Fire Frogs Play Spoiler Against Hammerheads on Monday Night
JUPITER, Fla. (June 18, 2018) - The Florida Fire Frogs' offense picked up where it left off before the All-Star break, by jumping all over the Jupiter Hammerheads in a 7-0 victory at Roger Dean Stadium on Monday night. The win hampers Jupiter's chances at winning the South division, placing
JUPITER, Fla. (June 18, 2018) - The Florida Fire Frogs' offense picked up where it left off before the All-Star break, by jumping all over the Jupiter Hammerheads in a 7-0 victory at Roger Dean Stadium on Monday night. The win hampers Jupiter's chances at winning the South division, placing the Miami Marlins' affiliate 2.5 games back, with two games to play in the first half. The Palm Beach Cardinals have three games remaining against the Daytona Tortugas after Monday's contest at Jackie Robinson Ballpark was rained out.
Florida (29-35) took until
After a strikeouts to
The Fire Frogs went deep again in the sixth when
The seven-run cushion was more than plenty of room for
The third-year pro has handled the Hammerheads through two starts this season, limiting the opposition to two runs on nine hits, a walk and eight strikeouts in 15 innings (1.20 ERA).
The Fire Frogs will look to knock the Hammerheads out of contention in game two of the three-game set on Tuesday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. LHP
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.
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