Tides end season with walk-off win
Jack Reinheimer's single in the tenth inning capped a furious rally and gave Norfolk a 7-6 walk-off win over the Charlotte Knights Monday afternoon at Harbor Park.
The win eliminated the Knights from the postseason and gave Durham the International League Wild Card spot. Durham and Charlotte had identical 75-64 records, but the Bulls owned the tiebreaker due to a 12-11 edge in their season series.
Norfolk had trailed the contest 5-1 headed to the bottom of the seventh, but the Tides plated five unanswered runs to take the lead.
The Knights tied the score at 6-6 with a sacrifice fly in the ninth, but couldn't push across a run in the 10th against
When Norfolk got its chance with a runner on second,
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— Norfolk Tides (@NorfolkTides) September 2, 2019
Reinheimer finished with three hits to help pace the 13-hit attack, as eight of the nine Norfolk starters registered a hit in the contest.
Mountcastle, the 2019 International League Most Valuable Player, singled twice and finished the season with a league-leading 162 hits, the most by any Tide as an Orioles affiliate and a number that is tied for the 5th-most in franchise history. He singled in the first and third frames before plating a run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth, giving the 22-year-old a nine-game hitting streak to end his 2019 campaign. Mountcastle, the #4 prospect in the Orioles system according to MLB.com, hit .312 with 25 home runs, 35 doubles and 83 RBI in 127 games with Norfolk this season.
Norfolk starter
With the win, Norfolk wrapped up its season with a 60-79 record. The Tides were 26-24 after the All-Star break, including a 19-11 mark after August 1st.
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