Outer Banks Daredevils seize victory thanks big 7th inning, drop Tidewater Drillers 7-3

July 16, 2015 – Kill Devil Hills, NC

Outer Banks Daredevils outlasted Tidewater Drillers on Thursday after three lead changes, squeaking out a 7-3 win at PNC Park, First Flight Athletic Complex.

Outer Banks Daredevils jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Creps started the rally for Outer Banks Daredevils with a single. A stolen base then moved Creps from first to second. Kyle McPhearson doubled, bringing home Creps.

The Tidewater Drillers came back strong in the 4th inning, scoring 3 runs and retaking the lead 3 – 1. The Drillers offense was lead by Robert Fitzwater, who went 2 – 4, with a run scored and an RBI. Darius Gillis, Trevor Kelly and Grant Mariano all had a hit.

Tidewater Drillers starter Kyle Majette went 6 innings, allowing only 1 run on 3 hits, and issued 4 walks while recording 5 strikeouts.

Outer Banks Daredevils took the lead in the seventh inning, scoring 6 runs and held on for the victory.  A fielder’s choice scored Ryan Creps and gave Outer Banks Daredevils the lead for good.

Creps reached base four times. He scored two runs and had one RBI. He singled in the first, fifth, and seventh innings. Also helping to power the Daredevils offense was Kyle McPhearson, who went 2 – 4 with an RBI, and Logan Quimuyog, Brent West, Julio Rosales and Rick Hopkins also had hits tonight, including Brent West’s 2 RBI double.

Bailey Lipscomb started for the Outer Banks Daredevils, posting 3 scoreless innings before the Drillers got their 3 spot in the forth. Lipscomb gave up only 3 hits and 2 earned runs during his 4 innings of work, walking 1 and stiking out 4.

Kyle Spruill was in control on the hill. Tidewater Drillers managed just two hits off of the Outer Banks Daredevils’ pitcher, who allowed no earned runs, walked one and struck out two during his four innings of work.

Brett Crissellie couldn’t get it done on the bump for Tidewater Drillers, taking a loss. He allowed six runs in two-thirds of an inning, walked none and struck out one.

Outer Banks Daredevils closer Chris Cobb put away the final three outs to record the save.

July 16, 2015 – OBX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tidewater Drillers 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Outer Banks Daredevils 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 7 9 2

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BOX SCORES

Tidewater Drillers
Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Nick Faison 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mitch Monyhan 2 1 0 0 2 2
Darius Gillis 4 1 1 0 0 0
Robert Fitzwater 4 1 2 1 0 1
Trevor Kelly 3 0 1 1 0 1
Alex Abbey 1 0 0 0 0 0
Austin Henry 4 0 0 0 0 1
Jordan Mason 3 0 0 0 1 0
Evan Beare 2 0 0 0 0 0
Grant Mariano 2 0 1 0 0 0
Brandon Kusmall 4 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 33 3 5 2 3 6
Batting

2B: Grant Mariano, Robert Fitzwater, Darius Gillis
TB: Trevor Kelly, Grant Mariano 2, Robert Fitzwater 3, Darius Gillis 2
RBI: Trevor Kelly, Robert Fitzwater
ROE: Nick Faison

Totals

Team QAB: 12 (33.33%)
Mitch Monyhan 2, Jordan Mason 3, Alex Abbey, Grant Mariano, Brandon Kusmall, Robert Fitzwater 2, Darius Gillis 2

Team LOB: 6

Fielding

DP: Jordan Mason

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Daredevils
Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Ryan Creps 4 2 3 1 1 1
Logan Quimuyog 3 1 1 1 2 2
Kyle McPhearson 4 0 2 1 0 0
Chris Childress 3 1 0 1 1 0
Evan Hanifee 2 1 0 0 1 0
Brent West 4 0 1 2 0 2
Julio Rosales 4 1 1 0 0 0
Rick Hopkins 3 0 1 0 0 1
Cedric Henry 0 1 0 0 0 0
Matt Denham 1 0 0 0 0 1
Darren Armstrong 2 0 0 0 0 0
Taylor Turner 2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 32 7 9 6 5 9
Batting

2B: Kyle McPhearson
TB: Ryan Creps 3, Julio Rosales, Logan Quimuyog, Brent West, Rick Hopkins, Kyle McPhearson 3
RBI: Chris Childress, Ryan Creps, Logan Quimuyog, Brent West 2, Kyle McPhearson
FC: Chris Childress, Evan Hanifee, Kyle McPhearson
HBP: Evan Hanifee
SB: Evan Hanifee, Ryan Creps, Julio Rosales

Totals

Team QAB: 20 (52.63%)
Chris Childress 3, Taylor Turner 2, Evan Hanifee 2, Ryan Creps 3, Julio Rosales, Logan Quimuyog 3, Brent West 3, Rick Hopkins, Kyle McPhearson 2

Team LOB: 7

Fielding

E: Bailey Lipscomb, Evan Hanifee

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Tidewater Drillers
Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Kyle Majette 6.0 89 .596 3 1 1 5 4 0
Brett Crissellie 0.2 33 .485 5 6 6 1 0 0
David Culler 1.1 25 .600 1 0 0 3 1 0
Totals 8.0 147 .571 9 7 7 9 5 0
Pitching

L: Brett Crissellie
HBP: Brett Crissellie
Pitches-Strikes: David Culler 25-15, Brett Crissellie 33-16, Kyle Majette 89-53
Groundouts-Flyouts: David Culler 0-1, Brett Crissellie 0-0, Kyle Majette 4-6
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: David Culler 3-6, Brett Crissellie 2-8, Kyle Majette13-24

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Daredevils
Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Bailey Lipscomb 4.0 52 .712 3 3 2 4 1 0
Kyle Spruill 4.0 54 .704 2 0 0 2 1 0
Chris Cobb 1.0 10 .400 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 9.0 116 .681 5 3 2 6 3 0
Pitching

W: Kyle Spruill
SV: Chris Cobb
WP: Kyle Spruill
Pitches-Strikes: Kyle Spruill 54-38, Bailey Lipscomb 52-37, Chris Cobb 10-4
Groundouts-Flyouts: Kyle Spruill 4-6, Bailey Lipscomb 5-3, Chris Cobb 3-0
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Kyle Spruill 10-15, Bailey Lipscomb 12-17, Chris Cobb 2-4

Key
  • AB: At bats
  • R: Runs scored
  • H: Hits
  • RBI: Runs batted in
  • BB: Base on balls (walks)
  • K: Strikeouts
  • 2B: Doubles
  • 3B: Triples
  • HR: Home runs
  • Grand slam: Grand slam home runs
  • TB: Total bases
  • RBI: Runs batted in
  • SAC: Sacrifice hits & bunts
  • SF: Sacrifice flies
  • ROE: Reached on error
  • FC: Hit into fielder’s choice
  • HBP: Hit by pitch
  • CI: Reached on catcher’s interference
  • GIDP: Hit into double play
  • GITP: Hit into triple play
  • SB: Stolen bases
  • CS: Caught stealing
  • PIK: Picked off
  • QAB: Quality at bats (any one of: 3 pitches after 2 strikes, 6+ pitch ABs, XBH, HHB, BB, SAC Bunt, SAC Fly)
  • QAB%: Quality at bats per plate appearance
  • LOB: Runners left on base at the end of an inning
  • E: Errors
  • DP: Double Plays
  • TP: Triple Plays
  • IP: Innings Pitched
  • #P: Total pitches
  • S%: Strike percentage
  • H: Hits allowed
  • R: Runs allowed
  • ER: Earned runs allowed
  • K: Strikeouts
  • BB: Base on balls (walks)
  • HR: Home runs allowed
  • W: Wins
  • L: Losses
  • SV: Saves
  • BS: Blown saves
  • HBP: Hit batters
  • WP: Wild pitches
  • BK: Balks