out To Early Lead In Victory Over Hawks
June 24, 2017 – Kill Devil Hills, NC
An early lead helped Sea Monsters defeat Hawks 14-3 on Saturday. Sea Monsters scored on a passed ball in the first inning, a single by Lucas Terwilliger in the first inning, a fielder’s choice by Dwight Riddick in the second inning, and a home run by Terrence Pinkston in the second inning.
Hawks captured the lead in the first inning. With two outs in the first inning Andre Marchesseaultdrove in one run when he doubled.
Sea Monsters took the lead for good with three runs in the first inning. In the first Lucas Terwilliger singled off of Trey Celata, driving in one run.
Sea Monsters scored four runs in the sixth inning. The big inning was thanks to a single by Dwight Riddick, a single by Troy White, and a single by Joe Lucas.
Glen Pizzanello earned the win for Sea Monsters. He tossed five and a third innings, allowing three runs, six hits, and striking out four. Celata took the loss for Hawks. He pitched two innings, allowing seven runs, four hits, and striking out two.
Sea Monsters collected 11 hits. White, William Oliver, and Lucas each collected multiple hits for Sea Monsters. Lucas, Oliver, and White all had two hits to lead Sea Monsters.
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Both teams were strong on the mound Saturday, but Seagulls defeated Fightin’ Crabs 3-2. hurlers for Seagulls allowed just nine hits to Fightin’ Crabs.
Connor Woods earned the win for Seagulls. He went six and two-thirds innings, surrendering one run, seven hits, striking out four, and walking one. John Wicksier threw one and one-third innings, as two relievers helped Seagulls finish off the victory. Wicksier recorded the last four outs to earn the save for Seagulls. Trevor Smith took the loss for Fightin’ Crabs. He threw six innings, surrendering three runs, three hits, striking out eight, and walking one.
Tyler Young, Shane Gipson, Derrek Marshall Jr., Andrew Poirier, and Patrick Keohane all had one hit to lead Seagulls.
Fightin’ Crabs collected nine hits. Sam Graf, John Tierney Jr., and Reilly Workman each collected multiple hits for Fightin’ Crabs. Fightin’ Crabs didn’t commit a single error in the field. Workman had the most chances in the field with ten.
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Four RBI Day For Downey Leads Pelicans Past Bluefish
June 24, 2017 – Virginia Beach, VA
Four runs batted in from Pat Downey helped lead Pelicans past Bluefish 11-3 on Saturday.Downey drove in runs on a double in the first and a home run in the eighth.
Pelicans captured the lead in the first inning. Pat Downey doubled on a 1-2 count in the first inning, scoring two runs.
Bluefish evened things up at two in the top of the third inning. Daniel Haskell drove in one when he singled in the third inning.
Pelicans took the lead for good with two runs in the fourth inning. In the fourth Austin Elledge singled off of Trevor Lloyd, driving in one run and Lloyd induced Jackson Peterson to hit into a fielder’s choice, but one run scored.
Pelicans scored three runs in the eighth inning. The big inning was thanks to a error and a home run by Downey.
Ean Walda earned the win for Pelicans. He pitched seven innings, surrendering two runs, seven hits, and striking out seven. Lloyd took the loss for Bluefish. He threw five innings, giving up seven runs, eight hits, and striking out eight.
Home runs for Pelicans came when Downey homered in the eighth inning and Michael Diodatohomered in the fifth inning.
Pelicans collected ten hits. Downey and Elledge each collected multiple hits for Pelicans.
Bluefish had 11 hits in the game. MacMilan Shoenman and Diggy Cimaroli each collected multiple hits for Bluefish.
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Williams’s Walkoff Gives Daredevils Victory Over Fightin’ Crabs
June 23, 2017 – Kill Devil Hills, NC
Daredevils took Friday’s game in dramatic fashion, with a 4-3 walk-off victory over Fightin’ Crabs. The game was tied at three with Daredevils batting in the bottom of the ninth when Ryan Williams singled off of Noah Gear, driving in one run.
Eli Straw collected five hits in five at bats to help lead Daredevils to victory. Straw singled in the first, singled in the third, singled in the fifth, singled in the seventh, and singled in the ninth.
Fightin’ Crabs knotted the game up at three in the top of the eighth inning. Fightin’ Crabs scored one run when Evan Hirschbaum singled with two outs in the eighth inning.
Payton Holdsworth earned the win for Daredevils. He pitched one and two-thirds innings, giving up zero runs, one hit, striking out three, and walking zero. Noah Gear took the loss for Fightin’ Crabs. He went one-third of an inning, giving up zero runs, two hits, striking out one, and walking zero.
Thomas Packert started the game for Daredevils. He went seven innings, allowing one run, two hits, striking out 12, and walking one. James Jakuba started the game for Fightin’ Crabs. He pitched five innings, surrendering three runs, five hits, striking out seven, and walking one.
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Sea Monsters watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 10-6 loss to Knights on Friday. Knights scored on a error in the first inning, a double by Bennie Spady in the first inning, a single by Christopher Harper in the first inning, a single by Robert Scott in the first inning, and a home run by Thomas Chisam in the second inning.
Sea Monsters collected nine hits and Knights had 12 in the high-scoring affair
Knights took an early lead in the first inning. An error scored one run for Knights.
Sea Monsters scored three runs in the sixth inning. Sea Monsters’s big inning was driven by a single by Joshua Nellis and a error.
Teddy Herbert earned the win for Knights. He pitched six innings, giving up five runs, seven hits, and striking out one. Two relievers helped Knights close out the victory. Henry Moore threw two innings. Nick Ott took the loss for Sea Monsters. He threw two innings, allowing seven runs, five hits, striking out two, and walking one.
Troy White and Nellis each collected multiple hits for Sea Monsters. Nellis and White all had two hits to lead Sea Monsters.
Jeff Butler, Christopher Harper, and Robert Scott each collected multiple hits for Knights.
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Crummer’s Walkoff Gives Pelicans Victory Over Hawks
June 23, 2017 – Virginia Beach, VA
Pelicans defeated Hawks 7-6 on Friday thanks to a walk-off. The game was tied at six with Pelicans batting in the bottom of the ninth when Josh Crummer hit a sacrifice fly to drive in a run.
Pelicans built a four-run lead in the fifth inning and then held off Hawks’s charge. Hawks scored six runs in the failed comeback on a walk , a error, a double by Dalton Jackson, and a single by Andre Marchesseault.
Pelicans took an early lead in the second inning. Pat Downey singled on a 3-2 count in the second inning, scoring one run.
Pelicans knotted the game up at six in the bottom of the eighth inning. Austin Elledge drove in one when he singled in the eighth inning.
Hawks scored six runs in the eighth inning. Hawks’s big inning was driven by a walk , a error, a double by Jackson, and a single by Marchesseault.
Cody Burnham earned the win for Pelicans. He pitched one inning, giving up zero runs, two hits, striking out two, and walking one. Ben Mason took the loss for Hawks. He went one and one-third innings, surrendering three runs, five hits, striking out one, and walking zero.
Taylor Barker started the game for Hawks. He threw six innings, allowing four runs, eight hits, striking out four, and walking one. Samuel Wood started the game for Pelicans. He went eight innings, allowing six runs, five hits, and striking out seven.
Pelicans had 13 hits in the game. Harrison Sabo, Elledge, Tom Kelley, and Downey each collected multiple hits for Pelicans. Sabo led Pelicans with four hits in five at bats.
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Seagulls defeated Suns 7-0 on Friday as four pitchers combined to throw a shutout. John Wicksier induced a groundout from Jarad Clevenger to finish off the game.
An early lead helped propel Seagulls to victory. Seagulls scored on a single by Jonathan Santiago, a single by Elijah Ervin, a single by Andrew Poirier, and a single by Garrett Houston in the second inning.
Seagulls captured the lead in the second inning. Santiago singled on a 1-0 count in the second inning, scoring one run.
A single by Andrew Rodriguez in the second inning was a positive for Suns.
Casey Lewandoski earned the win for Seagulls. He pitched six innings, giving up zero runs, six hits, striking out seven, and walking one. Tyler Key threw one inning, as three relievers helped Seagulls finish off the victory.
Ben Marsico took the loss for Suns. He threw six innings, giving up five runs, nine hits, striking out seven, and walking one.
Seagulls collected 11 hits. Patrick Keohane and Santiago each collected multiple hits for Seagulls. Santiago and Keohane all had two hits to lead Seagulls.
Suns had six hits in the game. Rodriguez and Jarad Clevenger each collected multiple hits for Suns.
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Waves Grabs Lead In Eighth Inning For Victory Over Bluefish
June 23, 2017 – Virginia Beach, VA
Waves defeated Bluefish 6-3 on Friday after taking the lead late in the game. The game was tied at three with Waves batting in the bottom of the eighth when Collin Porter doubled off of Stephen Larson, driving in one run.
Bluefish evened things up at three in the top of the sixth inning. Cimaroli doubled on a 1-2 count in the sixth inning, scoring one run.
Christian Rivera earned the win for Waves. He threw five and two-thirds innings, allowing three runs, two hits, and striking out seven. Chase Douglas recorded the last ten outs to earn the save for Waves. Stephen Larson took the loss for Bluefish. He pitched eight innings, allowing six runs, five hits, striking out one, and walking zero.
Collin Porter and Jackson Posnik each drove in two runs to lead Waves.
MacMilan Shoenman led Bluefish with two hits in four at bats. Bluefish stole four bases during the game as two players stole more than one. Shoenman led the way with two.
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