The Sharks return from their first jaunt into southern Virginia this season with a 6-5 come from behind win over the Martinsville Mustangs.

The western division 'Stangs held a 5-4 edge after seven innings but the Sharks struck for two in the eighth. Kolby Epley(College of Charleston) already with a home run on the night, singled to lead off the frame. Pinch runner Trevor Willis(Iowa) stole second, then swiped third and came home to tie the ball game on a wild pitch.

With Graham Fronk(Campbell) on via the walk, Andrew Guerra(St. Louis) smashed a double to left to bring home the go ahead run.

Ryan McGrath(Wake Forest) would load the bases for Martinsville in the bottom frame, but clutched up to strike out two in a row and preseve the lead. Sean Toler(Missouri State) came on in the ninth to nail down the save.

Max Friedman(Parkland C.C.) started, going four innings giving up just four hits and two earned runs. Kyle Smith(Central Missouri) came on to pick up the win, giving up two in three innings of relief. The Sharks roll to 8-7 and into a three way tie for second in the division.

Join the Sharks out at the "Shark Tank" for a Mother's Monday against the Catawba Valley Stars. The June 15th exhibition will features kids eat free as well as all the fun you expect out at a ball game. Gates open at 6 with first pitch at 7.

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 Wilmington at Martinsville
                Jun 12, 2009 at Martinsville, VA (Hooker Field)

Wilmington 6 (8-7)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Andrew Guerra cf.........  5  0  2  1   0  0  2  0   0
Adam Gray 2b.............  3  1  1  1   2  0  4  2   0
Adam Eggemeyer dh........  4  1  1  1   0  2  0  0   3
Jesse Bosnik ss..........  4  0  0  0   1  0  2  6   0
Drew Wingo c.............  3  0  1  1   2  2  3  1   0
Greg Bachman 3b..........  5  0  1  0   0  1  0  3   2
Kolby Epley 1b...........  3  1  2  1   1  1 12  0   2
Trevor Willis pr........  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Alex Hill 1b............  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   1
Allen King rf............  4  1  1  0   0  1  0  0   2
Graham Fronk lf..........  3  1  0  0   1  1  2  0   0
Max Friedman p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Kyle Smith p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Ryan McGrath p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Sean Toler p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Totals................... 35  6  9  5   7  8 27 15  10

Martinsville 5 (4-8)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Matthew Scruggs rf.......  4  3  3  1   1  1  0  0   0
John Malloy cf...........  3  1  1  0   1  1  1  0   3
Phil Cerreto 1b..........  5  0  2  2   0  0 10  2   2
Ben Heath dh.............  4  0  1  1   1  0  0  0   0
Brad Agustin pr.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
David Christy 3b.........  5  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Tyler Smith c............  3  0  1  0   1  0  9  0   2
Jackson Massey ph.......  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
Marc Schoch lf...........  3  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
Bryan Condotta ss........  2  0  0  0   1  1  2  3   0
Jeff Taylor 2b...........  3  1  0  0   0  0  3  9   2
Chase Vaden p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Danny Richard p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
Chris Briere p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Wesley Francis p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Corey Deighan p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 33  5  8  4   6  3 27 14  10

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Wilmington.......... 200 200 020 -  6  9  1
Martinsville........ 101 100 200 -  5  8  2
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E - Wingo, D.; Scruggs, M.; Smith, T.. DP - Wilmington 1; Martinsville 2.
LOB - Wilmington 10; Martinsville 10. 2B - Guerra, A.; Eggemeyer, A;
Scruggs, M. 2; Cerreto, P.. HR - Epley, K.. HBP - Eggemeyer, A; Condotta,
B.; Taylor, J.. SH - Malloy, J.. SB - Bosnik, J.; Willis, T. 2; Scruggs, M..

Wilmington             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Max Friedman........  4.0  4  3  2  5  1 15 21
Kyle Smith..........  3.0  3  2  2  0  0 11 11
Ryan McGrath........  1.0  0  0  0  1  2  3  6
Sean Toler..........  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  4  4

Martinsville           IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Chase Vaden.........  3.0  5  4  4  3  2 13 17
Danny Richard.......  4.0  2  0  0  2  2 14 16
Chris Briere........  0.2  2  2  2  1  1  4  5
Wesley Francis......  0.2  0  0  0  1  2  2  3
Corey Deighan.......  0.2  0  0  0  0  1  2  2

Win - Smith, K. (1-1).  Loss - Briere, C. (1-3).  Save - Toler, S. (2).
WP - Friedman, M.; Smith, K.; Toler, S.; Vaden, C.; Briere, C.. HBP - by Vaden,
C. (Eggemeyer, A); by McGrath, R. (Condotta, B.); by McGrath, R. (Taylor, J.).
Umpires - HP: Nate White  1B: Corey Mattea
Start: 7:24 PM   Time: 3:08   Attendance: 649
Vaden, C. faced 2 batters in the 4th.
Game: MAR6-12