WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The Salem Avalanche scored two runs in the ninth inning against a pair of Winston-Salem pitchers, but could not rally for a tie Saturday in a 4-3 loss to the Warthogs.

Salem's Greg Buchanan grounded into a double play to end Salem's threat against Winston-Salem.

In the first inning against Salem starter David Qualben, the Warthogs (14-17) got a leadoff triple from Paulo Orlando and an RBI single from John Shelby III to take a 1-0 lead. Two batters later, Brandon Allen hit the first pitch he saw over the left field fence to stretch the lead to 3-0.

In the fourth, Salem (14-20) got its first run, when Mark Ori's single to center scored Tim Torres. The Warthogs, though, countered with a sacrifice fly off of Orlando's bat that scored Lee Cruz.

Koby Clemens and Orlando Rosales scored in the ninth, but Greg Buchanan hit into a double play to end the game.

SALEM WINSTON-SALEM

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Florentino 3b 4 0 0 0 Orlando cf 3 1 2 1

Torres ss 4 1 2 0 Shelby dh 4 1 1 1

Parraz rf 4 0 0 0 Colina 2b 4 0 1 0

Ori 1b 3 0 1 1 Allen 1b 4 1 2 2

Clemens c 4 1 1 0 Sanchez rf 4 0 1 0

Rosales dh 4 1 1 1 Cruz lf 4 1 0 0

Moresi cf 4 0 1 0 Retherford 3b 4 0 1 0

Quintero lf 3 0 1 0 Ricks C 2 0 0 0

Van Ostrand ph 1 0 1 1 Lang ss 2 0 0 0

Buchanan 2b 3 0 1 0

Totals 37 3 9 3 Totals 33 4 8 4

Salem 000 100 002 -- 3

Winston-Salem 300 100 00x -- 4

E--Florentino (8), Qualben (1), Retherford (8), Orlando (2). DP--Salem 1, Winston-Salem 1. LOB--Salem 6, Winston-Salem 6. 2B -- Torres (12), Rosales (10). 3B -- Quintero (1), Orlando (4). HR -- Allen (5). SB--Shelby (8), Cruz (1), Orlando (6), Lang (3), Sanchez (6). CS -- Moresi (1).

Salem IP H R ER BB SO

Qualben L, 1-5 3 ²₃ 6 4 3 1 2

Diaz 2 ¹₃ 1 0 0 0 1

Appell 1 1 0 0 1 1

Dominguez 1 0 0 0 0 0

Winston-Salem IP H R ER BB SO

Ely W, 1-4 6 4 1 1 0 5

Rote H, 1 2 2 0 0 1 1

Davis 0 2 2 2 0 0

Texeira S, 5 1 1 0 0 0 0

WP--None. HBP--Ori (by Eli).

T--2:34. Att--4,843