(Camden, NJ.)–-After taking an early lead, Southern Maryland was unable to generate enough offense May 21, as they fell to the Camden Riversharks by the of 3-1 to lose the series to Camden.
In the top of the third, Antone DeJesus doubled to right center field to put a runner in scoring position. Renny Osuna would then trade places with DeJesus with an RBI double to score Antone to make it 1-0.
The Riversharks were held scoreless until the bottom of the fifth. Joel Guzman led off the bottom of the frame with a homerun to tie the game at 1-1. The next hitter Carlos Guzman laced a single to center, followed by a Nathaniel Coronado single to center, and a Michael Rockett single to load the bases. Brandon Chaves comes to the plate, and grounded out to first to score Carlos Guzman to make it 2-1 Camden.
Camden added a run in the bottom of the eighth, as Brandon Chaves doubled to right, and Evan Crawford singled to score Chaves to bring the score to 3-1. Blue Crabs starter Brian Grening went seven innings, allowing three runs, and striking out five. Riversharks starter Sean Gleason went 5.2 innings, allowing a run on seven hits to pick up the win.
Brandon Chaves went 2-4 with an RBI, while Evan Crawford and Joel Guzman each had an RBI. The three, four, five hitters of Wilson, Ward, and Molina went a combined 0-12 for the ballgame.
Southern Maryland returns home over the Memorial Day weekend for a four game set with the Lancaster Barnstormers. The first pitch is set for tomorrow at 7:05. Newcomer Jon Leicester (0-0, 0.00) will make his first career Atlantic League start. He’ll be opposed by right hander Bryan Woodall (0-2, 6.15) for Lancaster.