The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs topped the Gastonia Ghost Peppers 3-2 after a walk-off in the 10th inning.
Gastonia took a 1-0 lead before the Crabs answered back in the second. Brett Barrera led off the inning with a double to left field. He later scored on an RBI single by Ryan McCarthy to tie the game a 1-1.
Gastonia took a 2-1 lead in the seventh, but Southern Maryland answered back once more in the bottom half of the frame. Digiacomo swung and missed at a pitch in the dirt and reached first base. He stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error. Sam Dexter then brought Digiacomo in on a sacrifice fly, tying the ballgame at 2-2.
In the tenth inning, with Barrera at second base, Alejandro de Aza laid a sacrifice bunt to advance the runner to third. After an intentional walk to Dexter, McCarthy laced a single to right field to walk it off for Southern Maryland.
The Crabs took Thursday night’s rubber match and won the series over Gastonia. They now improve to 52-49 overall and 16-22 in the second half. The Crabs will hit the road for a three-game series in Staten Island, beginning Friday night at 7:00 p.m.