Bel Air, Md. - Harford drove home seven runs in the fourth inning on their way to a 12-2 mercy rule victory over the Chesapeake Skipjacks, Saturday afternoon at Harford Stadium.
Reliever
Marty Neal bridged the gap to the fourth, bailing the Fighting Owls out bases loaded jam with a strikeout to leave the Skipjacks stranded.
Back-to-back two-RBI doubles off the bats of
Matthew Shilling and
Spencer Harbert were the catalysts for the monster inning. An error, RBI-single, and wild pitch scored the other three runs to put the Fighting Owls just three outs away from ending the game early.
Chesapeake would manage to put two runners on base with one out in the fifth, but
Mitch Hoon sat down the next two batters he faced to give Harford the victory.
Harford improves to 14-5 with the win. The Skijacks fall to 12-5.
Scoring Summary
HARFORD - 1ST INNING - Curnane homers, 1-0
HARFORD - 1ST INNING - S. Smith scores on a throwing error, 2-0
CHESAPEAKE - 3RD INNING - Reinoso homers, 2-1
CHESAPEAKE - 3RD INNING - Fisher homers, 2-2
HARFORD - 3RD INNING - Hojnacki walks, Harbert scores, 3-2
HARFORD - 3RD INNING - Nixon singles, Charlton and J. Smith score, 5-2
HARFORD - 4TH INNING - Harbert doubles, S. Smith and R. Curnane score, 7-2
HARFORD - 4TH INNING - J. Smith doubles, Harbert and Shilling score, 9-2
HARFORD - 4TH INNING - J. Smith scores on a failed pickoff attempt, 10-2
HARFORD - 4TH INNING - Hojnacki singles, Charlton scores, 11-2
HARFORD - 4TH INNING - Camp scores on a wild pitch, 12-2
Game Notes
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