Palm Beach Prevails Late Over Florida, 11-7
JUPITER, FLA.: The Florida Fire Frogs led almost the entire way, but the Palm Beach Cardinals hung around and used a six-run eighth inning to escape with a 11-7 win on Tuesday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.
JUPITER, FLA.: The Florida Fire Frogs led almost the entire way, but the Palm Beach Cardinals hung around and used a six-run eighth inning to escape with a 11-7 win on Tuesday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.
The Fire Frogs scored at least a run in six of the nine innings while pounding out 15 hits. Florida led 5-1 going into the bottom of the sixth before the momentum started to turn.
The Florida lead tripled to 3-0 on a bases loaded, two-run base hit from Brown in the third. He ended up going 2-5 on the night.
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Ramos would produce a run for the Frogs on a single in the sixth that scored Harris for the 5-1 Florida edge. He climbed aboard four separate occasions on Tuesday.
The game started to shift in the bottom of the sixth when
Kingham still ended up turning in a quality start, scattering five hits, three earned runs, a walk, and seven strikeouts across six frames.
Florida and Palm Beach traded runs in the seventh.
The Cardinals top prospect went 3-5 with 3 RBIs and two runs scored.
Langhorne plated Sean Michel for a 7-5 Fire Frogs edge going to the bottom of the eighth.
Things didn't go smoothly for RHP
Hartman (0-5) yielded six runs on three hits and three walks to draw the losing end of the decision.
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NEXT UP: Florida hopes to rebound on Wednesday evening at the Dean at 6:30 pm. The Fire Frogs starter will be determined tomorrow. RHP
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.