FSL1 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels

Miracle Roll to 8-2 Win Over Manatees, Win Third Straight

Published on May 26, 2006 under Florida State League (FSL1)
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FORT MYERS, FL - Good teams take advantage of mistakes by the opposition and the Fort Myers Miracle are shaping into a good team as they defeated the Brevard County Manatees 8-2 on Friday night at Hammond Stadium.

With the Miracle trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning Korey Feiner led off with a single to right. Deacon Burns then walked to put runners at first and second. Alexi Casilla attempted to sacrifice them over, but Feiner was thrown out at third. Garrett Guzman then ripped a ball that went right through the legs of the third baseman Ryan Braun which allowed Burns to score and tie the game at two. That was the opening the Miracle needed to capitalize on and after Kyle Geiger walked to load the bases, Kevin West hit a sac fly and Matt Tolbert singled home Guzman to make it 4-2.

The Miracle, who improved to a season best 28-20, added four insurance runs in the eighth. They loaded the bases when Trevor Plouffe led off with a double off the left field wall, Feiner walked and with one out Casilla singled. Guzman added a sac fly and Geiger followed with an RBI single. Kevin West then ripped a two run double to right for the finishing touches.

Miracle starter Kevin Slowey, who had walked just three hitters in 54.1 innings and haldn't walked anyone in 33.1 innings entering play, struggled with his control for the first time this season. Slowey, however, didn't allow the Manatees much. In the second he gave up a lead off double to Brendan Katin who advanced to third on a ground out and scored when Hasan Rasheed's grounder was misplayed by Casilla.

The Miracle tied it in the fifth when Burns reached on an infield single, stole second and scored on Guzman's double.

Slowey made one mistake in the seventh giving up just his second homer of the season, a solo shot to Josh Murray, his second of the season to give the Manatees a 2-1 lead. Slowey went 6.1 innings allowing two runs on three hits while walking three and striking out five.

The Miracle now head to Ed Smith Stadium on Saturday for a 5:00 p.m. game against the Sarasota Reds. The Miracle send LHP Kyle Aselton (4-1, 3.50) to the hill against Reds LHP Camilo Vazquez (2-1, 3.38).

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