The Lancaster Barnstormers scored six times in the opening half inning and cruised to their tenth straight victory as they defeated the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 9-4 Sunday afternoon at Regency Furniture Stadium.
All six runs in the top of the 1st for the Barnstormers came with two outs. Brett Carroll hit a two-run home run, his second of the series, for the first runs of the inning. Gabe Jacobo restarted the rally with a double and he scored on Olmo Rosario’s RBI single. Two batters later, Juan Apodaca capped off the six-run frame with a three-run home run, his first of two on the day.
Cory Wade (4-6) went the distance for Lancaster allowing four runs on 11 hits while Jake Brown (6-3) was touched up for eight runs in three innings.
Apodaca added his second home run of the afternoon in the 3rd inning with a two-run shot to build the Barnstormers lead to 8-1. He finished the game 2-for-3 with five runs batted in.
Rosario added the fourth and final home run of the game in the top of the 5th off Jake Hale, his first of the year.
The Blue Crabs finish their four-game series against the Lancaster Barnstormers tomorrow night at 7:05 PM. Purchase tickets for the game by visiting www.somdbluecrabs.com or calling 301-638-9788.