July 7, 2014, Arthur W Perdue Stadium (Salisbury, MD). Delmarva Shorebirds vs West Virginia Power.

On Monday July 7, 2014, I attended the Delmarva Shorebirds game in Salisbury, MD versus West Virginia Power.  The Shorebirds are a Single A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, and the Stadium is located about 25-35 mins west of Ocean City, MD (I happened to be on vacation in Ocean City and thought it be a great day to check out the Shorebirds).

View from General Admission Seats

The Shorebirds run their special $2 deal this year on Monday nights.  With the deal you can get $2 general admission tickets, $2 hot dogs, and $2 Pepsi.  So, I decided to go with the general admission deal (which the seats are actually pretty good for general admission).  The general admission seats are the normal bench bleacher chairs, so if you happen to have a padded cushion you probably should bring it if your going general admission.

The stadium wasn't very full (and I didn't expect such on a monday night), but it was pretty easy to get a good seat in general admission.  I even arrived only 30mins before the game (gates open an hour before game time).

Press Box Behind Home Plate

The concessions were also good.  I took advantage of the $2 hot dog and $2 Pepsi deal.  Even the normal prices were much cheaper than the other minor league games or major league games I've been too.  Their souvenir soda ran in at only $3.75 (most major league parks are around $6-9, and the minor leagues have been around the same price).

Souvenir Cup

I also brought my Birdland Passport with me to the stadium and got it stamped at the concession level near fan assistance behind home plate (only have 3 more stadiums to visit!!).  As normal, I stopped at the team store and picked up a Shorebirds hat and baseball. 

Birdland Passport Stamp

Shorebirds Fitted Hat

Shorebirds Baseball

The Shorebirds game started off great and was a pitching dual for most of the game.  Mitch Horacek pitched for the Delmarva Shorebirds against Buddy Borden of the West Virginia Power.  Both pitchers pitched 5 scoreless innings.  In the top of the 6th inning the Shorebirds ended up giving up 5 runs, all 5 being attributed to Horacek.  The Shorebirds unfortunately were unable to come up with any runs during the game though had several close chances of scoring.  The Shorebirds were shutout and lost 5-0.