SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS AT GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
05/23/2026
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS AT GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
GAME ID: 10406 - SATURDAY, MAY 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Delmarva Shorebirds (29-13) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 0
Greensboro Grasshoppers (21-21) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 6 12 2
Grasshoppers Nudge Past Shorebirds, 6-5
The Greensboro Grasshoppers stopped the Delmarva Shorebirds, 6-5, behind an impressive performance from Clarence Brawley. The 21-year old right fielder made life miserable for Delmarva pitching. He was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times. Greensboro reliever Jody Watkins snagged the win, upping his record to 3-1. José Bustamante shouldered the loss. The Grasshoppers bumped their record to 21-21 with this win.

In the bottom of the ninth, with the score tied, Brawley hammered a solo home run to win it for Greensboro.

"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Brawley told the Greensboro Times.
DELMARVA BATTING LINESCORE GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Méndez CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .377 4 11
   a-M. Salinas PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 3 16
   b-A. Moore CF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
C. Ward DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .306 0 18
D. Morris SS 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .267 2 10
M. Tamayo RF 4 1 2 2 1 2 2 .189 2 7
R. Challis 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .200 3 6
   d-S. Gill PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .455 0 2
   f-J. Marchand C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 0 2
M. Zarate 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .253 2 7
L. Pérez LF, CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .308 1 11
T. Zufelt 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .244 2 5
J. Cramer C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .259 0 1
   c-A. Guzmán PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .355 3 12
   e-T. Harris 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 0 4
Totals 37 5 11 5 4 11 16      
a - M. Salinas pinch ran for E. Méndez in the 7th
b - A. Moore substituted for M. Salinas in the 7th
c - A. Guzmán pinch hit for J. Cramer in the 9th
d - S. Gill pinch hit for R. Challis in the 9th
e - T. Harris substituted for A. Guzmán in the 9th
f - J. Marchand substituted for S. Gill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Morris 2 (9, 1st Inning off J. Ortega, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Watkins, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Pérez (7, 6th Inning off L. Cymbal, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Tamayo (2, 1st Inning off J. Ortega, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Ward 2 , D. Morris 5 , M. Tamayo 5 , M. Zarate , L. Pérez 3 , J. Cramer
2-out RBI: D. Morris , M. Tamayo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Morris , R. Challis , S. Gill , L. Pérez
GIDP: T. Zufelt
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Méndez (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. White LF, 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .280 2 11
   b-A. Williams PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .351 1 5
   c-D. Fawkes 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 1 6
D. Yan CF, LF 5 0 2 3 0 1 3 .250 1 10
D. McKnight SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .211 2 12
S. Abrams 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .229 0 11
S. Blackburn C 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .290 4 13
C. Brawley RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .228 2 10
A. Atkinson DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .277 0 6
E. Cunningham 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 .167 0 1
B. Flannery 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 1 7
   a-S. Bishop PH, CF 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .280 5 21
Totals 38 6 12 6 4 3 21      
a - S. Bishop pinch hit for B. Flannery in the 7th
b - A. Williams pinch hit for D. White in the 8th
c - D. Fawkes substituted for A. Williams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Brawley (2, 8th Inning off T. Davis, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Brawley (2, 9th Inning off J. Bustamante, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Williams , D. Yan 2 , S. Blackburn 2 , C. Brawley 7 , A. Atkinson , E. Cunningham , S. Bishop 2
2-out RBI: A. Williams , D. Yan 2 , C. Brawley , S. Bishop
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. McKnight 3 , E. Cunningham
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: S. Abrams (4) , E. Cunningham (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Brawley-Abrams, White-McKnight-Johnston)
OF assists: 2 (Brawley(Cramer at home), Brawley(Pérez at 3rd base))
DELMARVA PITCHING LINESCORE GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Vargas 6.0 4 1 1 2 2 0 24 92 3.16   
T. Davis H (3) 1.1 4 3 3 2 1 0 10 48 3.38   
B. Henley BS (1) 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 17 1.80   
J. Bustamante L (2-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 14 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Vargas 60
Batters Faced: D. Vargas 24, T. Davis 10, B. Henley 5, J. Bustamante 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Vargas 4-12, T. Davis 0-3, B. Henley 1-1, J. Bustamante 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Vargas 92-57, T. Davis 48-27, B. Henley 17-12, J. Bustamante 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Henley 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Ortega 3.1 4 4 2 2 6 1 17 67 4.26   
L. Cymbal 3.0 4 0 0 1 2 0 13 52 1.85   
I. Johnston 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 23 2.19   
J. Watkins W (3-1), BS (4) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 6 16 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ortega 42
Batters Faced: J. Ortega 17, L. Cymbal 13, I. Johnston 5, J. Watkins 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ortega 3-1, L. Cymbal 1-4, I. Johnston 1-2, J. Watkins 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ortega 67-43, L. Cymbal 52-30, I. Johnston 23-14, J. Watkins 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Cymbal 2-2 , I. Johnston 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clarence Brawley
Ballpark: NewBridge Bank Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 7470
Special Notes: CF Ernesto Méndez was injured while stealing a base.
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