July 7, 2016 – Kill Devil Hills, NC
The fans who came out tonight and braved the heat were treated to an outstanding baseball game, but in the end, the Outer Banks Daredevils lost a close ballgame, as the Suffolk Fightin Crabs grabbed a 2-1 victory at TowneBank OBX Park.
Kyle Vidano (Averett U) led Outer Banks Daredevils’ offensive threat, as he got on base three times in the game. He singled in the ninth inning. Stephen Umphlett (Lenior CC) had an impressive outing against the Fightin Crabs’ lineup. The Crabs managed just one hit off of the Daredevils’ pitcher, who allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out two during his two innings of work. Bailey Lipscomb (Chowan U) took the loss for the Outer Banks Daredevils. He lasted just 2 1/3 innings, walked none, struck out three, and allowed one run.
Luke Smith (Ashland U) recorded the win for Suffolk Fightin Crabs. He allowed one run over six innings. He struck out 11, walked six and surrendered no hits. Suffolk Fightin Crabs closer Tommy Haas (U of Ark – Pine Bluff) put away the final six outs to record the save.
The top of the second saw the Fightin Crabs take an early lead, 1-0. The Crabs got things going when Nick Ippolito (Cal St U – Stanislaus) singled. Outer Banks Daredevils managed to score one run in the fifth inning on a steal of home. The lead stayed with the Crabs after the sixth, when it scored one run on an RBI single by Edmund Pilolli (Ashland U).
Fightin’ Crabs 2, Daredevils 1
| July 7, 2016 – OBX | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Suffolk Fightin’ Crabs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Outer Banks Daredevils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Suffolk Fightin Crabs
| LINEUP | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Ippolito | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Lanferman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jaden Cleland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Ziegenfus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Dickt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trustin Riley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Edmund Pilolli | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Eliseo Contreras | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joseph Wood | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Dockery | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Mitchell | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Luke Smith | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tommy Haas | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
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Outer Banks Daredevils
| LINEUP | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleb Foltz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ryan Creps | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Childress | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ryan Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Downum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Whitacre | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Damario Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kyle Vidano | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Remaley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Quentin Rohrbaugh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bailey Lipscomb | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colby Rudis | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Eamonn Collins | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Stephen Umphlett | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
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Suffolk Fightin Crabs
| PITCHING | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Smith | 6.0 | 111 | .559 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| Tyler Mitchell | 1.0 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Haas | 2.0 | 39 | .487 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 160 | .544 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
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Outer Banks Daredevils
| PITCHING | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eamonn Collins | 3.2 | 77 | .584 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Bailey Lipscomb | 2.1 | 43 | .651 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Umphlett | 2.0 | 21 | .762 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Colby Rudis | 1.0 | 14 | .786 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 155 | .645 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 |