After a short break from baseball, the Firebirds traveled to South Yarmouth on Tuesday to take on the Y-D Red Sox. Steve Selsky (Arizona) doubled in a run in the first to give Orleans an early lead. Y-D then responded with a run in the second and a run in the sixth. In the eighth, Ben Waldrip (Jacksonville State) singled home Maxx Tissenbaum (Stony Brook) to tie the game at 2-2. Kyle Hunter (Dartmouth) struck out 2 and allowed 1 run and 5 hits in 4 2/3 innings. Marcus Stroman (Duke) pitched the seventh, eighth, and ninth. Stroman walked 1, allowed 1 hit, and struck out 5.
On Wednesday, the Firebirds took the first game of the double-header against Hyannis 5-1. Orleans opened the game up in the third inning by scoring 4 runs. Tyler Gebler (Rutgers) pitched 5 solid innings and got the win.The Firebirds then dropped game two 3-0 on a three-run walk-off homer by Hyannis's Dan Gulbransen (Jacksonville).
Orleans dropped last night's game 3-0 to the Wareham Gatemen. Wareham's Justin Amlung (Louisville) pitched 6 solid innings and got the win. Alex Sherrod (USC) had the only hit of the game for the Firebirds.
The 2-2-1 Firebirds take on Falmouth tonight at 7:00pm. For full coverage check out the last link on the "Links" page at the top of the screen.
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