The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs split a day-night doubleheader to end the first half of their 2014 season as they lost 7-5 in nine innings to the Sugar Land Skeeters in Game 1 before responding with a 7-3 win in the Game 2 nightcap. Southern Maryland ends the first half of the 2014 campaign with a record of 29-41.
GAME 1: SUGAR LAND 7, SOUTHERN MARYLAND 5 (9 innings)
Ryan Langerhans drew a bases-loaded walk and Taylor Harbin added a sacrifice fly as the Sugar Land Skeeters outlasted the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 7-5 in extra innings of Game 1.
Gary Majewski (4-0) threw three scoreless innings of relief to earn the victory and keep the Skeeters slim playoff hopes alive for the first half of the season in the Freedom Division. Eduardo Morlan (2-2) took the loss for the Blue Crabs who matched their season-high with four errors committed.
Trailing 1-0 after a half inning, the Blue Crabs erupted for four runs to take the lead. Jermaine Mitchell led off with a walk, stole second base, and scored on a double by Amadeo Zazueta to tie the game. Then after a walk to Jake Opitz, Luke Murton launched a three-run home run to left field, his third of the season, for a 4-1 lead.
Sugar Land tied it up with two home runs of their own in the 2nd inning. Nick Stavinoha led off the frame with his team-leading eighth home run of the season and Langerhans hit a two-run home run over the left field wall to tie the game at 4-4.
Allan de San Miguel wrestled the lead back for the Blue Crabs in the bottom of the 4th. The first two batters reached with hits and de San Miguel singled back through the middle for his ninth RBI of the season and a 5-4 Southern Maryland lead. Stavinoha’s second home run of the game tied the game in the 6th inning as he connected for his ninth of the year off reliever Erik Hamren.
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