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Saturday, 30 May 2009 17:23 |
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Two hits produced two runs in the second inning for the Sharks Satuday night, but that was the extent of the offense as the final 16 batters went down in order to three Fayetteville pitchers.
With two down Cole Rakar(College of Charleston) singled then stole second. Trevor Willis(Iowa) then lofted a fly ball to center that found the turf and gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead.
The Swampdogs tied things in the 5th off of starter J.C. Casey(Missouri State) and would pick up an unearned run off of Ryan McGrath(Wake Forest) in the ninth to steal the 2-1 win.
Reliever Chris Kennedy(Davidson) threw three strong innings of middle relief holding the Swampdogs to one hit. Casey finished his first CPL start after four and two thirds with six strike outs.
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Read more... [Hitting at a Premium as Sharks Fall]
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Saturday, 30 May 2009 10:13 |
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Just three games into the Coastal Plain season the Wilmington Sharks have a winning record thanks in large part to starting pitching. In the three contests Shark starters have combined to throw 17 innings, posting a miniscule 0.52 earned run average over that span.
It was Adam Schrader(SW Minnesota State) who started the trend against Thomasville Wednesday. The Minnesota native flirted with a no hitter as he went seven scoreless facing just four over the minimum.
Next it was Daniel Cropper(UNC-Wilmington) going five scoreless and striking out seven Colombia Blowfish to keep the string of stifling starts rolling.
The ball went to Ryne Harper(Austin Peay) in the Sharks third contest, and while he did give up a run, it was his only blemish through five frames as he scattered four hits in Columbia.
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Read more... [Sharks Starters Leading the Charge Early]
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Friday, 29 May 2009 17:06 |
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The Sharks(2-1) faltered late at Capitol City Stadium Friday night as they fell 10-5 to the Blowfish(1-2). Columbia plated multiple runs in the 6th, 7th and 8th to fight off any Shark rally and send the Wilmington squad to their first defeat.
A three run third inning had the Sharks out in front early. Greg Bachman(Austin Peay) would get things started with a single. After a fielders choice moved him to second, Curt Courtwright(Missouri State) drove him home with an rbi single. Then with one down and runners on second and third Jesse Bosnik(St. Bonaventure) came through with a single to put the Sharks up 2-0. An RBI single by Drew Wingo(Presbyterian) would give the Sharks a three run cushion.
Trailing 6-3, Wilmington looked to bounce back, plating two themselves in the 8th. An RBI double off the bat of Greg Bachman(Austin Peay) pulled the Sharks to within one, but they would come no closer.
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Read more... [Late Innings Haunt Sharks in Columbia]
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Friday, 29 May 2009 10:19 |
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Miss USA, Wilmington’s own Kristen Dalton graced the Shark Tank with a visit at the Shark’s home opener Thursday night.
Dalton stole the spotlight for just a moment as she met with fans players, coaches and of course Sharky before the game. It truly was a moment to remember, followed by a memorable Sharks 6-4 win.
Click to view photos of Ms. Dalton's night at the "Shark Tank."
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Read more... [Pageantry and Baseball]
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