Villavicencio’s 4-hit game carries BlueClaws past Spartanburgers in 10

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Interstat) — Juan Villavicencio singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and later scored on a double play as the Jersey Shore BlueClaws defeated the Hub City Spartanburgers 6-4 on Tuesday at Fifth Third Park.

Villavicencio went 4 for 4 with two RBIs. Jersey Shore scored three runs in the fourth on Devin Saltiban’s home run and a two-run single by TJayy Walton, then added a run in the seventh. Arturo De Freitas opened the scoring with a solo homer in the second and later tied the game with a two-run homer in the fifth for Hub City. Antonis Macias forced extras with a solo shot in the ninth.

De Freitas homered twice and drove in three. Juan Amarante allowed three runs over five innings with six strikeouts for Jersey Shore. Camron Hill earned the win with two innings of relief, and Titan Kennedy-Hayes closed the 10th with two strikeouts for the save. Case Matter took the loss. The BlueClaws had 12 hits and the Spartanburgers six. Jersey Shore improved to 48-80; Hub City fell to 57-71. The attendance was 2,860 and game time was 2:46.