Baseball Mishaps Prove Costly in 5-4 Extra Inning Loss for BlueClaws by Scott Mahnken April 22, 2018 Extra inning games are nothing new to the BlueClaws who dropped the third game of the four-game series to the Shorebirds 5-4. Lakewood committed back to back errors and a balk during an ugly 10th which saw reliever Luis Ramirez record drop to 0-3. The BlueClaws opened the scoring to take 1-0 lead when Quincy Nieporte’s double drove home Jhailyn Ortiz. But the Shorebirds erupted for three runs in the bottom of the third, thanks to a misplayed ball to centerfield. But, as they have done much of this early season, Lakewood clawed back to plate two runs in the top of the fourth with a clutch two-out single by catcher Gregori Rivero. The game remained tied after nine, placing the BlueClaws in yet another extra inning affair. The BlueClaws were first to strike in extra innings when Yahir Gurrola crossed the plate on a Scott Burke wild pitch. Burke (1-0) would be credited with the win when the Shorebirds plated two of their own to end the game. Delmarva proved they weren’t chicken before a crowd of 4,427 at Perdue Stadium, when they bounced back in the 10th. Shorebird first baseman Seamus Curran’s (3-5) scored the decisive run on a bases loaded single by Branden Burke to earn the win which was aided by three BlueClaw mishaps. Shorebirds centerfielder TJ Nichting (.333) kept his 8-game hitting streak alive with a single in the 7th inning. The Shorebirds benefitted as top Oriole prospect Brian Hanifee hurled seven innings of four hit, eight strikeout ball. The finale of the series is schedule for 2:05pm. Lakewood (8-8) hands the ball over to Connor Brogdon (0-1) and Delmarva (12-4) calls upon Zac Lowther (2-0) who sports a 0.00 ERA. Post Views: 924 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Scott Mahnken Latest posts by Scott Mahnken (see all) The Future of Eli Manning a True Catch 22 - December 22, 2018 The future of Cespedes leaving the Mets in limbo? - December 17, 2018 NJ high school stars to watch in upcoming college bowl games - December 17, 2018 St. John’s Hopes to Storm to a 12-0 Start - December 14, 2018 Related Topics Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 106: Newsday’s Neil Best (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 12, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Mets move Matt Harvey OUT of the starting rotation and into the bullpen Yankees Hot Corner – Gleyber Torres makes debut, Andujar shines again