BEAL SHUTS DOWN RIVERDOGS IN 4-2 WIN

Josh Dowdy Earns Fourth Save of Season

Salisbury, Md. – The Delmarva Shorebirds plated two late runs to defeat the Charleston RiverDogs 4-2 at Perdue Stadium on Saturday night.

The Charleston RiverDogs jumped to an early lead with two runs in the top of the first inning. Jimmy Parades hit a leadoff single. He then proceeded to steal second and third. Paredes scored on a wild pitch by Jesse Beal. Luke Murton also came into score on a grounder by Rob Lyerly to push the ‘Dogs lead to 2-0.

The Shorebirds responded in the home half of the first. T.J. Baxter walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Then, Ty Kelly hit a liner into left-center field to score Baxter.

The ‘Birds tied the game at 2-2 with a run in the second inning. Tyler Kolodny reached on a error and stole second base. He advanced to third on a ground out by Mikey Planeta and scored on a ground out by Michael Ohlman.

The Shorebirds grabbed the lead in the seventh. With runners at first and third and one out, T.J. Baxter got caught in a rundown between first and second and remained in the pickle long enough to allow Michael Ohlman to score.

Tyler Kolodny tacked on an insurance run in the eighth inning on a broken bat blooper into center field to score Tyler Stampone.

Jesse Beal earned the win in seven strong innings. He allowed just two runs. Josh Dowdy came on in the ninth inning to secure his fourth save of the season.

The Shorebirds play the Charleston RiverDogs in game three of the series on Sunday at 2:05 p.m.