Brevard Edged by Bradenton on Error

Published on May 1, 2013 under Florida State League (FSL1)
Brevard County Manatees News Release


BRADENTON, Fla. - After rallying to tie the game with a four-run sixth inning and having play suspended due to rain, the Brevard County Manatees fell 5-4 to the Bradenton Marauders in ten innings on Wednesday morning.

The Manatees (13-11) committed four errors for the game and the final one by first baseman Nick Ramirez proved to be a game changer.

With runners on second and third and two outs in the bottom of the tenth, reliever Stephen Peterson was ahead of Gregory Polanco with an 0-2 count. Polanco then grounded a ball to Ramirez that he misplayed, which allowed the winning run to score for the Marauders (8-16).

When play began on Tuesday night, Bradenton jumped out to a 4-0 lead through four innings against 'Tees starting pitcher Jed Bradley (2-1, 3.92). All four runs plated by the Marauders off of Bradley came with two outs.

Bradley's night was done after five innings of work and three of the four runs he allowed were earned. The 2011 first round pick yielded four hits and two walks, while striking out four.

Brevard County was finally able to get to Bradenton starting pitcher Adrian Sampson in the top of the sixth as John Dishon led the inning off with a walk. Chadwin Stang followed with a single to put runners on first and third.

Greg Hopkins then singled to left to score Dishon to make it a 4-1 game. Ramirez then stepped in and delivered the big blow on the 1-1 offering from Sampson as he hit a three-run shot to right to tie the game up.

After Bradenton went down in order against Kevin Shackelford in the bottom of the frame, the rain began and the tarp was put on the field. The decision was then made to continue the game on Wednesday morning.

Brevard County had chances to take the lead in both the seventh and eighth innings. In the seventh with two outs, Lance Roenicke was caught stealing third base to end the inning.

In the eighth, the 'Tees had runners on first and second but Cody Hawn struck out swinging to end that threat.

After a perfect ninth inning, Tommy Toledo came out for the tenth and allowed back-to-back singles to Junior Sosa and Alen Hanson after retiring the lead-off hitter.

Hanson would steal second to put runners on second and third with Benji Gonzalez at the plate, but Toledo would punch out Gonzalez looking for the second out.

The lefty Peterson then came on to face the lefty Polanco and it would be Polanco who would win the battle as the Marauders came out on top.

The two through five hitters in Brevard County's line-up led the way at the plate as Hopkins, Ramirez, Cameron Garfield and Hawn all had two hits each.

Despite the loss due to the unearned run, the quartet of Shackelford, Dan Meadows, Toledo and Peterson were solid out of the bullpen. The four combined to allow just two hits and strike out four in 4.2 innings of work.

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