Henley, Lewis Homer Back-to-Back, but Jupiter Pulls Away Late in 7-2 Win

JUPITER, Fla. – Back-to-back home runs from Kyle Henley and Tyson Lewis brought Daytona back within a run midway through the game, but the Jupiter Hammerheads answered late to hand the Tortugas a 7-2 loss Friday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Daytona fell to 14-29 overall and 5-17 on the road after dropping its 10th game in 13 meetings against Jupiter this season.

The Rundown

Justin Henschel turned in the longest outing of his professional career, working 4.1 innings while allowing three runs and tying a career high with two strikeouts. The Hammerheads broke through first in the fourth inning.

After Andres Valor walked and stole second, a wild pitch moved him to third before Emilio Barreras lifted a sacrifice fly to left to open the scoring and give Jupiter a 1-0 lead.

Jupiter added on in the fifth. Singles and walks loaded the bases before Dominic Scheffler entered in relief. Abrahan Ramirez worked a bases-loaded walk before Barreras was hit by a pitch to force in another run, extending the Hammerheads advantage to 3-0.

The Tortugas answered immediately in the sixth.

With two outs, Henley turned on a pitch and drove it down the left-field line for his first home run of the season. Two pitches later, Lewis followed with a blast to right-center field as Daytona pulled within 3-2.

Jupiter responded in the bottom half. A walk and single put pressure back on Daytona before another bases-loaded walk to Ramirez restored a two-run lead at 4-2.

The Hammerheads pulled away in the eighth.

Three straight Jupiter baserunners loaded the bases before Barreras lined a two-run single through the infield to cap a three-run frame and stretch the lead to 7-2. Daytona put two runners aboard in the ninth, but could not mount a comeback.

Stat of the Game

2 — Daytona hit back-to-back home runs for the second time this season as Henley and Lewis connected on consecutive solo shots in the sixth inning. The last Tortugas back-to-back home runs came April 28 against Fort Myers when Jacob Friend and Bernard Moon homered consecutively.

Notes

• Daytona fell to 14-29 overall and 5-17 on the road.

• The Tortugas have now lost 10 of 13 games against Jupiter this season.

• Daytona dropped to 2-8 on the road trip.

• The Tortugas fell to 5-6 against left-handed starters.

• Daytona dropped to 1-19 when trailing after seven innings.

• The Tortugas moved to 7-11 when hitting a home run.

• Daytona dropped to 3-23 when scoring fewer than five runs.

• The Tortugas fell to 2-25 when being outhit.

• Henley hit his first home run of the season and extended his on-base streak to 12 games.

• Rafhlmil Torres extended his on-base streak to 10 games.

• Bernard Moon's 14 doubles continue to lead the Florida State League.

• Henschel made the longest outing of his professional career and tied his career high with two strikeouts.

• Daytona struck out 12 times offensively.

• Henry Hunter was ejected immediately following the end of the game in the ninth inning.

Next Up

The Tortugas continue their series against Jupiter on Saturday, May 22. First pitch from Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium is scheduled for 6 p.m.