BlueClaws 4, Shorebirds 0

Shorebirds All-Star Sean Gleason

The official attendance is 5,352 fans!

Delmarva (37-29) versus Lakewood (36-11)

Starting for the Shorebirds is 2008 All Star Sean Gleason who is 3-0 with a 2.52 ERA.
For the BlueClaws Chance Chapman gets the call and is 3-4 and a 3.42 ERA.


Top of the first - Gleason got a 1-2-3 inning with a K. No score.

Bottom of the first - Matt Angle tripled to deep right. Joe Mahoney is walked after Ryan Adams and Joe Nowicki got K'd. Angle was left stranded after Tyler Henson K'd out. 0-0

Top of the 2nd - Michael Taylor K'd down. Rizzotti singled up the middle. Karl Bolt singled and moved Rizzotti to 2nd. Herman Demmink popped out to center for the 2nd out. Freddy Galvis grounded out to end the inning. 0-0.

Bottom of the 2nd - Wally Crancer singled to center to lead off. Kieron Pope popped out for the 1st out. Pedro Florimon grounded out into a fielders choice for the 2nd out and remained at 1st. Florimon stole 2nd. Jason White K'd to end the inning. No score.

Top of the 3rd - D'Arby Myers got sat down swinging. Gleason's 3rd K. Mitchell walked. Michael Taylor singled to to score Derrick Mitchell from 2nd. Taylor stole 2nd standing up. Rizzotti grounded out to end the threat. 0-1 BlueClaws.

Bottom of the 3rd - Chapman is at 6 K's so far. Still 0-1 BlueClaws.

Top of the 4th - Herman Demmink got a 1 out single to center. Pedro Floriman made a nice grab on a line drive and turned a double play throwing out Demmink at first. 0-1 BlueClaws.

Bottom of the 4th - Pope got K'd to end the inning and give Chapman his 7th K. 0-1 BlueClaws.

Top of the 5th - Naughton leaded off with a single. Myers sacrifice bunted and moved Naughton to 2nd. Mitchell grounded out to short and Naughton moved to third. Brown skied out to end the threat. 0-1 BlueClaws.

Bottom of the 5th- 1-2-3 inning with Chapman getting his 8th K. 0-1 BlueClaws

Top of the 6th - A 1-2-3 inning for Gleason. 0-1 BlueClaws

Bottom of the 6th- Mahoney walked but Henson gets out to end the inning. 0-1 BlueClaws.

Top of the 7th - Demmink tripled to lead off the inning. Galvis got K'd for the first out. Naughton got a sacrafice fly to score Demmink on a close throw to home. Myers grounded out to end the inning. 0-2 BlueClaws.

Bottom of the 7th - Pope singled with one out. Floriman followed right up with another single moving Pope to 2nd. Matt Angle struck out swinging to end the threat. That was the 9th K for Chapman. 0-2 BlueClaws.

Top of the 8th - Tyler Henson made a great diving catch for an out to prevent Mitchell from getting an extra base hit down third. Taylor walked with two outs and Rizzotti pops out to end the inning. 0-2 BlueClaws.

Bottom of the 8th - 1-2-3 inning. 0-2 BlueClaws.

Top of the 9th - Bolt doubled to left standing up. Demmink reached safely on a bunt and Bolt moved to third. Bolt got out in a rundown, but Demmink moves to third and Galvis moved to 2nd. Noughton got a single, scored Demmink, and moved to 2nd on an error. Brian Parker threw a passed ball scoring Galvis; Naughton moved to third. Mitchell got K'd to end the inning. 0-4 BlueClaws.

Bottom of the 9th - 1-2-3 inning. Game over.

Delmarva moves to 37-30 and Lakewood 37-31.

Winning pitcher is Chance Chapman who moves to 4-4 on the season.
Losing pitcher is Sean Gleason who drops to 3-1. Gleason was only responsible for 2 runs.