MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. – The Marlins returned to CPL play on Thursday night, but there was still nothing going on the road.
Four runs from the Tobs in the bottom of the third inning propelled Wilson to a 5-2 win over Morehead City at Historic Fleming Stadium.
“Just wasn’t our night,” said Marlins head coach Jesse Lancaster. “We got ourselves in a bad spot in the third, and their starter was solid. We would’ve been better off if we would’ve gotten to the bullpen earlier, but we didn’t get the hits when we needed them.”
Lancaster got thrown out of the game in the 7th inning after a questionable call by the home plate umpire led to Gibson Krzeminski (Canisius) striking out. The pitch would have been ball four, but the umpire said the ball hit Krzeminski’s bat and ended up in the glove of Wilson catcher Griffin Everett.
The four runs in the third that were scored by the Tobs were the first of the game. Jared Carr opened the scoring with an RBI single. A couple batters later, Drew DeVine drew a bases-loaded walk against Kollar. Following up DeVine was Riley Jepson who got the biggest hit of the night for the Tobs, a two-run double that made it 4-0.
Phillip Glasser (Youngstown State) had the most offensive production for Morehead City, driving in both runs of the night. Glasser hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth and an RBI double in the top of the eighth.
Despite giving up four earned runs, Jared Kollar (Seton Hill) held his ground on the bump. Kollar struck out nine batters, walking only two. The Marlins got solid relief performances from Jordan Morales (La Salle), who pitched two scoreless innings, and Trey Jernigan (UNC-Asheville), who pitched a scoreless 8th inning.
The Marlins fall to 12-6 in CPL play. Morehead City looks to get back on track against the Florence RedWolves, a team the Marlins lost to, 6-5, last Saturday in Florence, S.C. First pitch from Big Rock Stadium is set for 7:05. You can watch Friday’s game live on FloSports, or purchase tickets here.