Waves Loses Lead Early In Defeat to Crabs
June 29, 2017 – Virginia Beach, VA
Waves watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 3-2 loss to Fightin’ Crabs on Thursday. Fightin’ Crabs scored on a single by Evan Hirschbaum and a groundout by Ben MacDonald in the first inning.
The pitching was strong on both sides. Fightin’ Crabs pitchers struck out four, while Waves sat down seven
Fightin’ Crabs took an early lead in the first inning. Fightin’ Crabs scored one run when Evan Hirschbaum singled with one out in the first inning.
James Jakuba earned the win for Fightin’ Crabs. He pitched six and two-thirds innings, giving up two runs, ten hits, striking out three, and walking zero. Franklin Miller recorded the last seven outs to earn the save for Fightin’ Crabs. Brian Vieira took the loss for Waves. He went eight innings, giving up three runs, ten hits, and striking out five.
Waves had 12 hits in the game. Jacob Day, Thomas Meucci, Matt Padeway, and Jackson Posnik each collected multiple hits for Waves. Padeway and Meucci each drove in one run to lead Waves.
Fightin’ Crabs collected ten hits. Brendan Gausselin, Sam Graf, John Tierney Jr., and Hirschbaum each collected multiple hits for Fightin’ Crabs.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRBS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| WVS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
BOX SCORE
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Suffolk Fightin’ Crabs
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tierney Jr. | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Buscetto | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Graf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Hirschbaum | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Zachary Blaeser | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben MacDonald | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Sheats | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brendan Gausselin | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joseph Holguin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TJ Wardwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Jakuba | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Franklin Miller | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
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Virginia Beach Waves
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Day | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Meucci | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Padeway | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Declan O’Malley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Abrash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Roberts | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jackson Posnik | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Czel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Mattice | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chandler Sulcer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collin Porter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Vieira | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Andrew Houde | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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Suffolk Fightin’ Crabs
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jakuba | 6.2 | 91 | .725 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Franklin Miller | 2.1 | 32 | .625 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 123 | .699 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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Virginia Beach Waves
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Vieira | 8.0 | 130 | .631 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Andrew Houde | 1.0 | 12 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 142 | .634 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 |