SALEM, Va. (Interstat) — Skylar King drove in three runs and Dylan Brown tossed five scoreless innings as the Salem RidgeYaks opened their season with a 5-4 win over the Delmarva Shorebirds on Thursday at Carilion Clinic Field.

Salem built a 5-1 lead behind King’s two-run double in the third and an RBI double in the fifth. Brown allowed just two hits and struck out six. Delmarva, which finished with eight hits, rallied late with single runs in the sixth, eighth and ninth innings, including two RBIs from Cobb Hightower. Kailen Hamson provided three scoreless relief innings for the Shorebirds in the loss.

Attendance was 3,248. The game took 2 hours, 28 minutes. The teams continue their series Friday.