The Wilmington Sharks return to Buck Hardee Field Thursday night to take on the Fayetteville SwampDogs on Fat Tony's/Surf 98.3 Thirsty Thursday.  Adult fans age 21+ can enjoy dollar beers in the beer garden.  It's also Fat Tony's Shirt Off Our Back Night.  Fans can enter a raffle to win game worn jerseys from their favorite Sharks players!  Gates open at 6 p.m.  First pitch is at 7:05.

The Sharks return home after dropping a wild back-and-forth four hour plus contest in Florence Wednesday night.  After taking a one-run lead into the bottom of the 10th, the Sharks lost when Florence's Mac Doyle hit a three-run walkoff home run.  That came a night after the Sharks beat Florence in 13 innings Tuesday night with an RBI single by Kenny Bryant. 

The Wilmington Sharks (16-19, 2-5 CPL second half) notched a season-high 18 hits, including six hits and six RBIs for leadoff man Alex Hill, but in the end the Florence RedWolves (23-11, 4-3 CPL second half) sent the Sharks home with a loss, winning 15-13 in extra innings on a walk-off home run by Mac Doyle to cap a wild back-and-forth contest.

The game was well into its fourth hour when Doyle hit a three-run homer to left field to give Florence the victory in the 10th inning after the Sharks had taken the lead in the top of the frame.  The home run topped off a 2-4 night at the plate for Doyle, who had three runs scored and 4 RBIs. 

WILMINGTON, N.C. – In the last meeting at Buck Hardee Field this season between the Florence RedWolves and Wilmington Sharks, the teams engaged in a marathon game that went well into the night, ending with a 5-4 walk-off win for the Sharks.  Matt Willis scored the winning run with no one out in the bottom of the thirteenth on a Kenny Bryant RBI single.