Pinto Powers Comeback Win Over Miracle
Tonight's game story was written by students in the Humber College Sports Management Program visiting from Toronto.The Dunedin Blue Jays pick up their second win in a row with a 8-6 victory over the Fort Myers Miracle on Wing Night. Despite an early 5-0 decifit within the first 3 innings,
Tonight's game story was written by students in the Humber College Sports Management Program visiting from Toronto.
The Dunedin Blue Jays pick up their second win in a row with a 8-6 victory over the Fort Myers Miracle on Wing Night. Despite an early 5-0 decifit within the first 3 innings, the Blue Jays were able to mount a comeback with 11 hits and 8 runs thanks to a 2-run home run by
"It makes it easier to pitch when you're surrounded by a great group of guys who play good defence behind you," Cheshire said after the game.
The Miracle jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first inning, but the Blue Jays were able to answer back scoring 3 in the bottom of the 3rd inning with a 2-run double by Joshua Palacios and a sac fly by
From that point on, the Blue Jays continued to put pressure on the Miracle and had a big 7th inning, taking their first lead of the game with Pinto's 2-run HR. They were also able to add insurance runs with Clemens' RBI triple and a fielding error made by second baseman Blakenhorn which allowed Clemens to score.