Runs in the 8th and 9th for the Sharks would not be enough to overcome a four run fourth as they fall to the Tobs by the score of 5-4.

Sharks trailed 1-0 after two but pulled even with a run in the top of the third.  A walk and a single had the Sharks sitting pretty. Then after Adam Gray(Mercyhurst) was thrown out trying to advance on a fly ball, the Sharks picked up a clutch two out double from Andrew Guerra(St. Louis) to score Kolby Epley(College of Charleston) all the way from first.

Aside from the four run fourth the starter Ryne Harper(Austin Peay) held the Tobs to one run through six innings on 10 hits with a strike out in his first loss of the season. Chris Kennedy(Davidson) came on in relief for the seventh and eighth striking out three, facing the minimum.

Wilmington would claw one back after Ben Kline(Nebraska) led off the 6th with a single. One of Jesse Bosnik's(St. Bonaventure) three base hits put Kline on third and he came home on a Drew Wingo(Presbyterian) RBI Single. The Sharks at that point trailed 5-2.

A run in the 8th pulled the Sharks another step closer. With the bases loaded Epley grounded a ball to the right side to drive home the Shark's third run. A single run in the ninth, and a runner left down the line at third, brought the game to a tantalizingly close end, as the Sharks left 10 men on base on the night.

The Sharks will be back home to take on the Columbia Blowfish Friday night. It's Lifeguard Appreciation night at the tank. Life guards get in for free in uniform. Gates open at 6 p.m. with first pitch set for 7.

The Wilmington Sharks are members of the summer collegiate Coastal Plain League, the nation’s hottest summer collegiate baseball league. In 2008 the Sharks drew more than 50,000 fans to the “Shark Tank” for an average of 1,650 per game. For more information on tickets, merchandise or advertising opportunities please call (910) 343.5621 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . All games are played at Buck Hardee Field with first pitch at 7p.m. Gates open at 6p.m.

  Wilmington 4 (3-5,3-5-0 CPL)                  Wilson 5 (5-3,4-3-0 CPL)

  Player                      AB  R  H BI       Player                      AB  R  H BI
  ---------------------------------------       ---------------------------------------
  Andrew Guerra rf...........  5  1  3  1       Bobby Leeper cf............  4  1  1  1
  Ben Kline lf...............  4  1  2  0           Ellis Lowe ss..............  3  0  2  1
  Adam Eggemeyer cf..........  1  0  0  0   Zach Johnson 3b/1b.........  3  0  0  0
   Graham Fronk cf...........  2  0  1  0       Justin Vasquez rf..........  3  0  0  0
  Jesse Bosnik ss............  5  1  3  1       Dale Cornstubble dh........  4  0  1  0
  Drew Wingo c...............  5  0  2  1       Jake Astor 1b..............  4  2  4  0
  Greg Bachman 3b............  4  0  1  0        Bryant Lopez pr...........  0  0  0  0
  Adam Gray dh...............  4  0  2  0        Aaron Watkins 3b..........  0  0  0  0
  Kolby Epley 1b.............  3  1  0  1       Xavier Macklin lf..........  4  0  0  0
  Curt Courtwright 2b........  4  0  0  0       Jeremy Dowdy c.............  3  1  1  2
  Ryne Harper p..............  0  0  0  0       Matt Johns 2b..............  3  1  2  0
   Chris Kennedy p...........  0  0  0  0       Tim Adleman p..............  0  0  0  0
                                                          Jordan Cudney p...........  0  0  0  0
                                                           Brent Haynes p............  0  0  0  0
                                                           Jason Sullivan p..........  0  0  0  0
  Totals..................... 37  4 14  4          Totals..................... 31  5 11  4

  Score by Innings                    R  H  E
  -------------------------------------------
  Wilmington....... 001 001 011 -  4 14  4
  Wilson.............. 010 400 00X -  5 11  2
  -------------------------------------------

  E - Kline, B.; Fronk, G.; Wingo, D.; Epley, K.; Lowe, E. 2. DP - Wilmington 3;
  Wilson 2. LOB - Wilmington 10; Wilson 5. 2B - Guerra, A.; Bachman, G.; Lowe, E.;
  Astor, J.. HBP - Fronk, G.; Johnson, Z.. SH - Fronk, G.; Lowe, E.. SB - Macklin, X..
  CS - Fronk, G.; Lopez, B..

  Wilmington                     IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
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  Ryne Harper  L,0-1.........   6.0 10  5  5  1  1   0  0  1  0   25 28   5  9
  Chris Kennedy .............   2.0  1  0  0  0  3   0  0  0  0    6  6   0  2

  Wilson                         IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Tim Adleman  W,1-0.........   5.1  8  2  2  1  3   0  0  1  0   21 23   8  2
  Jordan Cudney .............   1.2  2  0  0  1  2   1  0  0  0    6  7   2  0
  Brent Haynes ..............   0.1  2  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0    4  4   1  0
  Jason Sullivan  S,2........   1.2  2  1  1  0  1   0  0  0  0    6  7   0  4

  WP - Cudney, J.. HBP - by Harper, R. (Johnson, Z.); by Adleman, T. (Fronk, G.).

  Strikeouts - Kline, B. 2; Bosnik, J.; Wingo, D.; Gray, A.; Epley, K.; Leeper, B.;
  Johnson, Z.; Cornstubble,; Macklin, X.. Walks - Kline, B.; Epley, K.; Vasquez, J..

  Umpires - HP: Jeremy Riggs  1B: Ben Leake
  Start: 7:05 PM   Time: 2:34   Attendance: 1427