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Friday, 03 June 2011 22:18 |
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Aaron Preston’s single to left field scored Justyn Carter from second base to give the Wilmington Sharks a 6-5 win over the Florence RedWolves (2-2) in 11 innings Friday night.
Carter reached base after he was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and moved up to second base after a walk to Ricardo Lizcano. After a popup, Preston sent a 1-1 pitch through the hole between third baseman and shortstop for the game-winner.
Preston said that at first he was unsure if the ball would get through, but once it did he “knew it was over” with Carter’s speed on the bases.
After dropping their first three games of the season, the Sharks have now won two in a row and improve to 2-3 overall.
Sharks reliever Ross Whitley tossed the final three innings and picked up the win after holding Florence scoreless and allowing only two hits over the three frames.
The Sharks jumped ahead early, scoring two runs in the second and then adding a run in both the second and third innings. Florence scored a run in the fifth to cut into the margin before adding two runs in the seventh to pull within one at 4-3.
Wilmington added another run in the bottom of the seventh, which turned out to be huge, as Florence added two more runs in the eighth that tied the game at five-all.
Preston finished the night 3-for-6 with the game-winning RBI, while Lizcano tallied a 2-for-3 night with two walks and scored twice.
Michael Wilson turned in a three-hit night and Adam Engel drove in three RBIs for the RedWolves in the loss.
The Sharks now hit the road, with games at Columbia Saturday night, at Fayetteville Monday night and in Florence on Tuesday night before returning back to the Shark Tank on Wednesday night when they open a three-game home stand against Fayetteville. |
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Thursday, 02 June 2011 22:48 |
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The Wilmington Sharks had to wait a couple hours longer than they anticipated, but they picked up their first win of the season (1-3) in a 4-0 win in game two of a Coastal Plain League doubleheader against the Morehead City Marlins (1-3) after falling 3-2 in game one.
In the opener, the Sharks pushed across a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth after hits by Justyn Carter and Ricardo Lizcano to start the inning before they scored on an RBI single by Aaron Preston and a bases-loaded RBI walk by Alex Freedman.
However, the lead was not secure, as the visiting Marlins answered with two runs in the top of the sixth before plating the eventual game-winning run in the seventh after a leadoff walk.
The second game turned into a great pitchers dual, with Nick Sequila (1-0) earning the win for the Sharks after tossing six shutout innings while allowing only three hits and striking out six Marlins batters.
Wilmington got on the board with a pair of runs in the fourth inning, highlighted by Casey Allison’s two-RBI single that came with two outs.
Two insurance runs came in the bottom of the sixth, when Scott Colman walked before scoring on Emilio Pagon’s RBI double before Tommy Houmard followed Pagon with an RBI double of his own to cap the scoring.
The game two win also gave Sharks head coach Chris Youngberg his first win with Wilmington.
The Sharks are back in action on Friday night, June 3, when they host the Florence Redwolves in a 7 p.m. matchup with Taco Bell postgame fireworks. The game is also American Heart Association Night and Chevy Night. |
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Thursday, 02 June 2011 11:31 |
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The Wilmington Sharks have announced that tonight, Thursday, June 2, 2011, they will be handing out ASG Security Magnet Schedules to every fan coming through the gates of tonight’s doubleheader against the Morehead City Marlins.
The ASG Security Magnet Schedules were originally set to be given away during Tuesday’s 2011 opening night, but had to be put on hold due to a delay in shipping.
Thursday night’s doubleheader will also be the first Fat Tony’s Thirsty Thursday of the season, as well as WWAY ABC 3’s Shirt off our Back Night, where 30 lucky fans will receive the Sharks’ game-worn jerseys following the game.
The first game of the doubleheader is set to begin at 6:05 p.m., with gates opening at 5 p.m., and the second game to follow.
The Wilmington Sharks are members of Coastal Plain League, the nation’s hottest summer collegiate baseball league. Celebrating its 15th season, The Coastal Plain League features 15 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with the use of wooden bats. Players are housed with local host families for the summer. The CPL has had over 700 alumni drafted and 35 alums make their Major League debut thus far. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league website at www.coastalplain.com. |
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Tuesday, 31 May 2011 21:59 |
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With the Fayetteville Swampdogs down to their final out in the top of the ninth, the visiting Swampdogs scored four consecutive runs and spoiled the home-standing Wilmington Sharks’ 2011 Coastal Plain League home opener Tuesday night.
Taking a 4-2 lead into the ninth, Wilmington reliever Josh Powell (0-1) recorded the opening two outs in order, via strikeout and fly out, before the adventure began. Back-to-back doubles from Fayetteville’s Danny Gesick and Sal Giardina were followed by back-to-back singles from Brendan McGaheran and Nick Crucet as all scored to turn the two-run deficit into a two-run advantage.
The Sharks proceeded to go quietly in the bottom of the ninth to complete the collapse.
The ending spoiled a quality start by the Sharks’ Mat Batts, who tossed five innings of five-hit, one-run baseball.
Fayetteville reliever Michael Anarumo (1-0), whose job when he came into the game was to hold the Sharks lead at two, finished off the game and earned his first win of the season.
The Sharks scored all four of their runs in the first inning with the help of two walks and a hit by pitch in an inning highlighted by Aaron Preston’s two-run double.
After the first inning, Fayetteville chipped away at the lead, scoring single runs in the third and sixth innings to set them up for the ninth inning comeback.
Wilmington tallied just five hits in the contest, with the top five hitters in the lineup each picking up a hit apiece, by in contrast, Fayetteville pounded out 12 hits, lead by Cody Davis’ three-hit night.
The Sharks (0-1) and Swampdogs (1-0) square off again on Wednesday night in Fayetteville in the Swampdogs’ home opener. |
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