Crabs Win First Game of Season

By Atlantic League Independent Wire Services on April 26, 2009

Waldorf, MD – The Blue Crabs picked up their first win of the 2009 season on Saturday night, in front of an enthused 4,917 fans at Regency Furniture Stadium.  MLB veteran John Halama was impressive in 5 1/3 innings to pick up the win, and the Blue Crabs cause was helped by solo home runs by Jeremy Owens and Chuck Jeroloman.  Jim Ed Warden retired the Ducks in order in the ninth inning for the save, nailing down the 4-2 victory.

The Blue Crabs will next be in action Sunday afternoon at home at Regency Furniture Stadium against the Long Island Ducks for the final game of this four game season-opening series.  First pitch is at 2:05 p.m, and the stadium gates will open at 1 p.m.  Scheduled starters are RHP B.J. LaMura for Long Island, and RHP Kenny Rayborn for Southern Maryland.

As for tonight’s game…

Blue Crabs starter Halama, a veteran of nine Major League seasons, had a final line of five hits, two runs both of which were earned, five strikeouts and two walks.  The effort comes after Halama went 4-1 with a 1.91 ERA in eight starts to begin last season with the Crabs, before finishing out the year in the Cleveland Indians organization.

Owens’ home run came with two out in the fourth inning, and Jeroloman led off the fifth with a round-tripper of his own.  Both homers were to left field.  The Blue Crabs scored three times total in the fifth, as Steve Doetsch chipped in an RBI single, and Travis Garcia picked up his sixth RBI of the season already in just three games, with an RBI sac-fly to left, scoring Doetsch.

The two runs for the Ducks came from a Preston Wilson RBI single in the fourth inning, which gave the visitors from Central Islip, NY a 1-0 lead at the time.  Victor Rodriguez contributed an RBI groundout to third in the sixth off reliever Edward Rodriguez with the bases loaded, runners inherited from starter John Halama.  That would end the scoring for the night however, as Rodriguez threw 1.2 innings, followed by a scoreless inning of relief by Mike James in the eighth, which paved the way for Warden to slam the door and pick up the save in the ninth.

Long Island southpaw starter Randy Leek was tagged with the loss, with a final line of five innings, six hits, four runs (three of which were earned), three strikeouts and a walk.

Long Island Ducks at Blue Crabs

Apr 25, 2009 at Waldorf, MD (Regency Furn Stadium)

Long Island Ducks 2 (2-1)            Blue Crabs 4 (1-2)

AB  R  H RBI                         AB  R  H RBI

Ford,L cf          4  0  0  0        Doetsch,S rf       4  1  1  1

Harris,E lf        2  2  0  0        Shanks,J lf        4  0  2  0

Navarrete,R 3b     3  0  2  0        Garcia,T ss        3  0  1  1

Wilson,P dh        2  0  1  1        Osborn,P 3b        3  0  1  0

Rodriguez,V 1b     4  0  1  1        Crozier,E 1b       4  0  0  0

Hernandez,J rf     4  0  1  0        Owens,J cf         4  1  1  1

Prieto,A ss        4  0  0  0        Burkhart,L dh      4  0  0  0

Pachot,J c         4  0  0  0        Jeroloman,C 2b     3  1  1  1

Suarez,G 2b        3  0  0  0        Martinez,O c       3  1  1  0

Leek,R p           0  0  0  0        Halama,J p         0  0  0  0

Buzachero,E p      0  0  0  0        Rodriguez,E p      0  0  0  0

Valentine,J p      0  0  0  0        James,M p          0  0  0  0

Warden,J p         0  0  0  0

Totals……      30  2  5  2        Totals……      32  4  8  4

Score by innings:                      R  H  E

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Long Island Ducks     000 101 000   -  2  5  3

Blue Crabs            000 130 00    -  4  8  0

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E – Harris,E; Prieto,A; Leek,R. DP – Blue Crabs 2. LOB – Ducks 6; Blue

Crabs 6. 2B – Rodriguez,V. HR – Owens,J(1); Jeroloman,C(1). SF – Garcia,T.

IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF Fly Gnd

Leek,R L 0-1          5.0  6  4  3  1  3   0  0  0  0   21 23   8  4

Buzachero,E           2.0  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0    8  8   4  2

Valentine,J           1.0  0  0  0  0  1   0  0  0  0    3  3   2  0

Halama,J W 1-0        5.1  5  2  2  2  5   0  0  1  0   19 22   2  7

Rodriguez,E           1.2  0  0  0  0  1   0  0  0  0    5  5   1  3

James,M               1.0  0  0  0  2  0   0  0  0  0    3  5   2  1

Warden,J S,1          1.0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0    3  3   2  1

HBP – by Halama,J (Harris,E).

Strikeouts – Harris,E; Navarrete,R; Hernandez,J; Prieto,A; Suarez,G 2;

Owens,J 2; Jeroloman,C; Martinez,O. Walks – Harris,E; Navarrete,R; Wilson,P

2; Osborn,P.

Umpires – Home:Mayhue Edwards  1st:Dan Wilson  3rd:Dave Perry

Start: 6:35 PM   Time: 2:29   Attendance: 4917

Game Notes:

Sunday’s Probables:

LI:   RHP BJ LaMura (0-0)

SMD:  RHP Kenny Rayborn (0-0)

Official Scorer:  Gary Swenson

Long Island Ducks at Blue Crabs

Apr 25, 2009 at Waldorf, MD (Regency Furn Stadium)

Score by innings:                      R  H  E

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Long Island Ducks     000 101 000   -  2  5  3

Blue Crabs            000 130 00    -  4  8  0

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Long Island Ducks inning 1

Ford,L grounded out to 2b.  Harris,E struck out swinging, out at first c to

1b.  Navarrete,R struck out swinging.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Blue Crabs inning 1

Doetsch,S flied out to lf.  Shanks,J reached on an error by ss.  Garcia,T

out at first 3b to 2b to 1b; Shanks,J advanced to second.  Osborn,P walked.

Crozier,E grounded out to 2b.  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Long Island Ducks inning 2

Wilson,P grounded out to c.  Rodriguez,V doubled to left field.  Hernandez,J

singled to second base; Rodriguez,V advanced to third.  Prieto,A hit into

double play cf to c; Rodriguez,V out on the play.  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors,

1 LOB.

Blue Crabs inning 2

Owens,J struck out swinging.  Burkhart,L fouled out to 3b.  Jeroloman,C

struck out swinging.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Long Island Ducks inning 3

Pachot,J grounded out to ss.  Suarez,G struck out swinging.  Ford,L grounded

out to ss.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Blue Crabs inning 3

Martinez,O struck out swinging.  Doetsch,S flied out to cf.  Shanks,J

singled to right center.  Garcia,T flied out to cf.  0 runs, 1 hit, 0

errors, 1 LOB.

Long Island Ducks inning 4

Harris,E hit by pitch.  Navarrete,R singled to left field; Harris,E advanced

to third.  Wilson,P singled to left field, RBI; Navarrete,R advanced to

second; Harris,E scored.  Rodriguez,V flied out to rf; Navarrete,R advanced

to third.  Hernandez,J grounded into double play ss to 1b; Wilson,P out on

the play.  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Blue Crabs inning 4

Osborn,P lined out to 3b.  Crozier,E flied out to lf.  Owens,J homered to

left center, RBI.  Burkhart,L flied out to lf.  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0

LOB.

Long Island Ducks inning 5

Prieto,A struck out swinging.  Pachot,J grounded out to ss.  Suarez,G struck

out looking.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Blue Crabs inning 5

Jeroloman,C homered to left center, RBI.  Martinez,O singled to left field.

Martinez,O advanced to second on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff

attempt.  Doetsch,S singled to left field, advanced to second on a fielding

error by lf, RBI; Martinez,O scored.  Shanks,J grounded out to ss; Doetsch,S

advanced to third.  Garcia,T flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Doetsch,S scored,

unearned.  Osborn,P singled up the middle.  Crozier,E grounded out to 1b

unassisted.  3 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

Long Island Ducks inning 6

Ford,L grounded out to 3b.  Harris,E walked.  Navarrete,R singled to right

center; Harris,E advanced to second.  Wilson,P walked; Navarrete,R advanced

to second; Harris,E advanced to third.  Rodriguez,E to p for Halama,J.

Rodriguez,V grounded out to 3b, RBI; Wilson,P advanced to second;

Navarrete,R advanced to third; Harris,E scored.  Hernandez,J struck out

looking.  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Blue Crabs inning 6

Buzachero,E to p for Leek,R.  Owens,J flied out to cf.  Burkhart,L lined out

to ss.  Jeroloman,C flied out to rf.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Long Island Ducks inning 7

Prieto,A flied out to cf.  Pachot,J grounded out to ss.  Suarez,G grounded

out to 3b.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Blue Crabs inning 7

Martinez,O grounded out to 1b unassisted.  Doetsch,S grounded out to ss.

Shanks,J singled up the middle.  Garcia,T singled through the right side;

Shanks,J advanced to third.  Osborn,P popped up to ss.  0 runs, 2 hits, 0

errors, 2 LOB.

Long Island Ducks inning 8

James,M to p for Rodriguez,E.  Ford,L grounded out to ss.  Harris,E flied

out to lf.  Navarrete,R walked.  Wilson,P walked; Navarrete,R advanced to

second.  Rodriguez,V flied out to lf.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Blue Crabs inning 8

Valentine,J to p for Buzachero,E.  Crozier,E flied out to cf.  Owens,J

struck out swinging.  Burkhart,L flied out to cf.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,

0 LOB.

Long Island Ducks inning 9

Warden,J to p for James,M.  Hernandez,J out at first 1b to p.  Prieto,A

flied out to rf.  Pachot,J flied out to rf.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0

LOB.

Game Notes:

Sunday’s Probables:

LI:   RHP BJ LaMura (0-0)

SMD:  RHP Kenny Rayborn (0-0)

Official Scorer:  Gary Swenson

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