'Tees Snap Skid in Twin Bill Opener

Published on July 14, 2012 under Florida State League (FSL1)
Brevard County Manatees News Release


BRADENTON, Fla. - The Brevard County Manatees knocked around the second overall pick of the 2010 draft Jameson Taillon, as they defeated the Bradenton Marauders 7-5 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday night at McKechnie Field.

The 'Tees (11-10 second half, 40-49 overall) scored six runs in 4.2 innings against Taillon, who gave up six hits and walked four. In his only other start against Brevard, the 2012 Futures Game participant allowed four runs in six innings of work to suffer the loss back on June 2.

Brevard County jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on a two-out RBI single by Brock Kjeldgaard that plated Nick Shaw.

Manatees starting pitcher Brooks Hall (3-3, 4.07) got through the first two innings fine, before the Marauders (13-9, 42-50) plated three on Hall in the third. Hall allowed back-to-back lead-off singles before committing a throwing error on a sacrifice bunt attempt by Gift Ngoepe that tied the game.

Hall then allowed back-to-back RBI singles to Mel Rojas and Alex Dickerson as Bradenton took a 3-1 lead. It could have gotten worse for Hall and the 'Tees but Carlos Paulino flew out to right and John Dishon gunned down Rojas at home for the double play.

Brevard answered right back in the fourth against Taillon as Hector Gomez led off the inning by getting hit by a pitch. Gomez then came home on a triple to right by Shea Vucinich which cut Bradenton's lead to 3-2. Joey Paciorek then grounded out to plate Vucinich and tie the game.

Dishon then came to the plate and reached on a bunt single to third. After a Reggie Keen fly out and with Nick Shaw batting, Dishon stole second and third and then came home on a RBI single by Shaw as the Manatees retook the lead 4-3.

The 'Tees would add two more against Taillon before the night ended thanks to a RBI single by Vucinich and a RBI double by Joey Paciorek that gave Brevard a 6-3 lead.

Following the top of the fifth, there was a 45 minute rain delay which effectively ended Hall's night on the hill. Hall went four innings and allowed three runs - two earned - on five hits. He walked two and struck out two, but was not able to qualify for the win.

Greg Holle took the mound when play resumed and threw a scoreless fifth, but ran into trouble in the sixth as he allowed two runs on three hits as the Marauders cut Brevard's lead to 6-5.

The Manatees were able to get an insurance run in the seventh thanks to a RBI single by Pacoriek. Casey Medlen came on in the bottom of the inning and allowed the lead-off runner to reach on an error, but he would retire the side from there for his 11th save of the season as Brevard snapped a four-game losing streak.

The bottom of the order got the job done for Brevard as Vucinich, Paciorek and Dishon combined to go 5-for-11 with three runs scored and five RBI. Four of the Manatees seven RBI came with two outs and the 'Tees went 5-for-12 with runners in scoring position.

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