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Hammerheads defeat Tortugas, spoil World Turtle Day

May 23, 2018

The Hammerheads spoiled World Turtle Day for the visiting Daytona Tortugas in a 3-1 series clinching victory. Daytona scored its lone run in the fourth inning. The Hammerheads scored all three of its runs with two outs in the fifth inning. Anfernee Seymour singled to bring two men home and was followed

The Hammerheads spoiled World Turtle Day for the visiting Daytona Tortugas in a 3-1 series clinching victory. 
Daytona scored its lone run in the fourth inning. 
The Hammerheads scored all three of its runs with two outs in the fifth inning. Anfernee Seymour singled to bring two men home and was followed by Brian Miller's RBI single. 
Jupiter starter Brady Puckett shined in his team debut. The 22-year-old allowed just one run in seven innings and struck out three. 
The Tortugas, down by two runs in the ninth, had runners on second and third base and no one out. Lukas Schiraldi proceeded to strikeout the next two batters and enduced a game-ending ground ball to seal a Jupiter win. The closer earned his Florida State League leading seventh save in the process. 
Brian Miller went 2-4, raising his season batting average to .329. 
Jupiter will hit the road for a seven game road trip to Bradenton and St. Lucie. Its series with the Marauders will begin on Thursday.