Fire Frogs and Stone Crabs Split Thursday Double Header to Close Season
PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA.: With Hurricane Dorian forcing an abrupt end to Florida and the FSL's season, the Fire Frogs split a double header with the Charlotte Stone Crabs, winning, 3-2, in game one and falling, 4-1, in game two, on Thursday evening at Charlotte Sports Park.
PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA.: With Hurricane Dorian forcing an abrupt end to Florida and the FSL's season, the Fire Frogs split a double header with the Charlotte Stone Crabs, winning, 3-2, in game one and falling, 4-1, in game two, on Thursday evening at Charlotte Sports Park.
Game 1: RHP
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Strotman received a no-decision, allowing one run on three hits across five frames.
Florida went ahead on a sacrifice fly in the sixth from Wilkins, plating Langhorne to make it 2-1.
Langhorne would notch a sacrifice fly of his own in the seventh for an important insurance tally, plating
Langhorne slashed 2-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
The first three men reached against Hartman in the seventh to load the bases full of Stone Crabs.
Top MiLB prospect
RHP
Game 2: RHP
The complete game from Wilson added to the Fire Frogs MiLB-leading total which now stands at 11, five more than any other Minor League team.
A single from
A one-out walk to
Soria swatted 2-3, finishing the season going 5-7 over his final two games. The Fire Frogs were held to just three hits in the night cap.
The Stone Crabs pieced together three baserunners each in the fifth and the sixth to extend their lead.
Palomaki and Rutherford notched multi-hit efforts for the Stone Crabs in game two.
Rosenblum-Larson hurled three stanzas of one-run, two-hit baseball to start the contest. RHP
Game 2 Box Score: https://www.milb.com/gameday/fire-frogs-vs-stone-crabs/2019/08/29/572485#game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore,game=572485
NEXT UP: With the impending arrival of Hurricane Dorian to the state, the Florida State League has cancelled all remaining regular season contests that were supposed to be played Friday-Sunday. The postseason contests have been cancelled as well. Florida was originally scheduled to begin their final series against the Palm Beach Cardinals in Jupiter at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on Friday evening.
The Florida Fire Frogs again want to extend our gratitude to Osceola County for three amazing years. We wish for the safety of all Floridians and everyone else who will be affected by Dorian.
About the Florida Fire Frogs
The Florida Fire Frogs are the Advanced-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and compete in the Florida State League. The Fire Frogs play their home games at Osceola County Stadium, located at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla. For more information, please visit www.FloridaFireFrogs.com, and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube.