Hammerheads Drop Home Opener
The Home Opener for the Hammerheads had anticipation on and off the field. Star Wars night and the debut of RHP Robert Dugger, who was acquired in the off-season trade with the Seattle Mariners for INF Dee Gordan, were the two main focal points. In the bottom of the first
The Home Opener for the Hammerheads had anticipation on and off the field. Star Wars night and the debut of RHP
In the bottom of the first inning, the Hammerheads bats fired off back-to-back singles. Following was a
Palm Beach would tie the game in the 2nd inning. Dugger would hold the Cardinals in check through the first five innings, but would run into some trouble in the 6th. A slider that caught too much of the plate was ripped for a triple. The next batter,
Jupiter would get a run back in the bottom half of the 7th, as
After allowing an 8th inning run,
However, the Cardinals bats wouldn't go to sleep in the 9th, plating three runners to take a 7-3 commanding lead.
In the Hammerheads last at bat, they showed a legitimate threat with the bases loaded after three consecutive walks and only one out, but were unable to score as the final two batters of the game struck out.
Center Fielder,
As a team, the Hammerheads tallied eight hits and four walks, but were just 2-12 with RISP and left 10 runners on base.
The Hammerheads (1-2) look to bounce back tomorrow for game 2 against the Palm Beach Cardinals at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium before heading on a seven game road trip to Clearwater and Dayton. First pitch is set for 1pm.
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L- Robert Dugger (0-1)
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