FSL1 Jupiter Hammerheads

Jupiter Leaves 11 on Base in 6-1 Defeat

Published on June 1, 2010 under Florida State League (FSL1)
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It took an inning for Bryan Evans to settle in, but once he did, the rust came off quickly. The same couldn't be said for the Hammerheads bats, which left 11 men on base in a 6-1 loss to Brevard County.

As if pitching at his third level in just seven days wasn't hard enough, rain pushed back Evans' first pitch by an hour and thirteen minutes. It didn't take nearly as long for Brevard to pounce, as the Manatees didn't hit into a non-sacrifice out until their #9 hitter. The first inning saw just about as many outcomes as there are in baseball: hits, walks, a hit-by-pitch, a reach on an error, an intentional walk, a sacrifice fly, a groundout and a strikeout. But the only outcome that truly matter are the 4 runs the Manatees scored that inning.

From there, however, Evans kept things quiet. After a ground-rule double to lead off the 2nd inning, the right-hander didn't give up a hit for another 16 batters, until Josh Prince's single led off the 7th inning.

Going into that frame, the score was still 4-1, with Jake Smolinski's double in the 1st inning setting him up to score on Ben Lasater's single. But Lasater wouldn't move beyond first base, the first of five straight innings in which the Hammerheads left a man on base. In fact, despite only having the one run to show for it, all nine Jupiter starters reached base.

But after that 7th inning began to get away from Evans, with Brevard chasing him to the tune of two more runs, Jupiter put together its most promising comeback attempt. After two quick outs, Brevard's Brandon Ritchie began to experience control issues. He hit catcher Jose Ceballos, tossed a wild pitch that allowed Ceballos to reach second, and then walked each of the next two batters to load the bases. But Smolinski couldn't keep the rally going, flying out to end the inning.

It would be a similar tale in the 8th and 9th innings for Jupiter. In each, wild pitches would advance runners into scoring position, but strikeouts would ensure no runs scored. In the 8th, again with two outs already gone, Chris Dunn singled and advanced, with Thomas Hickman walking behind him. Both would be stranded by Jeremy Synan's strikeout.

In the final frame, Ceballos actually got things started early, with a lead-off single. After a pop-out, he advanced on the wild pitch. But consecutive strikeouts by Daniel Pertusati and Smolinski would end the game, with the Hammerheads having left men on base in all but one inning, stranding six over the final three frames.

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