Kevin Smith struggled from the jump and allowed a home run to the first batter he faced. The former Mets prospect allowed three more in the second and another run in the third. He never saw the fourth inning.
Evan Phillips allowed a run over two innings, Shawn Armstrong tossed a scoreless sixth, but Eric Hanhold allowed two more in the eighth.
Mason McCoy drove in Norfolk’s only run with a single in the seventh. McCoy finished 2-3 and was the only member of the Tides to record a multi-hit night. Jahmai Jones, Stevie Wilkerson, Robert Neustrom and Ryan Ripken all added a hit.