FSL1 Charlotte Stone Crabs

Bats Break out in 8-6 Win over Bradenton

Published on May 5, 2018 under Florida State League (FSL1)
Charlotte Stone Crabs News Release


PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - After two straight sluggish games, the Charlotte Stone Crabs' bats broke out Saturday, beating the Bradenton Marauders 8-6 at Charlotte Sports Park.

The Stone Crabs (14-15) were dialed in right away against Bradenton (17-12) starter Oddy Nunez (1-1). With two outs in the top of the first, David Rodriguez doubled to left before Nate Lowe drove him in with a single to center. After a Jesus Sanchez hit moved Lowe to second, Peter Maris pulled a run-scoring single to right to make it 2-0 Charlotte.

Still up by that count in the second, Stone Crabs shortstop Tristan Gray doubled to the wall in center. Miles Mastrobuoni followed by lining a single to right to bring in Gray and give the Stone Crabs a 3-0 lead.

Despite the consistent lead, Charlotte stranded a season-high 11 runners, including nine in the first four innings.

With the score 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth, the Stone Crabs loaded the bases with nobody out before the next two batters were retired. With two outs, Rodriguez stroked a single to center. That brought home two runs before a wild throw to third by Marauders catcher Jason Delay allowed a third run to score and give Charlotte a 6-1 lead.

After Bradenton scored three in the top of the sixth, the Stone Crabs answered back on a two-run home run by Maris to extend the lead to 8-4.

The Marauders got two runs in the ninth, but Charlotte held on to even the series at one.

Stone Crabs starter Brandon Lawson (1-3) went five-plus innings to get the win, allowing three runs on six hits.

The Stone Crabs will go for the series win on Sunday afternoon at 12:35 p.m. Kenny Rosenberg (1-1, 5.01) makes the start for Charlotte against Luis Escobar (1-1, 3.08) of Bradenton. Coverage starts at 12:20 p.m. on the Stone Crabs Baseball Network.

Check out the Charlotte Stone Crabs Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



Florida State League Stories from May 5, 2018


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central