Threshers Blanked in Finale, 5-0
April 18, 2016 - Florida State League (FSL1)
Clearwater Threshers News Release
The Clearwater Threshers saw a four-game winning streak come to an end on Monday, as the Threshers were held off the board in a 5-0 loss to the Jupiter Hammerheads at Roger Dean Stadium.
After outscoring Jupiter 19-1 in the first three games of the series, the Threshers (7-5) were limited to six hits in the series finale.
Cord Sandberg, Carlos Tocci, and Kyle Martin each singled twice, while Jairo Munoz and Joey DeNato combined for 3.1 scoreless innings of relief.
Jupiter (4-8) struck for three runs against starter Will Morris (0-1) in the first inning.
Three consecutive singles by Dexter Kjerstad, Brian Schales, and Brian Anderson loaded the bases with nobody out, and Taylor Ard followed with a line drive single to left. Kjerstad scored on the base hit, while Schales and Anderson crossed on a throwing error by Sandberg in left.
The Hammerheads added another in the third on an RBI groundout by KJ Woods, scoring Schales to make it 4-0 Jupiter. The final tally came across in the fifth on Brad Haynal's RBI single.
Morris would ultimately be charged with five runs - three earned - on nine hits and a walk across 4.2 innings.
Threshers pitchers faced the minimum the rest of the way.
John Norwood singled to start the sixth, but Munoz promptly picked him off first base. In the eighth, Yuniel Ramirez reached on a two-out error by Mitch Walding but was picked off by DeNato to end the inning.
Clearwater returns home to Bright House Field to open up a six-game home stand beginning on Tuesday, as the Threshers welcome in the Daytona Tortugas for a three-game set.
Thomas Eshelman (0-1) toes the rubber against Daytona's Keury Mella (0-2), with first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m. on Dollar Tuesday, presented by Regions Bank. The call can be heard live on the Threshers Broadcast Network beginning at 6:45 p.m.
Florida State League Stories from April 18, 2016
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