Waldorf, MD – Buoyed by an offensive onslaught, the Lancaster Barnstormers defeated the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs last night, 11-2. Lancaster’s offense pummeled the Blue Crabs pitchers, tallying 17 hits over nine frames.
The Blue Crabs hope to bounce back and take today’s doubleheader.
BLUE CRABS TEAM NOTES
* Have opened the season 0-2 for the second consecutive year
* Have started 0-2 for the first time in franchise history
* Have held the lead for one half inning this season
BLUE CRABS HITTING NOTES
* Lewis’ homer in the 2nd inning was his first of the season; hit his first homer on June 21st last season
* Banged out 11 hits; first multi hit game as a team this season
* Steve Lombardozzi produced two hits for the second consecutive game
BLUE CRABS PITCHING NOTES
* Six pitchers used in total on the evening for SOMD
* Grening: 0.1 inning, three runs on four hits allowed
* Sexton made his debut for Southern Maryland, and struggled, giving up four runs on five hits
LANCASTER TEAM NOTES
* Have started out 2-0 this season after starting out 0-2 in 2015
* Have homered in two straight games
* Starting pitchers have won in back to back games
LANCASTER HITTING NOTES
* Scored two runs in the third, one in the fourth, one in the fifth, three in the sixth, four in the seventh
* 30 hits in two games to lead the league
* Jeff Kobernus went 3-5, with three RBI, and three runs scored, Caleb Gindl went 3-6 with a two run homer in the eighth and four runs driven in
LANCASTER PITCHING NOTES
* Second consecutive night a Barnstormers starting pitcher went 5.0 innings and picked up the win
* Pitching staff tallied eight strikeouts
* Starting pitchers of Evans, and Bibens-Dirkx have allowed just two runs this season