Manatees maul Tigers
Fermaint went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Scott McKnight added two hits, including a run-scoring single during Brevard County's four-run second inning, and two RBIs. Ryan Braun belted his fifth homer of the season in the fifth.
Every starter for the Manatees (19-20) had at least one hit and six players finished with two.
Brevard County starter Yovani Gallardo (3-3) allowed three runs on six hits in six innings to pick up the win. He struck out five and walked two. Jeremy Lewis and Josh Alliston combined for three scoreless innings as the Manatees snapped a three-game losing streak.
Jeffrey Larish went 3-for-4 with a home run and Christopher Robinson had three hits and an RBI to lead the Tigers (22-18).
Lance Davis (1-2) allowed seven runs -- three earned -- on eight hits as Lakeland had a three-game winning streak stopped. --Chip Haunss/MLB.com