Shojinaga, Antunez power Jersey Shore BlueClaws past Spartanburgers 7‑5

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Interstat) — Kodey Shojinaga went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs, and Wuilfredo Antunez homered and drove in three runs to lead the Jersey Shore BlueClaws to a 7-5 victory over the Hub City Spartanburgers on Saturday afternoon at Fifth Third Park.

Hub City jumped ahead in the first inning on Antonis Macias’ solo homer, but Jersey Shore answered in the second on Shojinaga’s solo shot. The BlueClaws broke open the game with a three-run third inning, added a run in the fourth and extended their lead on Antunez’s two-run homer in the fifth. Macias finished with two RBIs, and Quincy Scott homered in the eighth for Hub City.

Tanner Gresham (4-9) earned the win after allowing two earned runs and four hits over five innings with five strikeouts. Enrique Segura (1-5) took the loss. Titan Kennedy-Hayes pitched the ninth, allowing one hit and no earned runs with two strikeouts, for his fourth save. The attendance was 3,275, and the game lasted 2:44. Jersey Shore improved to 49-83, while Hub City fell to 60-72.