Tough tenth sinks Hammerheads
Despite taking an early 4-1 lead, the Jupiter Hammerheads let the series finale against the Mets slip away from them with an extra-inning 7-4 loss. Jupiter started out strong with a single from lead-off hitter Víctor Víctor Mesa. Tristan Pompey quickly followed with a line drive RBI triple to left.
Despite taking an early 4-1 lead, the Jupiter Hammerheads let the series finale against the Mets slip away from them with an extra-inning 7-4 loss.
Jupiter started out strong with a single from lead-off hitter
Prado's major league presence was felt at third, as he made several tough plays, totalling seven assists for Jupiter which helped keep the Mets at bay early on. At shortstop, Sims also had a good day fielding-wise with six assists. Additionally, Mesa provided two outfield assists from center.
The Hammerheads added to their total with a double from
St. Lucie came back with a run in the third and two runs in the fifth off a solo homer and balk to make it a 4-3 game.
Those three runs were credited to
Coming in as a reliever, Miami Marlin
Although the Hammerheads had a promising start, the Mets ran away with it in extra innings, hitting a 3-run RBI double in the tenth to take a 7-4 lead, which held as the final score.
Jupiter plays as the visiting team tomorrow against the Palm Beach Cardinals in a 6:30pm game at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.