Fightin’ Crabs Defeats Pelicans Despite Allowing 5-Run Inning
July 1, 2017- Virginia Beach, VA
Even though Fightin’ Crabs gave up five runs in the second inning, it still defeated Pelicans 11-8 on Saturday. Pelicans’s big inning was driven by a single by Pat Downey and a double by Harrison Sabo.
Fightin’ Crabs collected 13 hits and Pelicans had nine in the high-scoring affair
Pelicans took an early lead in the second inning. Pat Downey singled on a 1-0 count in the second inning, scoring one run.
Fightin’ Crabs took the lead for good with five runs in the fifth inning. In the fifth Zachary Blaeserdoubled off of Cody Burnham, driving in one run, Will Sheats singled off of Burnham, driving in one run, John Tierney Jr. singled off of Burnham, driving in two runs, and Burnham uncorked a wild pitch, scoring one run.
Jake Thompson earned the win for Fightin’ Crabs. He threw four and two-thirds innings, giving up zero runs, three hits, and walking one. Burnham took the loss for Pelicans. He went five innings, surrendering nine runs, 11 hits, striking out six, and walking zero.
Noah Gear started the game for Fightin’ Crabs. He threw four and a third innings, allowing eight runs, six hits, and striking out four.
Ben MacDonald, TJ Wardwell, Sheats, Tierney Jr., and Joseph Holguin each collected multiple hits for Fightin’ Crabs. Tierney Jr. led Fightin’ Crabs with two runs batted in. He went 2-for-5 on the day.
Harrison Sabo and Downey each collected multiple hits for Pelicans. Sabo led Pelicans with three hits in five at bats.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | r | h | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLCN | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| CRBS | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 11 | 13 | 5 |
BOX SCORE
Lynnhaven Pelicans
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Hayes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Diodato | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harrison Sabo | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Crummer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Kelley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Burrell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Downey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Turner | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chayton Lukkes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Burnham | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chance Harvey | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Santino Paris | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
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Suffolk Fightin’ Crabs
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tierney Jr. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Buscetto | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Graf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Hirschbaum | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben MacDonald | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zachary Blaeser | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TJ Wardwell | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Sheats | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Joseph Holguin | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Gear | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jake Thompson | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 39 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
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Lynnhaven Pelicans
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Burnham | 5.0 | 100 | .670 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Santino Paris | 1.1 | 34 | .529 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chance Harvey | 1.2 | 19 | .526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 153 | .621 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
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Suffolk Fightin’ Crabs
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Gear | 4.1 | 100 | .550 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Jake Thompson | 4.2 | 44 | .659 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 144 | .583 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 |