Baysox Offense Bears Fruit Late in Saturday Shutout Win over Curve
April 5, 2025 - Eastern League (EL)
Chesapeake Baysox News Release
ALTOONA, PA. - The Chesapeake Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, shut out the Altoona Curve, the Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-0 on Saturday evening from Peoples Natural Gas Field.
Chesapeake (2-0) got some timely hits late. After two early base hits, 17-consecutive Baysox hitters were retired by Altoona (0-2) pitching entering the top of the eighth inning.
Chesapeake struck for a pair of runs on four hits in the top of the eighth off Altoona's Derek Diamond (L, 0-1). Carter Young opened the scoring with a ground-rule double to left field, plating Frederick Bencosme, who doubled to open the frame. Young scampered home on a two-out single from Anthony Servideo to double the advantage.
Baysox starting right-hander Zach Fruit shined in what was his Double-A debut. Fruit went 4.2 innings and struck out four. He did have to work around traffic on the base paths at times. The right-hander walked three and allowed three hits in the outing. In the bottom of the fourth, he loaded the bases with just one out on a hit and pair of walks but rebounded to retire the next two hitters and strand the bags full.
Fellow righty Peter Van Loon (W, 1-0) delivered three shutout innings with four strikeouts to pick up the win and Dylan Heid (S, 1) struck out two to collect a four-out save and secure a series win for the Baysox.
Chesapeake has now won its season-opening series for a third consecutive year.
Chesapeake finishes its three-game road trip against Altoona tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 pm from Peoples Natural Gas Field. RHP Trace Bright gets the start for Chesapeake against LHP Anthony Solometo for Altoona.
Chesapeake's home opener at Prince George's Stadium is scheduled for Tuesday, April 8 against the Erie SeaWolves, with first pitch set for 6:35 p.m. Ticket plans and group offers for the 2025 season are currently on sale. For more information on the Baysox schedule, tickets, and the latest team news, fans can call (301) 805-6000, visit Baysox.com, and/or follow the team on Facebook, X, and Instagram.
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