Delmarva Shorebirds

Glynn Davis went 3-for-5 with an RBI and Nick Delmonico went 2-for-4 with a two-run double as the Delmarva Shorebirds defeated Hagerstown 6-2 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep of the Suns. It was the fifth straight loss for the Suns (6-8), who finished 1-6 on their seven-game road trip. On Wednesday, Hagerstown scored two runs in the top of the third inning for a 2-0 lead against Delmarva starter Timothy Berry. After Billy Burns and Jason Martinson hit consecutive one-out singles, both scored on Hendry Jimenez's double to left.

Steven Souza had three of Hagerstown's 11 hits, including a home run and a double, and drove in four runs as the Suns defeated the Delmarva Shorebirds 13-5 on Sunday at Municipal Stadium. Cutter Dykstra and Jason Martinson also homered for the Suns (33-23) and finished with two hits each. Dykstra had four RBIs. Martinson's seventh long ball of the season - a solo shot in the first - gave the Suns a 1-0 lead and upped his league leading RBI total to 56. Souza's eighth homer of the year - a solo shot in the third - put Hagerstown up 4-2. The Suns broke the game open with a six-run fourth, highlighted by Dykstra's three-run homer and Souza's two-run double.

Robert Jacobsen scored from second base on second baseman Derrick Mitchell's throwing error in the bottom of the 12th inning as the Hagerstown Suns beat the Lakewood BlueClaws 9-8 on Tuesday night at Municipal Stadium. The Suns blew a 7-0 lead and trailed 8-7 in the bottom of the ninth inning. With two outs and no one on base, Michael Burgess drew a walk and scored on a double to center by Sean Rooney. Tim Pahuta followed wtih a single, but center fielder Dominic Brown threw Rooney out at the plate to send the game into extra innings.

The Hagerstown Suns ended their five-game skid in dramatic fashion Monday, rallying for seven runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to edge the Delmarva Shorebirds 10-9 before 2,232 fans at Municipal Stadium. Jason Schmidt capped the rally with a two-out grand slam off Delmarva reliever Marino Salas (2-3) to give the Suns (11-20, 39-59) a 10-8 lead. Brian Wilson (2-4) allowed one run in 2 1/3 innings of relief of starter Mike Musgrave for the win. Tim Alvarez gave up one run in the ninth, but earned his 20th save this season.

The Hagerstown Suns finished the regular season with two good thoughts. First, the Suns ended on a winning note with a 7-2 win over the Lexington Legends on Sunday in front of 2,2,83 fans at Municipal Stadium. Second, the leather and lumber does not get stored just yet for the winter as the Suns open the postseason on Wednesday in the best-of-3 playoff series against the Delmarva Shorebirds. The Suns hit the road for a 7:05 contest, and after a day off, meet Delmarva in the second game of the set on Friday at 7:05.

SALISBURY, Md. - For the first time since April, the Hagerstown Suns rallied from a deficit in the ninth inning for a victory. The Suns turned three singles, a walk, a sacrifice bunt, a sacrifice fly, a passed ball and a wild pitch into four runs and stunned the Delmarva Shorebirds 6-4 in a battle of first- and last-place teams in the South Atlantic League North Division. Ambiorix Concepcion and Jim Burt led off the ninth with base hits off Shorebirds reliever Blake Owen. A passed ball allowed Concepcion to score from third, before Owen walked Jesus Flores and was replaced by Casey Cahill.

SALISBURY, Md. - Joe Dusan's two-run homer in the top of the ninth proved to be the difference as the Hagerstown Suns stopped a three-game losing streak with a 6-4 victory over the Delmarva Shorebirds on Tuesday. With the Suns holding a 3-2 lead entering the ninth, Ryan Fleming reached on the fourth error of the night by Delmarva. Fleming stole second and Orlando Hudson walked. Tyler Thompson then hit into a fielder's choice and Hudson was forced out at second, but Fleming raced home on the late relay throw to first and scored for a 4-2 lead.

SALISBURY, Md. - Maikell Diaz came off the bench and went 3-for-3 with three RBIs Wednesday as the Delmarva Shorebirds broke a 4-4 tie with two runs in the eighth for a 6-5 victory over the Hagerstown Suns. --cont from sports -- Diaz replaced Richard Paz, who left after being struck in the chest with the ball. Diaz drove in what proved the be the winning run with a triple off Matt Weimer (4-2). The Shorebirds broke the tie when Tom McGee legged out a single, took second on a wild pitch and advanced to third on Eddie Martinez's sacrifice bunt before scoring on a second wild pitch.