FSL1 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels

Miracle Sweep Reds With 8-4 Victory, Improve to 4-0

Published on April 9, 2006 under Florida State League (FSL1)
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FORT MYERS, FL (April 9, 2006) - The 2006 version of the Fort Myers Miracle are chasing the likes of Joe Mauer, Jason Kubel, Glen Perkins and Denard Span. The first two played on the 2003 club that started off 5-0 and the latter two were on last year's team which began 6-0. This season's team is making a name for itself by running their record to 4-0 with an 8-4 victory over the Sarasota Reds on Sunday afternoon at Hammond Stadium.

The Miracle took advantage of five Reds errors and pounded out 13 hits en route to their victory. In the first, Erold Andrus walked with one out. He went to third on a single by David Winfree and then scored on Jeremy Pickrel's single.

In the second the Miracle scored a pair of runs when Luke Hughes led off with a double. He went to third when Kyle Geiger struck out, but reached on a wild pitch. Two outs later Alexi Casilla singled home Hughes and Geiger scored on a single from Trevor Plouffe.

In the third Pickrel tripled to right-center and scored when the relay throw to third went into the dugout.

The Reds finally got to Miracle starter Kyle Aselton in the fourth. Jay Garthwaite got the Reds on the board with a solo homer. With two outs Cody Straight reached on Luke Hughes' throwing error, stole second and scored on Trevor Lawhorn's single. The Reds tied the game in the fifth on a two run single by Garthwaite.

The Miracle capitalized on another Reds error in the seventh. With one out Andrus reached on an error. Winfree followed with a single and Pickrel loaded the bases with a bunt single. Hughes singled to center to drive home a pair of runs. The Miracle added two insurance runs in the eighth on a two run double from Winfree. He finished the day 3-5, with a double and two RBI and a run scored. Pickrel went 3-4 with a triple and RBI and a run scored while Hughes was 2-3 with a double and two RBI and a run scored.

The Miracle now take their undefeated record on the road and take on the Tampa Yankees in a three game series beginning Monday night at 7:00 p.m. The Miracle send LHP John Thomas (NR) to the hill against LHP Zach Kroenke (NR).

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