The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs lost on Saturday night to the High Point Rockers by a final score of 2-1
The Blue Crabs took an early lead in the first when Jackson Loftin hit a leadoff home run to take a 1-0 lead. Following Loftin’s blast, the next 18 Crabs batters were retired by left-handed pitcher Ben Wereski.
Kyle Virbitsky was stellar in his start. The right-hander went 7.1 innings, allowing just two runs on six hits and a walk while striking out a season high ten batters. He allowed two runs in the eighth inning as the Rockers took a 2-1 lead. Endrys Briceño and Jalen Miller tossed scoreless outings, but the Crabs’ offense was stymied to just one run.
Southern Maryland falls to 65-57 overall and 29-30 in the second half. The final game of the series will be played on Sunday afternoon with first pitch at 2:00 p.m.