Boiling Crabs: Southern Maryland Sweeps York in Three Game Set, as John Taylor Walks Off York in the 10th

May 15, 2025 11:43 pm

May 15, 2025: Boiling Crabs: Southern Maryland Sweeps York in Three Game Set, as John Taylor Walks Off York in the 10th

In a tightly contested matchup that extended into extra innings, the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs walked off the York Revolution 4-3 in 10 innings. John Taylor came away with the bases loaded base hit in the bottom of the 10^th to win it.

York took an early lead with a run in the 1st and added another in the 5th. Jalen Miller started off the game with a solo home run as it was quickly 1-0 York off of stater Andrew Thurman. Thurman ended up going five innings and allowing just two earned runs.

Alerick Soularie hit a bases loaded sacrifice fly in the fifth to make it 2-0. York’s starter, Wes Scott, dominated early.

The Blue Crabs, hitless through six innings against York’s starter Scott (5 IP, 0 H, 9 K), broke through in the 7th, scoring two to tie the game. Alejandro De Aza broke up the no hit bid to begin the seventh, followed by a Brett Barrera pinch hit single, then Giovanni Digiacomo laced a single to bring home De Aza and move the tying run to third. Barrera scored on a sac fly from Dondrei Hubbard to tie the game in the seventh.

The bullpens held it down for both teams in the eighth and ninth, as York scored the Manfred Man in the top of the 10th to make it 3-2 on a Justin Connell RBI single off of Brandon McCabe.

In the bottom of the 10th, Digiacomo started on second, and was moved over by a Hubbard fly out to right. Cael Chatham worked a pinch hit walk with one out, as did Pearce Howard also pinch hitting against veteran closer Cam Robinson. Jackson Loftin hit a slow grounder to shortstop, but it couldn’t be handled by Jefferey Wahler as the tying run scored and everyone was safe on the E6.

With the bases loaded and a full count with one out, John Taylor singled into right field to win it for Southern Maryland. It caps off a 5-1 homestand for Southern Maryland, and they have won 11 of their last 13 games after starting the season 0-5.

Brendan McCabe (1-0) earned the win in relief, while York’s closer Cam Robinson (2-1) took the loss. Despite being outhit 9-4, the Blue Crabs found a way to capture the win.

Southern Maryland heads to Charleston to play a weekend series in West Virginia, as they open up 13 straight games on the road.