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Brevard County Takes Advantage of Cubs Miscues To Earn Victory

Published on August 20, 2009 under Florida State League (FSL1)
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DAYTONA - Behind three errors and eight walks by the Daytona Cubs, the Brevard County Manatees dealt the Cubs their third loss in four games with a 10-2 victory.

The Manatees gift-wrapped a couple of runs for Daytona in the bottom of the fourth inning. Second baseman Nathan Samson got the inning going with a one-out double down the left field line. Jake Opitz followed with a walk to put runners at first and second. Manatees shortstop Brent Brewer bobbled a taylor made double-play ball off the bat of Brandon Guyer to load the bases. Brewer had another opportunity to end the inning with a double play on a ground ball by Jonathan Wyatt, but his throw to second was errant and Samson came into give the Cubs a 1-0 lead. Manatees starter Michael Bowman (4-4) then walked Mark Reed with the bases loaded to bring in the second run of the inning.

The Manatees got one of the runs back thanks to a Cubs error. Catcher Anderson De La Rosa led off the sixth inning with a double to the gap. He advanced to third on a Logan Schafer ground ball to second. Cubs first baseman Mark Reed could not hold onto a good throw from Nathan Samson and that allowed De La Rosa to come home.

Brevard County kept it going in the sixth inning as Cubs starter James Leverton (8-11) walked the bases loaded with one out. The lefty then hit Chris Errecart to tie the game at two. The Manatees were not done though, as left fielder Lee Haydel singled up the middle to score two more runs and chase Leverton from the ball game.

Jose Pina came in and could not keep the Manatees down. Third baseman Zelous Wheeler brought Errecart in with a sacrifice fly to right field and then a wild pitch by Pina allowed Haydel to come in for the sixth run of the inning.

The Cubs miscues continued in the top of the eigth. After a leadoff single by Haydel, Wheeler reached on an error by Opitz at third. Brent Brewer then grounded to Reed at first, but Reed attempted to nail Wheeler at second and threw the ball into left field which allowed Haydel to come around and score.

Dan McDaniel came in to relieve Pina, but could not find a way to shut down the Manatees. De La Rosa singled to left to load the bases for the Manatees. Schafer singled down the third baseline as Wheeler and Brewer both score to make it a 9-2 ball game. With one away Caleb Gindl hit a sacrifice fly to right field an drove home De La Rosa. The Cubs will continue their series against the Manatees Friday, August 21 at Space Coast Stadium. First pitch will be at 7:05 p.m. All the action can be heard on the home of the Daytona Cubs AM 1340 WORD, with the pregame show beginning at 6:45 p.m.

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