Home Opener

The Blue Crabs dropped their home Opener to the Long Island Ducks 5-2. Starter John Halama went 6 innings allowing 7 hits and all 5 of the earned runs while striking out 6 and walking 1. John was nearly perfect save for the 4th inning when it seemed that no one could make a play, nor could we stop the ducks from crossing the plate. He faced all 9 batters in the order in the 4th, giving up 6 of the 7 hits he allowed on the night. The only other run given up by John was a solo home run in the 2nd.

Both the Blue Crabs runs came off the bat of Brian McFall, though due to a defensive error by the Ducks he gained only one RBI. His first run brought in was in the second, when on a sacrifice fly, Brian brought in Eric Crozier. The second run came when Matt Craig scored after being walked, while Brian reached base on a throwing error from the ducks.

With the exception of the top of the 4th inning, the Blue Crabs played a good game. While we still need to work on bringing player in scoring postion across the plate, it is still early in the season and we have plenty of time to make up lost ground.