by James Stanley, Wilson Tobs Director of Media Relations and Broadcasting

WILSON, N.C. – The Wilson Tobs (13-11, 3-1) scored four unanswered runs on Tuesday night against the Morehead City Marlins (17-10, 3-2) to win 4-3 at Historic Fleming Stadium.

With the win, the Tobs take sole possession of first place in the CPL East Division in the second half standings.

The Marlins struck first with a two-run top of the 4th inning off Tobs starting pitcher Peter Schaefer (Johns Hopkins). Conner VanCleave (kU) plated the first Morehead City run on an RBI double. With the bases loaded, Dashon Moore (Georgetown College) has hit by a pitch to extend Morehead City’s lead to 2-0.

VanCleave drove in Jack Harris (Newberry College) on a sacrifice fly in the 5th inning increasing the Marlins lead to three runs for a 3-0 advantage over the Tobs.

Tobs reliever Jon Beymer (Campbell) stopped the bleeding in the 6th inning by pitching around a one-out walk to hang a zero on the board.

Wilson would not go down easy at the plate and tied the game 3-3 in the bottom of the 6th. Braedon Blackford (Purdue-Ft. Wayne) and Riley Jepson (UT-Tyler) started off the frame with back-to-back singles off Marlins starting pitcher Jonathan Lavalee (Long Beach State). Dusty Baker (Mount Olive) followed with a two-RBI triple and scored on a Logan Eickhoff (Eastern Illinois) two-out infield base hit to tie the game three apiece.

The Tobs plated a fourth unanswered run in the bottom of the 7th to take the lead 4-3 when Blackford drove in Drew DeVine (Western Michigan) on a single to right field.

Kolton Scherbenske (UNC-Charlotte) received a hold in the 8th inning by pitching a clean frame with help from his defense on an unassisted double play by Tobs third baseman Dylan Scaranda (Barton College).

In the top of the 9th, Nolan DeVos (Davidson) struck out two Marlins on way to recording the save in a 1-2-3 frame.

Beymer got the win for Wilson pitching 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief.

Cam Seguin (UMass-Lowell) took the loss for Morehead City. He gave up one run on three hits in 1.1 innings of relief work.

Schaefer finished the night allowing three runs, two earned, on two hits and five walks in 4.0 innings pitched.

In his final start for the Marlins prior to the 2021 MLB Draft, the Tobs jumped Lavalee for three runs on seven hits in 5.0 innings pitched.

After an off-day on Wednesday, the Tobs return home to Historic Fleming Stadium on Thursday, July 8 against the Peninsula Pilots at 7:10 p.m ET. Join the Tobs for Thirsty Thursday with select $1 drafts as well as drink specials all night long. Current and former service members can receive free admission to Thursday night’s game as the Tobs pay tribute to our Nation’s heroes on Military & Local Heroes Appreciation Night presented by the U.S. Army, Wilson Community College, Medlin Buick GMC Mazda and First Media Radio. Gates open at 6. Can’t make it to the game on Thursday night? Stream the game on FloBaseball.TV or tune-in on Greenlight Channels 2 or 900-HD.

Whenever the Tobs hit the road, stream the game on FloBaseball.TV or listen to free radio coverage on Mixlr by clicking here.

The Wilson Tobs enter their 25th season as a founding member of the Coastal Plain League. The upcoming season for the Tobs will see community outreach, increased participation in helping the less fortunate, a Pettit Cup Championship team, and more exciting entertainment than ever before. We would like to dedicate each successful season to the Wilson Community, Coastal Plain League Organization, Host Families, Corporate Partners, and the Dedicated Fans.

The Wilson Tobs have played host to over 100 alumni taken in the draft and have produced a dozen players who have gone on to play in the MLB, including Cy Young MVP winner Justin Verlander. For more information on the Wilson Tobs, visit our website www.WilsonTobs.com.