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Tides Announce 2013 Schedule And Game Times

The Norfolk Tides have announced their 2013 schedule and home game times. The 2013 campaign will begin at Harbor Park on Thursday, April 4th against the Durham Bulls. The 2013 season will be Norfolk’s 45th in the International League, and the schedule features 12 Saturday night contests and nine weekday Business Specials. There will be [...]

Norfolk 5, Gwinnett 1

Jake Arrieta tossed five strong innings to help pitch the Tides past the Gwinnett Braves 5-1 in the season finale Monday afternoon at Harbor Park. Arrieta (5-4) was dominant once again, as he struck out nine over five innings of work. He allowed three hits and a walk, the fourth straight start in which he’s [...]

Gwinnett 7, Norfolk 1 (7 Innings)

The Gwinnett Braves pounded out 11 hits as they rolled to a 7-1 win over the Tides on a rainy Sunday night at Harbor Park. The game was called after seven innings due to inclement weather. Former Tide Felix Pie led Gwinnett’s offense with a home run and an RBI double, while Brian Friday doubled [...]

Norfolk 4, Gwinnett 3

The Tides rallied with two runs in the sixth and one more in the eighth to knock off the Gwinnett Braves 4-3 in front of 9,012 fans Saturday night at Harbor Park. The win was Norfolk’s fifth straight on the homestand and its seventh straight over Gwinnett. The Tides’ pitching staff has posted a remarkable [...]

Norfolk 4, Gwinnett 0

Zach Clark tossed a complete game three-hit shutout to pitch the Tides past the Gwinnett Braves 4-0 in front of 7,704 fans Friday night at Harbor Park. Clark (5-2) was brilliant as he struck out five without walking a batter to help the Tides register their fourth straight win. Over that span, Norfolk has tossed [...]

Sammie Starr Promoted To Norfolk

INF Sammie Starr has been promoted from Delmarva to Norfolk. Starr, 24, was selected in the 34th round by the Orioles in the 2010 draft. Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS 2010 22 Aberdeen NYPL A- BAL 35 [...]

Norfolk 3, Durham 1

Norfolk plated three seventh inning runs to rally past the Durham Bulls 3-1 Thursday night at Harbor Park. The Tides trailed 1-0 and had mustered just one hit through the first six innings against Bulls’ starter Matt Torra (12-7) before breaking through in the decisive seventh frame. Ronny Paulino led off the inning with a [...]

Norfolk Sweeps Twinbill From Durham

Jake Arrieta and Rick Zagone both turned in tremendous starts as the Tides held Durham scoreless over a doubleheader Wednesday night at Harbor Park. In game one, Arrieta allowed two hits and a walk while striking out six to pitch Norfolk to a 1-0 win. He faced just two batters over the minimum in the [...]

Norfolk 5, Charlotte 4

Ryan Flaherty capped a four-hit game with a game-winning home run in the eighth inning, powering Norfolk to a 5-4 win over the Charlotte Knights Sunday night at Harbor Park. Flaherty, who is with the Tides on a Major League rehab assignment after being placed on the disabled list with a bacterial infection, singled in [...]

Charlotte 12, Norfolk 3

Charlotte belted three home runs as they rolled to a 12-3 win over the Tides in front of 8,794 fans Saturday night at Harbor Park. Norfolk entered the contest having allowed the fewest homers in all of Triple-A baseball, but Charlotte used three-run blasts from Jose Lopez and Justin Greene and a solo shot from [...]