Bradenton Ends April with a Win

April 30, 2017 - Florida State League (FSL1)
Bradenton Marauders News Release

Port Charlotte, FL - The Marauders (13-11) closed April with a winning record by topping the Stone Crabs ( 9-14) 4-2 at Charlotte Sports Park on Sunday afternoon. RHP Mitch Keller (W, 2-1) fired seven scoreless innings and struck out nine for the win. The Marauders did most of their scoring in the second inning. RF Jerrick Suiter led off with a double to right field. 1B Danny Arribas brought in Suiter with a one-out triple, then scored on a single by CF Alfredo Reyes. Reyes swiped second and scored on a two-out knock by SS Cole Tucker. 2B Mitchell Tolman added an RBI single in the fourth. RHP Bret Helton got the final six outs while surrendering two runs. UP NEXT: The Marauders open a seven game home stand with a game against the St. Lucie Mets...First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m... LHP Taylor Hearn will be on the mound for Bradenton...Live streaming audio will be available on Braden- tonMarauders.com, TuneIn Radio, and the MiLB First Pitch App...Live video will be available to MiLB.tv subscribers. WIN: Mitch Keller (2-1) LOSS: Michael Velasquez (0-3) SAVE: HR: ATTENDANCE: 956 TIME OF GAME: 2:26 NOTES: The game began at 12:34 p.m. under sunny skies, 87 degrees, wind blowing 17 mph from R to L... Charlotte is now 1-6 against the Ma- rauders this season... Keller finished one strikeout shy of his career high...Trace Tam Sing was released prior to the game...John Bormann was called up to the Pirates prior to the game.

TOP PERFORMERS BRD: Mitch Keller...7.0 IP (W), 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K CHA: Jake Cronenworth...2-for-4, 24-game hitting streak

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