SUMMARY

The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks were downed by the Long Island Sharks, 13-2, on Friday morning at Hawk Stadium.

THE SCORE

LIU Sharks (8-11, 8-2) - 13

Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (4-18, 3-7) - 2

HOW IT HAPPENED 

In the top of the first frame, the Sharks took the lead, 2-0, on back-to-back RBI singles. Starting pitcher Esteban Torres then settled in, pitching back-to-back shut out innings, keeping the Hawks within two.

LIU capitalized on two Hawks errors in the fourth inning, plating three unearned runs in the frame. Trailing 5-0, Torres, Justin Spencer, and Darrius Brown then teamed up to each throw a scoreless fifth, sixth, and seventh inning, providing an opportunity for Julian Jimenez to close the gap with a two-RBI triple in the bottom of the seventh.

Leading 5-2, LIU built an insurmountable lead with an eight-run eighth inning. The Sharks then finished the game with a scoreless eighth inning to clinch a 13-2 win.

THE NUMBERS

The Hawks totaled two runs on five hits and three errors while the Sharks amassed 13 runs on 12 hits and no errors.

Torres matched his season-high with five innings pitched, striking out two while only yielding one earned run.

Jonathan Rodriguez recorded his third multi-hit game of the season, finishing 2-for-3 at the plate

Jimenez went 2-for-4 with a triple and a team-high two RBI. The senior from Chicago now leads the NEC with three triples

UP NEXT

The Hawks continue their series with Long Island at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Hawk Stadium. The game will be streamed on YouTube, and live stats for the game will be available at umeshawksports.com

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