Posted: 7:53 PM Aug 9, 2012
Reporter: Staff

Thursday August 9, 2012

Salisbury, MD – The Augusta GreenJackets second-half struggles away from Lake Olmstead Stadium continued on Thursday against the Delmarva Shorebirds. The Shorebirds got the winning run in the ninth inning on a bizarre play in a 6-5 win over Augusta to move the GreenJackets’ road record in the second half to 8-19.

For the GreenJackets, it’s their fifth loss in their last 12 road games in their opponent’s final at-bat.

With the game tied at five, Delmarva’s Jason Esposito singled to lead off the inning. With one out, Roderick Bernadina took first on an error that pushed Esposito to third base. After Glynn Davis struck out, Joe Staley’s throw to first completed the strikeout with Esposito breaking for the plate simultaneously. Garrett Buechele’s return throw home was late and Esposito scored while advancing on the throw to provide the winning run in odd fashion for the Shorebirds.

The GreenJackets dominated the first few innings of the back-and-forth contest, holding a three-run lead at one point. Augusta got on the board in the second inning when Myles Schroder’s RBI groundout plated Staley to give the GreenJackets a 1-0 advantage. Shawn Payne made it a 2-0 game an inning later when he tripled with one out and scored on a wild pitch. In the fourth, Brett Krill singled and took second on an error and third on a groundout before scoring on a wild pitch to give the GreenJackets a 3-0 lead.

The Shorebirds got back into the game off Bryce Bandilla in the fourth, sending eight to the plate in an inning that sent Bandilla to the showers. With runners at first and second and no one out, Esposito singled home a run to make it a 3-1 game. After an error kept the inning alive, Bandilla committed a bases-loaded balk to make it a one-run game. Connor Narron struck out looking to end the inning.

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