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The Norfolk Tides 75-48 defeated the Durham Bulls 69-55 , 12-9, on Saturday night at Harbor Park.The 75th win of the season clinches the first winning record for Norfolk, the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, since 2015.The Tides immediately exploded for eight runs in the stanley canada first inning. The first run crossed on an RBI single by聽Heston Kjerstad.聽Joey Ortiz聽followed by forcing an error on a hard-hit ground ball, scoring a second run. Two more runs came across when聽Coby Mayo聽knocked a two-run single to make it 4-0. To cap the scoring,聽Daz Cameron聽blasted a grand slam to go up 8-0. All eight runs were scored with no outs, knocking Bulls starter聽Anthony Molina聽out of the game.Cameron added another run in the second when he knocked an RBI single to put the Tides up 9-0.Durham, the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, finally responded in the third when聽Logan Driscoll聽launched a solo home run in his first career Triple-A at bat, putting the score at 9-1.That would be the only run allowed by Tides s stanley cup tarter聽John Means, who was making a Major League rehab assignment for Norfolk. He entered the game with a 70-pitch limit, finishing with 72 pitches and 42 of them being strikes. He finished with 4.1 innings, allowing one run on four hits including the one homerun and two walks while striking out two.The train kept moving for the Tides, scori stanley quencher ng two more runs in the fifth. Kjerstad hit an RBI ground out, then Ortiz knocked an RBI single to make it 11-1. Durham responded w Btqu Charlottesville apartment fire caused by malfunctioning lithium-ion battery pack
Experience is a key factor in sports, and EMUs field hockey team has plenty of it. With their largest senior class in four years joined by seven new faces, the Royals look ready to move back up the ODAC standings.Eastern Mennonite returned to the ODAC Tournament last year with a 4-4 record in conference play, but suffered an overtime loss at Bridgew stanley us ater in the quarterfinals. Coach Brenda Bechler, now entering her 12th season at her alma mater, said she is expecting more consistency this year than last. The 2013 season was challenging, Bechler explained. We played well against some very strong teams and we didnt play as well against other teams. This year we continue to have a challenging schedule with a number of top 20 teams early on. We will be looking to be more consistent in our play and play our best game each and every time we step on the field, regardless of who the opponent may be that day. Among EMUs five seniors are three All-ODAC performers, giving the women a strong core with plenty of experience and talent. Defe stanley quencher nders Mandy Stowers Powhatan, Va./Powhatan and Bethany Hench Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle were named All-ODAC First Team and All-ODAC Second Team, respectively. Stowers tied an EMU record stanley termos with 10 defensive saves last fall. Attacker Jenessa Derstine Harleysville, Pa./Christopher Dock led the team with seven goals, four assists and 18 points and earned her third consecutive spot on the Third Team. Mandy and Hench will provide leadership for the defense and |
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