SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS AT GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
05/07/2026
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS AT GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
GAME ID: 10305 - THURSDAY, MAY 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Delmarva Shorebirds (18-10) 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 0
Greensboro Grasshoppers (15-13) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 1
Shorebirds Clonk Grasshoppers, 5-3
Delmarva beat Greensboro on the strength of starting pitcher Rod Fitzgerald's fine effort. The left-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. Fitzgerald got the win, improving to 3-2. He gave up 5 hits and walked 0 over 5 innings. He allowed 2 runs. Waylon Ellis got credit for the save for Delmarva. It was his 11th of the year.

António Guzmán hit a 2-run triple off Brit Connolly in the top of the third, which put the Shorebirds in front, 4-2. Guzmán had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 5.

"It's a mindset," said Fitzgerald. "Just trying to do your job, trying to be consistent."

Delmarva, now 18-10, has gotten their season off to a good start.
DELMARVA BATTING LINESCORE GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Méndez LF, RF 5 0 3 0 0 1 4 .472 2 5
C. Ward SS 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 .273 0 9
D. Morris 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .230 0 4
L. Pérez CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .375 1 10
M. Tamayo RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .212 1 5
   a-B. Álvarez RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 0 3
A. Guzmán 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .400 2 8
   b-T. Zufelt 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 2 4
J. Koch DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .258 2 4
J. Stevens C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .196 0 3
R. Challis 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .186 1 3
Totals 38 5 11 5 4 7 18      
a - B. Álvarez substituted for M. Tamayo in the 9th
b - T. Zufelt substituted for A. Guzmán in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Pérez 2 (6, 1st Inning off C. Zigay, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off B. Connolly, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Challis (3, 8th Inning off I. Johnston, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Guzmán (2, 3rd Inning off B. Connolly, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Méndez 3 , D. Morris , L. Pérez 4 , M. Tamayo , A. Guzmán 4 , J. Koch , R. Challis 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Méndez , C. Ward , A. Guzmán , J. Koch
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Morris (3) , J. Koch (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ward-Guzmán)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Yan CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .219 1 6
D. White DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .298 1 5
   a-D. McKnight DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
A. Williams C 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .275 1 3
J. Collins SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .292 1 14
B. Flannery 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .239 1 7
S. Bishop RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 4 13
D. Brown 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .340 2 5
B. Jackson LF 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .217 1 4
D. Fawkes 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .324 1 4
Totals 34 3 8 3 0 15 11      
a - D. McKnight inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Yan (5, 3rd Inning off R. Fitzgerald, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Williams (1, 1st Inning off R. Fitzgerald, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Jackson (1, 2nd Inning off R. Fitzgerald, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Fawkes (1, 8th Inning off C. Love, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Yan 2 , A. Williams 5 , J. Collins 2 , S. Bishop , B. Jackson 4 , D. Fawkes 4
2-out RBI: A. Williams , B. Jackson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Collins , D. Brown
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: C. Zigay (1)
DELMARVA PITCHING LINESCORE GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Fitzgerald W (3-2) 5.0 5 2 2 0 6 2 19 85 3.00   
C. Love H (1) 3.0 1 1 1 0 6 1 10 49 5.73   
W. Ellis SV (11) 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 5 23 1.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Fitzgerald 55
Batters Faced: R. Fitzgerald 19, C. Love 10, W. Ellis 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Fitzgerald 3-5, C. Love 2-1, W. Ellis 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Fitzgerald 85-55, C. Love 49-28, W. Ellis 23-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Zigay 2.1 5 2 2 0 2 0 12 56 2.35   
B. Connolly L (3-2) 0.0 4 3 3 0 0 0 4 17 2.70   
S. Saunders 4.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 15 68 0.00   
I. Johnston 2.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 10 40 1.04   
M. Muller 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Zigay 37
Batters Faced: C. Zigay 12, B. Connolly 4, S. Saunders 15, I. Johnston 10, M. Muller 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Zigay 3-2, B. Connolly 0-0, S. Saunders 3-8, I. Johnston 2-2, M. Muller 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Zigay 56-36, B. Connolly 17-13, S. Saunders 68-38, I. Johnston 40-22, M. Muller 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Saunders 1-0 , I. Johnston 1-0 , M. Muller 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rod Fitzgerald
Ballpark: NewBridge Bank Park
Weather: Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 7384
Special Notes: SP Curt Zigay was injured while pitching.
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