Deal Downs Jupiter in Saturday's Game One, 2-0
Published on August 3, 2019 under Florida State League (FSL1)
Florida Fire Frogs News Release
JUPITER, FLA.: LHP Hayden Deal and the Florida Fire Frogs dodged raindrops through the final two innings but plowed through to secure a 2-0 victory against the Jupiter Hammerheads in Saturday afternoon's game one of a double header at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.
The contest began with a 77-minute delay due to rain in the area and sloppy field conditions. Once the seven-inning game got underway, it elapsed just 92 minutes.
Deal (4-9) earned his second complete game of his career and received his first win since June 4 at Fort Myers. He faced 26 batters on Saturday, scattering five hits and a walk with six punch outs while firing an economical 76 pitches, 55 for strikes.
Six of the nine Fire Frogs in the order had a hit. Logan Brown bumped his hitting streak to five straight games. Riley Delgado moved his hit streak to three and on-base streak to seven with a knock. Andrew Moritz swatted 1-3 and has now recorded a base hit in seven consecutive assignments.
Moritz singled in the sixth three batters ahead of Jefrey Ramos. With two down, he smacked a two-run home run off RHP Cason Sherrod for his eighth long ball of the season and first since June 2 to put the Fire Frogs in front, 2-0.
Sherrod (0-2) gave up two hits and two runs in the sixth to take the loss.
Rehabbing Marlins pitcher RHP Austin Brice tossed a scoreless first inning with two Ks for the Hammerheads. RHP Taylor Braley surrendered four hits but no runs over four frames. RHP Colton Hock spun a scoreless seventh.
Jerar Encarnacion and Demetrius Sims went 2-3 at the dish for Jupiter. Sims doubled in the seventh for the Hammerheads to notch their only extra-base hit of the contest. However, Deal buckled down to get the final two outs of the game while stranding him in scoring position.
NEXT UP: Game two of Saturday's scheduled double header was pushed back to Sunday morning. Two seven-inning games will be played at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium beginning at 11 a.m. A 30-minute break will take place in between the contests.
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