Shorebirds Fall to RidgeYaks in Mother's Day Finale
Delmarva Settles for Series Split in Salem
SALEM, VA: The Delmarva Shorebirds (13-20) were defeated by the Salem RidgeYaks (15-18) on Mother's Day afternoon, 13-3.
The Shorebirds capitalized on back-to-back errors by Salem in the top of the first, as Jose Perez brought home Raylin Ramos to make it 1-0 for Delmarva.
The RidgeYaks answered with two runs in the bottom of the first on run-scoring singles by Andrews Opata and Luke Heyman, giving Salem their first lead at 2-1.
The deficit grew for the Shorebirds in the second when the RidgeYaks scored five runs with two outs, including two-run homers by Starlyn Nunez and Luke Heyman and an RBI single by Andrews Opata, to take a 7-1 lead.
Delmarva chipped one run off that deficit in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Junior Aybar, pulling the Shorebirds within a 7-2 margin.
However, Salem responded with their biggest swing of the afternoon when Kleyver Salazar hit a grand slam with two outs, putting the RidgeYaks ahead 11-2.
It remained 11-2 into the seventh inning, when Salem added another run on a wild pitch, extending their lead to 12-2.
Skylar King made it 13-2 with an RBI double in the eighth inning.
The Shorebirds pushed one run across in the final inning on an RBI single by DJ Layton, but Salem cruised to a 13-3 win in the finale, splitting the series with Delmarva.
Leighton Finley (2-0) was the winning pitcher for the RidgeYaks, while Brayan Orrantia (0-3) took the loss for Delmarva.
The Shorebirds return home to face the Fayetteville Woodpeckers on Tuesday for their second school-day game at Perdue Stadium, with first pitch at 11:05 AM.