Garrett twirls gem as Jumbo Shrimp shutout Space Cowboys

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp blanked the Sugar Land Space Cowboys 2-0 Sunday afternoon at VyStar Ballpark behind an impressive pitching performance from starter Braxton Garrett and the bullpen.

Garrett twirled 4.2 shutout innings and struck out eight while allowing just two walks and two hits. Jake Walkinshaw (W, 1-0) earned the win for Jacksonville (3-6) thanks to 2.1 scoreless innings with three strikeouts. Jack Ralston and Josh White (SV, 1) kept Sugar Land off the board across the final two innings.

Miguel Ullola (L, 1-1) earned the loss for Sugar Land (6-3) while allowing just one run through four frames on three walks and eight punchouts.

Jacksonville plated both its runs in the bottom of the fifth after Jared Serna led off the inning with a walk, Ethan O’Donnell singled and Matthew Etzel pulled a single to right field to plate Serna. One batter later, Deyvison De Los Santos brought in O’Donnell on an infield single to push the score to 2-0.

The Jumbo Shrimp hit the road for six games against the Norfolk Tides. The series begins Tuesday with Jacksonville right-hander Ryan Gusto (0-1, 5.40) scheduled to start on the mound.

Coverage begins at 6:20 p.m. on ESPN 690 and espn690.com with first pitch Tuesday set for 6:35 p.m.

ABOUT THE JUMBO SHRIMP: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins and compete in the International League. The 2025 International League and Triple-A National Champions, the Jumbo Shrimp call VyStar Ballpark home for baseball but also a wide variety of additional community focused events with a goal of providing Affordable, Family, FUN to Northeast Florida. Winners of many marketing and sales awards and recognition since the team was rebranded prior to the 2017 season, the Jumbo Shrimp continually lead the state of Florida in attendance across all minor league professional sports organizations.