MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -Viera, FL) After two days of boredom while watching torrential rains douse Space Coast Stadium, the Brevard County Manatees are sure to be even more frustrated after being swept in Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Charlotte Stone Crabs. The Stone Crabs won the two games, 2-1 in Game 1, and 3-1 in Game 2, despite being outhit by Brevard County in both games. Sloppy fielding ruined two masterful pitching performances from Evan Anundsen (6-4) and Jeremy Jeffress (1-1), who each took a loss in a complete game effort.

In Game 1, the Stone Crabs scored both of their runs in the fifth inning. Ryan Royster singled in the first run on a slow grounder to shortstop Brent Brewer. The second run came in on Christian Lopez’s sacrifice bunt, when Evan Anundsen’s throw home was late and too wide for Martin Maldonado to handle. The Manatees rebounded with a run in the sixth inning, but their rally fell short when Zelous Wheeler was left stranded at second base in the seventh inning. Jesse Darcy (1-5) recorded his first win for Charlotte, and Matt Gorgen earned his ninth save.

In Game 2, Jeremy Jeffress pitched well enough to win most games, but was done in by two key sequences. In the second inning, two consecutive pitches went for a passed ball and a wild pitch, allowing Greg Sexton to go from first to third. Sexton scored when John Matulia’s grounder found an opening through the middle of the Manatees’ infield, which was drawn in. With one out in the seventh inning of a tie game, Sergio Miranda botched a ground ball which could have been an inning-ending double play for the Manatees. Ian Paxton made the Manatees pay for the mistake, blasting a two-out, two-run double to give Charlotte the 3-1 lead. All three of the runs allowed by Jeffress were unearned. The only run scored by Brevard County came on a Lee Haydel home run to lead off the first inning. Justin Garcia (5-0) picked up the win in relief for Charlotte, extending his perfect record.

The two teams meet for another doubleheader Wednesday morning, with Game 1 starting at 11:00am. Depending on the length of the games, the teams could complete the extremely rare feat of playing four games in a 24-hour span.

 

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