Five-Run Seventh Inning by Hillcats Sinks Shorebirds

Lynchburg Takes Series Opener over Delmarva

Five-Run Seventh Inning by Hillcats Sinks Shorebirds

LYNCHBURG, VA: The Delmarva Shorebirds (9-24) fell in Wednesday's series opener against the Lynchburg Hillcats (19-15) by a score of 7-2.

After a scoreless first, Lynchburg grabbed the lead in the second on an RBI single by Tommy Hawke, giving the Hillcats a 1-0 advantage.

With the game still 1-0 in the fifth, Delmarva tied the game thanks to crafty base running. Cole Urman successfully stole second and on the throw down, Jake Cunningham snuck home from third base to make it a 1-1 game. Moments later, Stiven Acevedo put the Shorebirds in front with a double off the wall in center to plate Urman, giving Delmarva their first lead at 2-1.

The Hillcats tied the game in the sixth with a sacrifice fly by Tommy Hawke. They broke the game open in the seventh, scoring five runs with an RBI triple by Estaban Gonzalez, a two-run double by Angel Genao, a wild pitch, and an RBI double by Christian Knapczyk, giving Lynchburg a 7-2 advantage.

That deficit would be too much for Delmarva to overcome as the Hillcats held on to win 7-2.

Steven Perez (1-0) picked up the win in relief for the Hillcats with Michael Forret (2-3) taking the loss for the Shorebirds.

Delmarva will look to bounce back as they'll play two games against Lynchburg on Thursday, starting at 5:00 as Eccel Correa makes his debut for the Shorebirds against Jackson Humphries. In game two, Riley Cooper gets the ball versus Alonzo Richardson.

Box Score

F.H. Furr Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning & Electrical has partnered with Megee Home Services and is now providing residential products and services in the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical business to the Delaware region. The dedicated team of service professionals takes pride in building strong relationships with the customers in their community while providing leading standards of service. They have committed themselves to the highest degree of professional development and training in the industry, to work diligently in exceeding every expectation of the client in need. Based out of Manassas, Va., the company has expanded throughout, Northern Va., Rockville, Md., Fredericksburg, Richmond, Va and Delaware. For more information, please visit, https://www.fhfurr.com/ or call 800-772-FAST