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Brevard's bats baffled by Bradenton 'Tees strike out 14 times in 4-1 loss to Marauders By Frank Longobardo / Brevard County Manatees BRADENTON, Fla. - The Brevard County Manatees dropped its first game of inter-division play in 2013 as they were defeated 4-1, by the Bradenton Marauders on Sunday evening at McKechnie Field in Bradenton. The 'Tees (12-11) were held in check offensively by Bradenton (8-15) starting pitcher Nick Kingham. Kingham threw six shutout innings and allowed just three hits, while setting a new single-game Marauders' record with 13 strikeouts. The Marauders got on the board first in the fifth inning. Willy Garcia led off the frame by reaching on an infield single and then advancing to second on a throwing error by shortstop Yadiel Rivera. Two batters later, Taylor Lewis singled to right to plate Garcia and Garcia advanced to third on a fielding error by right fielder Dionis Hinojosa. Manatees starting pitcher David Goforth (1-3, 2.74) was able to get out of the jam as Lewis was retired at third on a fielder's choice and then Alex Hanson popped out to Cameron Garfield to end the inning. Goforth went six innings and allowed just the one unearned run on four hits and two walks. In the last five games, Manatees' starting pitchers have allowed just one earned run in 28 innings of work. Bradenton padded its lead against Brevard's bullpen as a two-out double by Carlos Mesa off of Andre Lamontagne in the seventh made it a 2-0 game. The Marauders scored two more off of Matt Miller in the eighth on four hits. From the first to the eighth inning, the Manatees had just three runners get past first base. Brevard County scored its only run in the top of the ninth on a RBI double from Cody Hawn. Hawn along with Garfield had two hits each in the loss for the 'Tees. Garfield is hitting .368 (7-for-19) in his last five games. Brevard County and Bradenton will be back in action at McKechnie Field on Monday night beginning at 6:30 p.m. Southpaw Brent Suter (0-1, 1.80 with Class-A Wisconsin) will be getting the start in his debut for the Manatees. The Marauders will send Matt Benedict (0-3, 3.66) to the mound.

Final: Brevard County 1 Bradenton 4 Bradenton Game Story Bradenton, Fla. - Nick Kingham (W, 2-2) set a new Marauders' franchise record by striking out 13 Brevard County Manatees in a 4-1 Marauders win. Kingham accomplished the feat in six scoreless innings, yielding only three singles, and no walks. Kingham started the game with three swinging strikeouts in the first inning. He surrendered back-to-back singles in the second inning, but with two on and nobody out he got a fly out from Yadiel Rivera, then struck out two more Manatees. He proceeded to strike out two batters in each inning before being lifted after six. Of the 13 strikeouts, 10 were swinging and three were looking. The previous record was held by Matt McSwain, who struck out 11 Jupiter Hammerheads over six innings on April 18, 2011. The record 12th strikeout for Kingham came on a controversial check-swing foul tip call on Brevard County leadoff man Brandon Macias for the first out of the sixth inning. Macias checked his swing, but after the umpires conferenced they ruled that the ball had contacted the bat and been caught by Jacob Stallings. After a fly out by Greg Hopkins, Nick Ramirez went down swinging for the 13th strikeout. David Goforth (L, 1-3) matched zeroes with Kingham until the fifth. Willy Garcia singled in the infield to lead off the inning and moved to second on a throwing error on the play. Taylor Lewis singled home Garcia. It was the first time the Marauders had scored the first run at home in 12 tries this season. Carlos Mesa added an RBI-double off Andre LaMontagne in the seventh to stretch the lead to 2-0. Jose Osuna and Garcia each drove in a run in the eighth to stretch the lead to 4-0. The Manatees scored and put the tying runs on against Zac Fuesser in the ninth, but Emmanuel De Leon induced a game ending 6-4-3 double play from Chadwin Stang to end the game. Game two of the series is Monday night at 6:30 p.m. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Matt Benedict will start for the Marauders against Brent Suter for Brevard County. Brevard County Box Score Brevard hitters struck out 14 times in this one, while walking just twice. Brandon Macias and Nick Ramirez each fanned three times. As a team the Manatees have whiffed 207 times through the first 23 games. That far and away leads the Florida State League. Cameron Garfield was on base three times. He singled twice and drew a walk. Cody Hawn was 2-4 with a double. Greg Hopkins, Chadwin Stang and John Dishon had the other BC hits. Stang stole his eighth base and Dishon recorded another outfield assist. Garfield, Dionis Hinojosa and Yadiel Rivera each committed an error. Rivera had 22 errors in 126 games last year. This year he already has 10 through the first 23 games. David Goforth deserved a better fate. He gave up just one unearned run in six innings of work. He struck out four. Andre Lamontagne allowed one run in an inning of work, and Matt Miller surrendered two runs, one earned, on four hits in his inning. Brevard County Play-By-Play The Manatees loaded up the bases in the ninth and had the go-ahead run at the plate, but could only push across one run Brevard County Top of the 9th Gregory Hopkins singles on a ground ball to third baseman Benji Gonzalez. Nick Ramirez lines out to center fielder Gregory Polanco. Cameron Garfield walks. Gregory Hopkins to 2nd. Cody Hawn doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Gregory Polanco. Gregory Hopkins scores. Cameron Garfield to 3rd. Pitching Change: Emmanuel De Leon replaces Zac Fuesser. Yadiel Rivera walks. Chadwin Stang grounds into a double play, shortstop Alen Hanson to second baseman Dan Gamache to first baseman Jose Osuna. Yadiel Rivera out at 2nd.

'Tees can't sweep Jays, fall in extras Brevard rallies to tie game in eighth, but loses 5-3 in ten By Andy Towne / Brevard County Manatees VIERA, Fla. - After rallying to tying the game in the eighth inning, the Brevard County Manatees' bid to sweep the first place Dunedin Blue Jays was thwarted thanks to two runs in the top of the tenth in a 5-3 defeat on Saturday night at Space Coast Stadium. Dunedin (15-7) relied on a strong pitching performance from 2011 American League All-Star Ricky Romero, who was making his first start at any level this season. The lefty allowed just one run after Brandon Macias tripled and scored to give the Manatees (12-10), a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Macias finished with four hits to match a career-high, including three off of Dunedin's starter. Romero was lifted after seven innings with no walks, yielding only five hits while he struck out four hitters in the no-decision. Brooks Hall (2-1, 1.59) also did not factor into the decision, though the only two runs he allowed were recorded as unearned. He scattered three hits and walked a season-high four batters with two strikeouts. Both runs came across when K.C. Hobson smashed a grounder past first baseman Nick Ramirez, who was charged with an error on the play. Dunedin extended their lead to 3-1 in the top of the eighth, when Andy Burns doubled, stole third and then scored on a sacrifice fly. In the bottom of that inning, Dionis Hinojosa led off with a walk followed by a John Dishon walk. They executed a double steal with Greg Hopkins at the plate before Hopkins drove them in with a single to center to tie the game. On to the tenth, Hopkins also made a stellar leaping grab to rob Matt Newman of a base hit for the second out with the bases loaded. However, Marcus Knecht made up for it with a two-run double to make it 5-3. Tyler Cravy took the loss as he allowed 2 runs in 1.1 innings, as Kevin Shackelford allowed the double to Knecht that allowed the runners he inherited from Cravy to score. Brevard County will hit the road for a seven-game road trip that begins on Sunday at 5:05 p.m. for the first of four games against the Bradenton Marauders (7-15). David Goforth (1-2, 3.71), who was roughed up in his last start, will toe the rubber for the 'Tees. The Marauders will counter with Nick Kingham (1-2, 3.92) on the mound. Brevard Audio Highlights

Final: Dunedin 5 Brevard County 3 Brevard County Box Score Big night for Brandon Macias who was a perfect 4-4 with a triple. It's been a rough start to the season for Macias, but he's now batting .333 over his last ten games. Dionis Hinojosa had two hits for the Manatees and stole his fourth base. Yadiel Rivera was on base twice with a single and a hit by pitch. Greg Hopkins and Nick Ramirez had the other two BC hits. Another good start for Brooks Hall, who has been the ace of the Manatees staff to this point. He went six innings and gave up just three hits. He did walk four batters but both runs he surrendered were unearned. The Brevard defense had three more errors. One each by Rivera, Ramirez and Rafael Neda. Brevard County Play-By-Play Brevard came back to tie the game in the eighth Brevard County Bottom of the 8th Pitching Change: Scott Gracey replaces Ricky Romero. Dionis Hinojosa singles on a line drive to right fielder Matt Newman. John Dishon walks. Dionis Hinojosa to 2nd. Chadwin Stang strikes out swinging. With Gregory Hopkins batting, Dionis Hinojosa steals (4) 3rd base. John Dishon steals (1) 2nd base. Gregory Hopkins singles on a line drive to center fielder Nick Baligod. Dionis Hinojosa scores. John Dishon scores. Gregory Hopkins to 2nd on the throw. Pitching Change: Ajay Meyer replaces Scott Gracey. Nick Ramirez grounds out, second baseman Jon Berti to first baseman K. C. Hobson. Gregory Hopkins to 3rd. Cameron Garfield strikes out swinging. But then lost it in the tenth Dunedin Top of the 10th Defensive Substitution: Lance Roenicke replaces Cody Hawn, batting 9th, playing left field. Jon Berti grounds out, second baseman Gregory Hopkins to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Peter Mooney walks. Andy Burns walks. Peter Mooney to 2nd. K. C. Hobson singles on a line drive to left fielder Lance Roenicke. Peter Mooney to 3rd. Andy Burns to 2nd. Pitching Change: Kevin Shackelford replaces Tyler Cravy. Matt Newman lines out to second baseman Gregory Hopkins. Marcus Knecht doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Lance Roenicke. Peter Mooney scores. Andy Burns scores. K. C. Hobson to 3rd. Kevin Patterson strikes out swinging.

Final: Dunedin 3 Brevard County 4 Brevard holds off Dunedin for 4-3 win Gagnon earns first victory of 2013 as Jays rally falls short By Andy Towne / Brevard County Manatees VIERA, Fla. - For the second straight night, a three-run sixth inning was just enough offense for the Brevard County Manatees as they topped the first place Dunedin Blue Jays, 4-3 on Friday night at Space Coast Stadium. Brevard County (12-9) jumped on Dunedin (14-7) starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez early with a run in the first inning - one that proved to be crucial to the win - as Nick Ramirez drove in Chadwin Stang with a one-out single. Once Sanchez settled down, he allowed just one base runner between the second inning and the fifth inning. His leadoff walk to Nick Ramirez in the sixth though brought an end his evening. Cameron Garfield greeted reliever Tyler Ybarra with a first-pitch triple that scored Ramirez, marking the second three-bagger of the game for the Manatees after Yadiel Rivera went tripled in the fourth. Back-to-back walks to Brandon Macias, who was put on intentionally, and Rivera loaded the bases for Lance Roenicke. Roenicke brought one run in with a sacrifice fly and allowed Macias to move to third. Macias then scored what would be the eventual game winning run on a passed ball. With the 'Tees leading 4-0, Tommy Toledo entered the game in the eighth inning with runners on first and second with just one out and had no trouble getting out of the frame. However, he would have more trouble in the ninth when he issued a walk and consecutive singles to load the bases. Seth Harvey came on and allowed a quick two-run single to Nick Baligod to make it a 4-2 game. Jon Berti followed with another RBI single and then a fly out to right enabled Baligod, who represented the tying run, to advance to third. Harvey would leave him stranded at third as he forced Andy Burns to fly out to center to end the game. For Harvey, it was his second save in as many nights and fifth of the season. Drew Gagnon (1-2, 7.36) turned in his best performance of the season as he went 5.1 scoreless frames for his first victory of 2013. He allowed only two hits and two walks with five strikeouts. Brevard County will go for the three-game sweep of the first place Blue Jays on Saturday night at Space Coast Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 p.m. The Manatees will send Brooks Hall (2-1, 2.01) to the hill, while Dunedin will counter with 2011 American League All-Star Ricky Romero. The Blue Jays southpaw will be making his first start of the season since being optioned to the minors by Toronto following the end of spring training. Brevard County Box Score Very good pitching performance for the first eight innings tonight. Almost gave it all back in the ninth but Seth Harvey was able to finish it for his fifth save. Drew Gagnon with his best start of the season, went 5.1 and gave up just two hits while striking out five. Chad Pierce tossed two scoreless. Nick Ramirez had another good night at the plate, going 2-3 with a walk. That's multi-hit games in four of his last five. Cameron Garfield also had a two hit night, going 2-4 with a triple. Yadiel Rivera also tripled for the Manatees. Chadwin Stang and John Dishon had the other BC base hits. Brevard County Play-By-Play Brevard picked up three runs in the sixth inning Brevard County Bottom of the 6th Nick Ramirez walks. Pitching Change: Tyler Ybarra replaces Aaron Sanchez. Cameron Garfield triples (2) on a fly ball to right fielder Matt Newman. Nick Ramirez scores. Cody Hawn strikes out swinging, catcher Derrick Chung to first baseman K. Hobson. Brandon Macias walks. Yadiel Rivera walks. Brandon Macias to 2nd. Lance Roenicke out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nick Baligod. Cameron Garfield scores. Brandon Macias to 3rd. With John Dishon batting, passed ball by Derrick Chung, Brandon Macias scores. Yadiel Rivera to 2nd. With John Dishon batting, Yadiel Rivera advances to 3rd on a balk. John Dishon strikes out swinging. The Blue Jays almost came back in the ninth, but BC held on. Dunedin Top of the 9th Marcus Knecht grounds out to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Matt Newman walks. Kevin Patterson singles on a ground ball to pitcher Tommy Toledo. Matt Newman to 2nd. Derrick Chung singles on a line drive to right fielder John Dishon. Matt Newman to 3rd. Kevin Patterson to 2nd. Pitching Change: Seth Harvey replaces Tommy Toledo. Nick Baligod singles on a line drive to center fielder Chadwin Stang. Matt Newman scores. Kevin Patterson scores. Derrick Chung to 2nd. Jon Berti singles on a ground ball to right fielder John Dishon. Derrick Chung scores. Nick Baligod to 2nd. Peter Mooney flies out to center fielder Chadwin Stang. Nick Baligod to 3rd. Andy Burns flies out to center fielder Chadwin Stang.

Final: Dunedin 2 Brevard County 3 'Tees edge first-place Jays Three-run sixth propels Brevard past Dunedin, 3-2 By Andy Towne / Brevard County Manatees VIERA, Fla. - Three runs - all scored in the sixth inning - were enough to get the Brevard County Manatees and starting pitcher Jed Bradley a win on Thursday night, taking a 3-2 decision from the Dunedin Blue Jays. Coming off of a seven-game road trip that saw the 'Tees (11-9) go 3-4, the Manatees fell behind early to Dunedin (14-6), as the Blue Jays struck first in the first inning. A leadoff walk followed by back-to-back singles to score a run before an out was recorded. A double play behind Bradley settled him down, and he was able to take care of business the next two innings. Dunedin's only other run, was an unearned run that came in the fourth. Derrick Chung reached on a fielder's choice that resulted in the second out, then advanced on a wild pitch and scored from second on a throwing error by shortstop Yadiel Rivera. With Dunedin starting pitcher Jesse Hernandez needing just 48 pitches to plow through the first five innings, John Dishon took the 49th pitch and deposited it over the left field fence for his first home run of the season to make it a 2-1 game. Two batters later, Greg Hopkins doubled and then Nick Ramirez followed with a walk. Both runners then advanced on a passed ball and reigning FSL Player of the Week Cameron Garfield would bring them both home with a two-run single that signaled the end of the night for Hernandez. Brevard County threatened with runners on first and second in the seventh and then loaded the bases in the eighth, but didn't score. That would not matter as the bullpen trio of Andre Lamontagne, Kevin Shackelford and Seth Harvey shut the door over the final three innings. Harvey struck out the side in the ninth for his fourth save of the year. Bradley (2-1, 3.45) finished with four strikeouts and scattered six hits, while walking two in his six innings of work. Of the two runs that Bradley allowed, just one was earned. The Manatees will attempt to inch closer to Dunedin for first place in the North Division on Friday night at 6:35 p.m., when Drew Gagnon (0-2, 9.72) will oppose Blue Jays righty Aaron Sanchez (1-0, 1.35). Audio Highlights Jays can't withstand 'Tees 6th inn. rally RHP Jesse Hernandez was cruising with a 2-0 lead through five innings, but Brevard County's bats came alive late By Tyler Murray / Dunedin Blue Jays Dunedin, FL - For the first half of Thursday's game against the Brevard County Manatees, the Dunedin Blue Jays looked poised for yet another series-opening victory. Then they hit the bottom of the sixth inning. RHP Jesse Hernandez (L, 2-3) had allowed just three hits through five scoreless innings, but came unraveled in the sixth. Leading 2-0 and needing just three outs to lock down his fourth quality start of the season, Hernandez allowed a leadoff homer to nine hitter John Dishon. Gregory Hopkins then lined a one-out double to left, and after a walk and a passed ball, reigning FSL Player of the Week Cameron Garfield smacked a two-RBI single to center, putting the Manatees on top for good, 3-2. Dunedin started out hot, plating a first-inning run after 2B Jon Berti led off the game with a walk, and SS Peter Mooney followed with a single before 3B Andy Burns knocked in his 13th run of the season with a base hit of his own. The Blue Jays made it a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning thanks Yadiel Rivera's eighth error of the season. With two outs and C Derrick Chung on second, CF Matt Newman grounded one into the shortstop hole, which Rivera fielded and threw off-balance to first. Nick Ramirez could not handle the tough hop, and Newman reached safely as Chung came all the way around to score. Aside from a few early struggles, RHP Jed Bradley (W, 2-1) logged his best start of the season, holding the D-Jays to one earned run in six innings on six hits with two walks and four strikeouts. RHP Seth Harvey (S, 4) struck out the side in order in the ninth to close out the victory. RHP Aaron Sanchez (1-0, 3.05 ERA) will look to even the series tomorrow as he faces RHP Drew Gagnon (0-2, 9.72) in another 6:35 p.m. start. Brevard County Box Score Good outing for Jed Bradley. He went six innings and gave up just one earned run. Andre Lamontagne, Kevin Shackelford and Seth Harvey each tossed a scoreless inning. John Dishon belted his first home run of the season. Nick Ramirez was on base three times with two singles and a walk. Cameron Garfield had a 2-4 night with a double and two RBI. Yadiel Rivera, who has been struggling in the field lately, committed his eighth error. Brevard County Play-By-Play BC's three-run sixth inning Brevard County Bottom of the 6th Defensive Substitution: Nick Baligod replaces right fielder Gabe Jacobo, batting 4th, playing right field. John Dishon homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Chadwin Stang strikes out swinging. Gregory Hopkins doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Marcus Knecht. Nick Ramirez walks. With Cameron Garfield batting, passed ball by Derrick Chung, Gregory Hopkins to 3rd. Nick Ramirez to 2nd. Cameron Garfield doubles (5) on a fly ball to center fielder Matt Newman. Gregory Hopkins scores. Nick Ramirez scores. Pitching Change: Scott Gracey replaces Jesse Hernandez. Cody Hawn grounds out, pitcher Scott Gracey to first baseman K. Hobson. Brandon Macias grounds out, pitcher Scott Gracey to first baseman K. C. Hobson.

Final: Brevard County 2 Tampa 3 Manatees edged 3-2 on Yanks' walk-off Brevard manages just four hits, finishes road trip 3-4 By Dave Walkovic / Brevard County Manatees TAMPA, Fla. - With the game tied at two in the bottom of the ninth inning, Tampa Yankees' right fielder Eduardo Sosa laced an RBI double down the left field line that scored Anderson Feliz and defeated the Brevard County Manatees 3-2 on Tuesday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Chad Pierce came out of the bullpen for 'Tees (10-9) in the bottom of the ninth and proceded to walk the leadoff man Feliz on five pitches. A successful sacrifice bunt by Francisco Arcia set up Sosa's heroics. Sosa's game-winning double went right past the diving Brandon Macias at third. The Manatees forced the game to go to the bottom of the ninth by scoring the tying run in the top half of the frame. Cameron Garfield led off the inning with a single up the middle off of Zach Arneson. After Arneson struck out Cody Hawn, Adrian Williams was summoned as a pinch runner for Garfield. With Yadiel Rivera at the plate, Williams stole second before advancing to third base of a wild pitch. Rivera lined a 3-2 pitch through the left side of the infield to drive Williams in and tie the game. Tampa (10-9) took the lead in the eighth inning when Seth Harvey walked Ben Gamel with the bases loaded and one out. Harvey gave up two hits and two walks in succession before avoiding further damage by escaping a bases loaded jam. Brevard County took the initial lead in the top half of the second inning. Hawn walked with one out before advancing to second on a wild pitch. Macias grounded an RBI single to right field that scored Hawn before Macias was tagged out in a rundown. The Yankees tied the game when a wild pitch from Stephen Peterson in the fifth inning allowed Feliz to score with two outs. Manatees starting pitcher Jacob Barnes (2-0, 1.08) left the game with two outs in the fifth inning with an undisclosed injury. The righty was spectacular before being forced to leave. He allowed one unearned run on one hit over 4.2 innings. He did not walk a batter and struck out four. His counterpart, Mikey O'Brien (1-1, 5.60), pitched six innings and gave up one run on two hits and fanned eight batters. Brevard County had just four hits on the night. With the loss, the Manatees finished the seven-game road trip with a 3-4 record, losing four of its last five. Brevard County will return home Thursday after an off day to host the Dunedin Blue Jays for a three-game series at Space Coast Stadium. First pitch for is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. Brevard County Box Score Jacob Barnes was pitching well before leaving the game in the fifth inning. He gave up just one unearned run in 4.2 innings. Stephen Peterson pitched 2.1 scoreless innings. Seth Harvey gave up a go ahead run in the eighth, and then after BC tied it up, Chad Pierce gave up the game winning run in the ninth. BC managed just four hits, all singles. Cody Hawn was 1-3 with a walk. Yadiel Rivera and Brandon Macias each had RBI singles. Cameron Garfield singled to lead off the ninth before Adrian Williams ran for him. Williams had a big stolen base and scored the tying run in the ninth. Chadwin Stang, Greg Hopkins and Nick Ramirez each stole a base as well. Rivera was caught stealing and also made his seventh error of the year. Brevard County Play-By-Play Adrian Williams baserunning helped the Manatees tie it up in the ninth Brevard County Top of the 9th Pitching Change: Zach Arneson replaces Fred Lewis. Cameron Garfield singles on a ground ball to center fielder Mason Williams. Cody Hawn strikes out swinging. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Adrian Williams replaces Cameron Garfield. With Yadiel Rivera batting, Adrian Williams steals (1) 2nd base. With Yadiel Rivera batting, wild pitch by Zach Arneson, Adrian Williams to 3rd. Yadiel Rivera singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ben Gamel. Adrian Williams scores. Brandon Macias flies out to left fielder Ben Gamel. With Lance Roenicke batting, Yadiel Rivera caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Gary Sanchez to shortstop Dan Fiorito.

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Final: Brevard County 1 Tampa 12 Brevard County Box Score The Yankees only had one more hit than the Manatees, yet scored 11 more runs. Part of the reason for that is Tampa hitters walked 11 times while striking out just four times. Brevard, on the other hand, walked just twice while striking out eight times. The Manatees also committed four errors which didn't help their cause. Still it was not a great night for BC pitching. David Goforth started but didn't make it out of the second inning. He gave up five runs, three earned on four hits and two walks. Matt Miller relieved Goforth and didn't have much better luck. Miller gave up six runs on three hits and four walks. He also hit a pair of batters. On a bright note, Andre Lamontagne saw his first action of the season and worked a scoreless inning. Nick Ramirez led the BC offense. He was on base three times with a single, double and a walk. Greg Hopkins had a pair of hits after getting yesterday off. Cody Hawn, Yadiel Rivera, Brandon Macias and Lance Roenicke had the other Manatee hits, all singles. Rivera had two more errors in this game. Goforth and Macias had the other two. Brevard County Play-By-Play Brutal second and third innings did in the Sea Cows tonight Tampa Bottom of the 2nd Eduardo Sosa walks. Jose Toussen singles on a line drive to left fielder Lance Roenicke. Eduardo Sosa to 2nd. Dan Fiorito singles on a ground ball to left fielder Lance Roenicke. Eduardo Sosa scores. Jose Toussen to 2nd. Mason Williams hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by pitcher David Goforth. Jose Toussen scores. Dan Fiorito to 3rd. Mason Williams to 1st. Robert Refsnyder grounds out, second baseman Gregory Hopkins to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Dan Fiorito scores. Mason Williams to 2nd. With Anderson Feliz batting, wild pitch by David Goforth, Mason Williams to 3rd. Anderson Feliz walks. Saxon Butler grounds out, second baseman Gregory Hopkins to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Mason Williams scores. Anderson Feliz to 2nd. Fu-Lin Kuo reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Brandon Macias. Anderson Feliz to 3rd. Pitching Change: Matt Miller replaces David Goforth. Francisco Arcia walks. Fu-Lin Kuo to 2nd. Eduardo Sosa grounds out to pitcher Matt Miller. Tampa Bottom of the 3rd Jose Toussen hit by pitch. Dan Fiorito singles on a line drive to right fielder Dionis Hinojosa. Jose Toussen to 2nd. Mason Williams walks. Jose Toussen to 3rd. Dan Fiorito to 2nd. Robert Refsnyder hit by pitch. Jose Toussen scores. Dan Fiorito to 3rd. Mason Williams to 2nd. Anderson Feliz singles on a line drive to right fielder Dionis Hinojosa. Dan Fiorito scores. Mason Williams scores. Robert Refsnyder to 2nd. Saxon Butler walks. Robert Refsnyder to 3rd. Anderson Feliz to 2nd. Fu-Lin Kuo out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Dionis Hinojosa. Robert Refsnyder scores. Anderson Feliz to 3rd. Francisco Arcia singles on a line drive to center fielder Chadwin Stang. Anderson Feliz scores. Saxon Butler to 2nd. Eduardo Sosa walks. Saxon Butler to 3rd. Francisco Arcia to 2nd. Pitching Change: Tyler Cravy replaces Matt Miller. Jose Toussen grounds out, third baseman Brandon Macias to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Saxon Butler scores. Francisco Arcia to 3rd. Eduardo Sosa to 2nd. Dan Fiorito grounds out, third baseman Brandon Macias to first baseman Nick Ramirez.

Final: Brevard County 8 Tampa 3 'Tees top Tampa in series opener Brevard records 13 hits in 8-3 victory By Dave Walkovic / Brevard County Manatees http://brevardcounty.manatees.milb.com/assets/images/1/2/8/45452128/cuts/Rivera_4.7_1_11cqiqdc_vn1jf6l3.JPG Manatees shortstop Yadiel Rivera went 3-for-4 with three runs scored in Brevard County's 8-3 win over the Tampa Yankees on Sunday evening at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. (Dennis Greenblatt/Hawk-Eye Sports Photography) TAMPA, Fla. - The Brevard County Manatees banged out 13 hits in an 8-3 win over the Tampa Yankees on Sunday evening at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. The 'Tees (10-7) took a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning. With runners on the corners and two outs, Dionis Hinojosa beat out a potential double play ball to score Cameron Garfield and break the scoreless tie. Adrian Williams then looped an RBI single down the right field line to score Yadiel Rivera. Rivera went 3-for-4 with three singles and three runs scored in the ballgame. Brevard County extended the lead in the fourth inning. Cody Hawn and Rivera led off with back-to-back singles. That put runners on the corners for Lance Roenicke, whose ground out to third base and allowed Hawn to score. With Rivera on second, Hinojosa laced an RBI triple in the left-center field gap to give the Manatees a comfortable 4-0 lead. Later in the frame, Chadwin Stang beat out an infield single that scored Hinojosa with two outs to make it 5-0. Brevard County starting pitcher Brooks Hall (2-1, 2.01) was dominant on the mound en route to the victory. He allowed just one run on two hits over six innings of work. He struck out three and retired eight Tampa (8-9) hitters in a row at one point. The Manatees would tack on two more runs in the fifth inning on an RBI single by Garfield and an error by Tampa's Anderson Feliz that allowed Rivera to score for the third time. Yankees' starter Corey Black (1-1, 4.79) suffered the loss. He lasted just 4.2 innings and gave up seven runs - four of which were earned - on 11 hits. The Yankees had four errors total which led to Black's three unearned runs. Brevard County and Tampa will be back at it on Monday night at 7:00 p.m. for game two of their three-game series. For the Manatees, David Goforth (1-1, 2.35) will toe the rubber and he will be opposed by Tampa's Shane Greene (1-1, 4.15). Coverage from the Manatees Radio Network starts at 6:30 p.m. with the Manatees Pregame Show on ManateesBaseball.com. Brevard County Box Score Another good outing from Brooks Hall. He went six innings and gave up just one run, allowing only two hits. Brandon Macias was the only BC starter who did not have a hit. Yadiel Rivera was 3-4 and scored 3 runs. Nick Ramirez was 2-5 with a double. Cameron Garfield and Chadwin Stang each had two singles. Dionis Hinojosa tripled and walked. Adrian Williams was 1-3 and walked once. Lance Roenicke was 1-5 with a double. Cody Hawn was 1-5. Brevard County Play-By-Play Brevard County Top of the 4th Cody Hawn singles on a fly ball to center fielder Mason Williams. Yadiel Rivera singles on a ground ball to right fielder Eduardo Sosa. Cody Hawn to 2nd. With Lance Roenicke batting, wild pitch by Corey Black, Cody Hawn to 3rd. Yadiel Rivera to 2nd. Lance Roenicke grounds out, third baseman Anderson Feliz to first baseman Saxon Butler. Cody Hawn scores. Dionis Hinojosa triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Mason Williams. Yadiel Rivera scores. Adrian Williams called out on strikes. Chadwin Stang singles on a ground ball to second baseman Robert Refsnyder. Dionis Hinojosa scores. Brandon Macias flies out to left fielder Ben Gamel.

Final: Brevard County 3 Clearwater 6 'Tees topped again by Threshers Brevard loses consecutive games for first time since opening weekend By Andy Towne / Brevard County Manatees CLEARWATER, Fla. - For the first time since opening weekend, the Brevard County Manatees have dropped consecutive contests as they were defeated 6-3 by the Clearwater Threshers on Saturday night at Bright House Field in Clearwater. Clearwater threatened right away in the first with runners on second and third and just one out, but Lance Roenicke showed off his arm after catching a ball in foul territory. Carlos Alonso tried tagging up from third, but a dart down the line from Roenicke just beat him with the double play ending the opening frame. In the second inning, the Threshers would get on the board first as Aaron Altherr took a walk and stole second before scoring on a Brock Stassi single. Brevard County (9-7) didn't allow that lead to last long though as the first four batters in the top of the third all reached for the Manatees. Roenicke's double after fouling off seven straight pitches brought home Yadiel Rivera, with the left fielder advancing to third on the throw home. Roenicke was then tagged out at home in a rundown in on a Dionis Hinojosa fielder's choice, the Manatees were still able to put runners on second and third with just one out but could not score again and the game remained tied at 1-1. Manatees starting pitcher Drew Gagnon entered the sixth inning with six strikeouts including three in the fifth, but things began to unravel in the sixth. The Threshers (8-8) were able to bat around and score five runs in the inning to take a 6-1 lead. Gagnon allowed two singles, a double, a walk and a wild pitch, en route to two runs before he was removed from the game. Stephen Peterson came on from the bullpen with one out and allowed the fielder's choice that scored a run. Next, Altherr knocked a single to center that allowed Perkins to score, but Altherr tried to advance on the throw home and when Rafael Neda tried to cut him down at second, his throw sailed deep into center field. Altherr was then able to score and was then followed by a Brock Stassi triple before Peterson caught Logan Moore looking to finally end the inning. Overall, Gagnon (0-2, 9.72) was charged with five runs on six hits, while walking two and striking out six. Clearwater starting pitcher Hoby Milner allowed only one run on five hits, as he fanned five in six innings. Brevard County battled back in the ninth with Greg Hopkins taking a leadoff walk and Brandon Macias advancing him to third with a two-out single. Hopkins crossed the plate on a passed ball that also put Macias in scoring position and Hopkins then scored on a Rafael Neda single. The Manatees will look to get back on track as they open a three-game series with the Tampa Yankees (8-8) on Sunday beginning at 5:00 p.m. at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Pregame coverage and the beginning of the game from the Manatees Radio Network will be available on ManateesBaseball.com, before AM 1300 WMEL joins the broadcast in progress. Brevard County Box Score The Manatees offense managed just one extra base hit in this one; a double off the bat of left fielder Lance Roenicke. Greg Hopkins was on base twice with a single and a walk. Chadwin Stang singled and stole his sixth base of the year. Rafael Neda, catching just his fourth game, had an RBI single but also a throwing error. Yadiel Rivera, Brandon Macias and Cameron Garfield had the other three base hits for Brevard. Drew Gagnon pitched five pretty good innings, but then ran in to trouble in the sixth. His final line was 5.1 innings, 5 runs, all earned, on six hits. He walked two and struck out six. Stephen Peterson was charged with one run in 1.2 innings, and Matt Miller worked a scorless frame for the second time in as many outings. Brevard County Play-By-Play The five run sixth was too much for the BC offense to overcome Clearwater Bottom of the 6th Jose Mojica doubles (4) on a fly ball to center fielder Chadwin Stang. Jonathan Roof pops out to second baseman Gregory Hopkins. Carlos Alonso walks. Maikel Franco singles on a ground ball to shortstop Yadiel Rivera. Jose Mojica to 3rd. Carlos Alonso to 2nd. With Chris Serritella batting, wild pitch by Drew Gagnon, Jose Mojica scores. Chris Serritella singles on a line drive to left fielder Lance Roenicke. Carlos Alonso scores. Maikel Franco to 3rd. Pitching Change: Stephen Peterson replaces Drew Gagnon. Cameron Perkins grounds into a force out, shortstop Yadiel Rivera to second baseman Gregory Hopkins. Maikel Franco scores. Chris Serritella out at 2nd. Cameron Perkins to 1st. With Aaron Altherr batting, Cameron Perkins steals (1) 2nd base. Aaron Altherr singles on a ground ball to center fielder Chadwin Stang. Cameron Perkins scores. Aaron Altherr scores. Throwing error by catcher Rafael Neda. Brock Stassi triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Chadwin Stang. Logan Moore called out on strikes. The Manatees tried to stage a rally with two outs in the ninth, but came up short Brevard County Top of the 9th Gregory Hopkins walks. Nick Ramirez strikes out swinging. Cameron Garfield lines out to second baseman Carlos Alonso. Brandon Macias singles on a ground ball to center fielder Aaron Altherr. Gregory Hopkins to 3rd. With Rafael Neda batting, Brandon Macias advances to 2nd on defensive indifference. With Rafael Neda batting, passed ball by Logan Moore, Gregory Hopkins scores. Brandon Macias to 3rd. Rafael Neda singles on a ground ball to center fielder Aaron Altherr. Brandon Macias scores. Pitching Change: Ryan O'Sullivan replaces Colby Shreve. Yadiel Rivera grounds out, shortstop Jose Mojica to first baseman Brock Stassi.

Final: Brevard County 1 Clearwater 13 Brevard County bitten by Threshers Manatees suffer worst loss of year in 13-1 drubbing By Andy Towne / Brevard County Manatees http://www.milb.com/assets/images/5/7/4/45265574/cuts/Garfield_4.5_f8xrpwts_q0ymgijc.JPG Manatees catcher Cameron Garfield hit his fifth homer of the season on Friday night in a 13-1 loss to the Clearwater Threshers at Bright House Field. Garfield is currently tied with Miguel Sano of the Fort Myers Miracle atop the Florida State League's home run leader board. (Dennis Greenblatt/Hawk-Eye Sports Photography) CLEARWATER, Fla. - Five runs in the first inning were more than enough for the Clearwater Threshers to wipe out the Brevard County Manatees on Friday night, but they went on to score another eight in the fifth inning to defeat the 'Tees 13-1 at Bright House Field. The game marked the largest margin of defeat for Brevard County this season. Manatees starter Jed Bradley (1-1, 4.66) couldn't make it out of the first inning as he gave up a total of five runs before he was lifted with two outs on the board. Just two of those runs were earned though due to a pair of errors committed by Yadiel Rivera. Bradley walked three and yielded three hits and did not record a strikeout. Chad Pierce entered in relief and walked a man before getting out of the opening frame with the bases still loaded. Cameron Garfield provided the lone bright spot for Brevard County (9-6), smashing his fifth home run of the season, which ties him for tops in the Florida State League, to lead off the second inning. His teammates threatened to add more behind him, though a Brandon Macias double and a Rivera walk provided no runs. Both runners advanced into scoring position on a wild pitch, but Threshers (7-8) southpaw Nick Hernandez (2-0, 2.12) stranded them there. In the fifth inning, the Threshers sent twelve men to the plate, with eight of the nine men in the order scoring a run. Following a one-out walk, Clearwater rattled off five straight hits that included two doubles. A fielder's choice and another error allowed each of the next two batters to reach base before a two-run double capped off the scoring. Each starter in the batting order for Clearwater recorded a base hit, with Jose Mojica's three leading the way. Hernandez's only run allowed was Garfield's shot and he gave up just four hits overall. He also struck out seven batters and walked only one in six innings of work. Saturday night features the rubber match of the series, as Brevard County righty Drew Gagnon (0-1, 10.32) and Clearwater lefty Hoby Milner (0-2, 13.97) square off beginning at 6:30 p.m. Pregame audio coverage on ManateesBaseball.com begins at 6:00 p.m. in the final game of the three-game set, before the Manatees move on to Tampa for a three-game set with the Yankees. Brevard County Box Score Cameron Garfield homered for the second night in a row. It was his fifth of the season, and fifth in the past ten games. He also picked off a runner which was great to see, as if he can be even average defensively, he could be a legit catching prospect for the Brewers. Chadwin Stang stayed hot at the top of the order with another two hit night. That's a seven game hitting streak for Stang. He has had multi-hit games in five of those seven. Brandon Macias had a double, while Nick Ramirez and Lance Roenicke each chipped in a single for the other Brevard hits. Not a great night for Jed Bradley. He couldn't even get out of the first inning, allowing five runs on three hits and three walks. Bradley didn't get much help behind him as only two of the runs were earned following a couple of errors. Chad Pierce and Tyler Cravy didn't fare any better. Pierce gave up four runs in 3.2 innings and Cravy allowed four runs (two earned) in 1.2 innings. Tommy Toledo and Seth Harvey each pitched a scoreless inning. Yadiel Rivera was charged with a pair of errors and Brandon Macias had one as well. Brevard County Play-By-Play Ugly bottom of the first inning, and an even uglier bottom of the fifth Clearwater Bottom of the 1st Jonathan Roof walks. Carlos Alonso flies out to right fielder John Dishon. Maikel Franco singles on a fly ball to left fielder Lance Roenicke. Jonathan Roof to 2nd. Chris Serritella reaches on a force attempt, missed catch error by shortstop Yadiel Rivera, assist to second baseman Gregory Hopkins. Jonathan Roof scores. Maikel Franco to 3rd. With Cameron Perkins batting, wild pitch by Jed Bradley, Maikel Franco scores. Chris Serritella to 2nd. Cameron Perkins doubles (4) on a fly ball to right fielder John Dishon. Chris Serritella scores. Aaron Altherr walks. Harold Martinez reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Yadiel Rivera. Aaron Altherr to 2nd. Cameron Perkins out at home, shortstop Yadiel Rivera to third baseman Brandon Macias. Logan Moore walks. Aaron Altherr to 3rd. Harold Martinez to 2nd. Jose Mojica singles on a fly ball to right fielder John Dishon. Aaron Altherr scores. Harold Martinez scores. Logan Moore to 2nd. Pitching Change: Chad Pierce replaces Jed Bradley. Jonathan Roof walks. Logan Moore to 3rd. Jose Mojica to 2nd. Carlos Alonso flies out to left fielder Lance Roenicke. Clearwater Bottom of the 5th Cameron Perkins grounds out, shortstop Yadiel Rivera to first baseman Cody Hawn. Aaron Altherr walks. Harold Martinez doubles (2) on a fly ball to right fielder John Dishon. Aaron Altherr to 3rd. Logan Moore singles on a fly ball to center fielder Chadwin Stang. Aaron Altherr scores. Harold Martinez scores. Jose Mojica singles on a fly ball to center fielder Chadwin Stang. Logan Moore to 3rd. Jose Mojica to 2nd on the throw. Pitching Change: Tyler Cravy replaces Chad Pierce. Jonathan Roof singles on a fly ball to right fielder John Dishon. Logan Moore scores. Jose Mojica to 3rd. Jonathan Roof to 2nd on the throw. Carlos Alonso doubles (4) on a fly ball to left fielder Lance Roenicke. Jose Mojica scores. Jonathan Roof scores. Maikel Franco singles on a fly ball to center fielder Chadwin Stang. Carlos Alonso to 3rd. Chris Serritella grounds into a force out, pitcher Tyler Cravy to shortstop Yadiel Rivera. Carlos Alonso scores. Maikel Franco out at 2nd. Chris Serritella to 1st. Cameron Perkins reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Brandon Macias. Chris Serritella to 3rd. Cameron Perkins to 2nd. Aaron Altherr doubles (7) on a fly ball to right fielder John Dishon. Chris Serritella scores. Cameron Perkins scores. Harold Martinez grounds out, shortstop Yadiel Rivera to first baseman Cody Hawn.

Final: Brevard County 5 Clearwater 2 After midnight here and no game story yet. If Mass doesn't beat me to it in the am I'll post it up tomorrow. Brevard County Box Score Every hitter in the BC lineup had at least one hit tonight. Cody Hawn led the way with a 3-5 performance that included his second home run of the year. Yadiel Rivera was 2-4 and hit his first home run. Lance Roenicke was also 2-4 for the Manatees but did get caught stealing for the third time. Cameron Garfield went 1-5 with his fourth home run, he also allowed a passed ball. Greg Hopkins and Nick Ramirez each reached base twice with a walk and a single. Brandon Macias added a double and John Dishon a single. Chadwin Stang was 1-5 and stole his fifth base. Jacob Barnes had a nice start for the Manatees and earned his second win, going 5 innings and allowing just one unearned run. He gave up just three hits. Matt Miller threw 1.2 scoreless innings of relief in his season debut. Kevin Shackelford worked the final 2.1 innings, giving up just one run to record his first save. Brevard County Play-By-Play Most of the Brevard offense came via the longball on three solo shots. Brevard County Top of the 2nd Cody Hawn homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Brandon Macias doubles (3) on a ground ball to left fielder Jonathan Roof. Yadiel Rivera flies out to center fielder Aaron Altherr. Brandon Macias to 3rd. Lance Roenicke singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jonathan Roof. Brandon Macias scores. With John Dishon batting, Lance Roenicke caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Logan Moore to second baseman Carlos Alonso. John Dishon strikes out swinging. Brevard County Top of the 5th Gregory Hopkins grounds out, third baseman Maikel Franco to first baseman Chris Serritella. Nick Ramirez strikes out swinging. Cameron Garfield homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Cody Hawn singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jonathan Roof. Pitching Change: Geoff Broussard replaces Colin Kleven. Brandon Macias called out on strikes. Brevard County Top of the 8th Clearwater Threshers third baseman Maikel Franco ejected by HP umpire Ryan Additon. Defensive switch from left field to second base for Jonathan Roof. Defensive switch from second base to third base for Carlos Alonso. Defensive Substitution: Brock Stassi replaces third baseman Maikel Franco, batting 3rd, playing left field. Pitching Change: Kenneth Giles replaces Geoff Broussard. Cody Hawn strikes out swinging. Brandon Macias strikes out swinging. Yadiel Rivera homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Lance Roenicke singles on a line drive to center fielder Aaron Altherr. John Dishon strikes out swinging.

Photo of Clinton's Alliant Energy Field by LumberKings broadcaster Chad Seely, prior to even more rain. I have a hunch the Timber Rattlers won't be playing tonight.

Final: Brevard County 3 Lakeland 0 Brevard strikes early, blanks Lakeland Goforth and Williams combine for shutout over Flying Tigers By Dave Walkovic / Brevard County Manatees LAKELAND, Fla. - The Brevard County Manatees were led by great pitching and defense in a 3-0 shutout win over the Lakeland Flying Tigers on Wednesday Night at Joker Marchant Stadium. The Manatees (8-5) scored all three of their runs in the first three innings. In the opening frame, Chadwin Stang led off the ballgame with a single to right-center field. After two quick outs, Stang was on second when Cameron Garfield laced an RBI single to center to give the 'Tees a 1-0 lead. Brandon Macias ripped a two-run double into the left-center field gap in the top of the third that scored both Nick Ramirez and Garfield and ultimately commence the scoring for the evening. 'Tees starting pitcher David Goforth (1-1, 2.35) threw 5.1 shutout innings and earned the victory. He allowed just three hits and two walks on the evening. Goforth was also the beneficiary of two 4-6-3 double play balls that killed Lakeland rallies in both third and fifth innings. Mark Williams was summoned from the bullpen with two men on and one out in the sixth inning. He struck out both Brandon Loy and Eugenio Suarez to leave both inherited runners stranded. Williams pitched 3.2 innings and did not allow a run to close out the game and record his first save of the year. He allowed just two hits, didn't walk a batter and struck out six . The Flying Tigers (4-9) did not bring the tying run to the plate against Williams over the final three innings. The Manatees took two of three from Lakeland in the series. Brevard County has won three straight series and seven out of their last nine games. The Flying Tigers meanwhile have lost seven of their last nine games. Brevard County will continue their seven-game road trip by opening up a three-game series against the Clearwater Threshers (6-7) on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. at Bright House Field. Jacob Barnes (1-0, 2.57) will get the call for the Manatees. He will be opposed by Colin Kleven (0-2, 18.90) for Clearwater, who gave up nine runs into 2.2 innings against the 'Tees on Saturday night. Brevard County Box Score Great pitching performance from the David Goforth / Mark Williams tandem. They combined to shut out Lakeland on five hits. Goforth allowed just three hits over 5.1 innings. Williams surrendered just two in the final 3.2 innings. Williams struck out six without giving up a walk. Brandon Macias broke out of his season opening slump, going 3-4 with a double and two RBI. Chadwin Stang contributed a pair of singles. Cameron Garfield was on base twice with a single and a walk. Nick Ramirez and Dionis Hinojosa each had a base hit. Hinojosa also swiped his third base in as many attempts since his promotion. Brevard County Play-By-Play Brevard County Top of the 3rd Gregory Hopkins strikes out swinging. Nick Ramirez singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jeff McVaney. Cameron Garfield walks. Nick Ramirez to 2nd. Brandon Macias doubles (2) on a fly ball to center fielder Chad Wright. Nick Ramirez scores. Cameron Garfield scores. Rafael Neda grounds out, third baseman Jason King to first baseman Dean Green. Yadiel Rivera grounds out, second baseman Brandon Loy to first baseman Dean Green.

Final: Lakeland 5 Brevard County 6 (14 Innings) 'Tees win on wild walk-off in 14 innings Garfield homers twice as Brevard rallies to top Lakeland By Andy Towne / Brevard County Manatees http://www.milb.com/assets/images/5/4/8/45018548/cuts/Garfield_4.17_bn98ubll_0e0xg25e.JPG Manatees catcher Cameron Garfield hit two home runs, including a two-run shot to tie the game in the eighth inning, as Brevard County defeated the Lakeland Flying Tigers 6-5 in 14 innings on Tuesday night at Space Coast Stadium in Viera. VIERA, Fla. - A thrilling extra-inning affair came to a strange ending on Tuesday night at Space Coast Stadium as the Brevard County Manatees outlasted the Lakeland Flying Tigers in 14 innings for a 6-5 victory. Heads-up base running and a powerless battery brought pinch runner Adrian Williams around from first to third on two passed balls. Lakeland catcher Jeff Ferrell then lost control of an intentional ball four to Cody Hawn that allowed Williams to jog home safely. Hawn got the scoring starting for the Manatees (7-5) with a solo homer leading off the second, but the see-saw battle commenced with a pair of unearned runs on the first of a season-high four errors committed by Brevard County on the night in the top of the third. Brandon Loy took three bases out of the box on a ball that blew out over Dionis Hinojosa's head to the right field wall that let Chad Wright score from first. A similar play happened in center field to open the eighth, as Chadwin Stang couldn't quite get to a ball off of Eugenio Suarez's bat. The Lakeland (4-8) shortstop later scored the third unearned run of the night against Brevard County and extended the Flying Tigers lead to two runs. The other two Manatee errors were charged to Yadiel Rivera, who entered the game with a clean sheet for the season and had recorded the most assists of any Major or Minor League player. With the 'Tees trailing 2-1 into the fourth, Garfield walked then later scored on a Brandon Macias sacrifice fly to tie it up. Lakeland reclaimed the lead, plus an extra run in the top of the sixth, with three straight singles to start off the frame followed by a wild pitch and the first of Rivera's miscues. Garfield answered back and cut the deficit to 4-3 as he led off the bottom half of the sixth with a solo home run. After the unearned run in the top of the eighth, Garfield tied it up at 5-5 with his second homer of the game, a two¬-run blast. Manatees' starting pitcher Brooks Hall (1-1, 1.64) was pulled after 5.1 innings, over which he scattered seven hits and was charged with four total runs. Only two of those were earned and he struck out three batters with no walks. The Flying Tigers again used multiple relievers for multiple innings after the bullpen was asked to pitch 7.2 innings on Monday night. Brevard County also used multiple relievers for more than a single inning, sending Tyler Cravy out for two innings in which he allowed an unearned run. Lefty Stephen Peterson then threw 3.2 frames of two-hit ball and Tommy Toledo would follow him for a pair of innings with a pair of walks. Seth Harvey earned the win after yielding a hit and a walk with one strikeout in one inning. The two squads will meet again on Wednesday at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland to close out the three-game series. David Goforth (0-1, 3.60) will toe the rubber for the Manatees, while the Flying Tigers will send Wilsen Palacios (0-1, 6.00) to the hill. Brevard County will stay on the road following Wednesday game as they will travel to both Clearwater and Tampa for three-game sets with the Threshers and the Yankees respectively. Brevard County Box Score As mentioned previously, big night for Cameron Garfield with the two home runs. He also drew the walk to start the 14th that would eventually result in the winning run. Cody Hawn also homered as part of a 2-5 night, his first homer of the season. Chadwin Stang and Yadiel Rivera each had two singles as well. Dionis Hinojosa doubled and stole a base. Four errors by the BC defense. Two for Rivera and one each for Hinojosa and Stang. Brooks Hall had a decent start, allowing just two earned runs over 5.1 innings. He did allow seven hits, but the defense behind him contributed to a couple of unearned runs. The bullpen was outstanding, working 8.2 innings and giving up just one unearned run. Stephen Peterson in particular was great. He went 3.2 innings and gave up just one hit. Seth Harvey got the win, his first of the season. Brevard County Play-By-Play Clutch eighth inning home run from Garfield to tie the game Brevard County Bottom of the 8th Chadwin Stang grounds out, shortstop Eugenio Suarez to first baseman Aaron Westlake. Gregory Hopkins singles on a line drive to right fielder Jeff McVaney. Nick Ramirez strikes out swinging. Pitching Change: Michael Torrealba replaces Ryan Robowski. Cameron Garfield homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Gregory Hopkins scores. Cody Hawn strikes out swinging. And the gift-wrapped game winning run in the 14th Brevard County Bottom of the 14th Pitching Change: Jeff Ferrell replaces Will Clinard. Cameron Garfield walks. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Adrian Williams replaces Cameron Garfield. With Cody Hawn batting, passed ball by Zach Maggard, Adrian Williams to 2nd. With Cody Hawn batting, passed ball by Zach Maggard, Adrian Williams to 3rd. Cody Hawn walks. Wild pitch by pitcher Jeff Ferrell. Adrian Williams scores.

Final: Lakeland 6 Brevard County 3 The Manatees got three runs in the first inning but then got totally shut down the rest of the way and fell to Lakeland 6-3. Chadwin Stang and Greg Hopkins started off the first inning with back-to-back singles. Cameron Garfield followed with a one out single to score Stang. Then Hopkins would score on a fielder's choice groundout by Cody Hawn to make it to 2-0. Yadiel Rivera doubled to put runners on second and third and then Lance Roenicke and John Dishon logged back-to-back walks to force Brevard's third run across. The Manatees managed only two hits the rest of the game, a second inning single by Hopkins and a ninth inning single by Stang. Brevard County Box Score Chadwin Stang and Greg Hopkins continued getting on base at the top of the order, each picking up two hits. Hopkins also drew a walk and stole his first base of the season. Cameron Garfield was 1-4 and Yadiel Rivera had a double for the other Manatees hits. Lance Roenicke walked twice. It's been tough going for the offense early on and they rank dead last in the FSL with a team average of .205 and a team OBP of .272. Brevard pitching got hit around a bit tonight as well. Tommy Toledo was the only BC pitcher not to give up a run. This was the third rough start in a row for Drew Gagnon to start the season. He allowed three runs on seven hits over four innings. Kevin Shackelford took the loss after giving up the one run over three innings and Seth Harvey allowed two runs on three hits and a walk in his one inning. Brevard County Play-By-Play Brevard County Bottom of the 1st Chadwin Stang singles on a ground ball to shortstop Eugenio Suarez. Gregory Hopkins singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jason Krizan. Chadwin Stang to 2nd. Nick Ramirez strikes out swinging. Cameron Garfield singles on a line drive to center fielder Chad Wright. Chadwin Stang scores. Gregory Hopkins to 3rd. Cody Hawn grounds into a force out, first baseman Aaron Westlake to shortstop Eugenio Suarez. Gregory Hopkins scores. Cameron Garfield out at 2nd. Cody Hawn to 1st. Yadiel Rivera doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Jason Krizan. Cody Hawn to 3rd. Lance Roenicke walks. John Dishon walks. Cody Hawn scores. Yadiel Rivera to 3rd. Lance Roenicke to 2nd. Adrian Williams grounds out, shortstop Eugenio Suarez to first baseman Aaron Westlake.

Final: Clearwater 1 Brevard County 2 'Tees edge Threshers to take series Roenicke's homer the difference in 2-1 win over Clearwater By Andy Towne / Brevard County Manatees VIERA, Fla. - A dogged determination by the Brevard County Manatees' pitching staff helped the home team to a 2-1 win over the Clearwater Threshers on Sunday evening at Space Coast Stadium. Lance Roenicke's home run into the left field bullpen in the bottom of the seventh off of Luis Paulino, snapped a 1-1 tie and proved to be all that Brevard County (6-4) would need to pull out the victory. In his first start of the year, Chad Pierce (1-0, 2.70) went a hard-fought five innings, in which he only allowed two hits and one run. He also rung up six batters and issued only one walk. Mark Williams was credited with the win as the pitcher of record as he threw three scoreless innings. He pitched his way into and out of both a jam with runners on second and third with nobody out and then one with the bases loaded and nobody out. Stephen Peterson pitched a perfect ninth for his first save. Clearwater (5-5) got on the board first in the fourth inning as Jonathan Roof led off with a double, advanced to third on a groundout and then scored on a Cameron Perkins single. Brevard County answered right back though to tie the game at 1-1, after Cameron Garfield set himself up to score with his second career triple. Brandon Macias provided the sacrifice fly that allowed Garfield to cross the plate. Starting pitcher Nick Hernandez also had a strong outing for the Threshers and did not factor in the decision as he gave up just the one run and four hits in his six innings of work. The lefty struck out seven batters and walked only one. With the win, the Manatees have won two straight series and will again take on the Lakeland Flying Tigers (3-7) for a three-game set, beginning on Monday night at 6:35 p.m. in Viera. Brevard County's Drew Gagnon (0-1, 12.28) and Lakeland's Thomas Collier (0-0, 7.27) will square off in a rematch of starting pitchers from last Wednesday's game in Lakeland that saw the Manatees come out on top by the score of 7-6. Brevard County Box Score Lance Roenicke was 1-3 with his first home run of the season. Cameron Garfield had a two hit day with a single and a triple. Chadwin Stang had a double and a walk. Yadiel Rivera was 1-3. Adrian Williams saw action for the first time this season but went 0-3. Chad Pierce with five strong innings, struck out six and gave up just the one run. Mark Williams with three shutout innings of relief and Stephen Peterson with a scoreless ninth for his first save. Brevard County Play-By-Play Brevard County Bottom of the 7th Pitching Change: Luis Paulino replaces Nick Hernandez. Yadiel Rivera grounds out, second baseman Jonathan Roof to first baseman Chris Serritella. Dionis Hinojosa strikes out swinging. Lance Roenicke homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Adrian Williams called out on strikes Brevard County Audio Highlights

Timber Rattlers postponed again

Final: Clearwater 2 Brevard County 10 Ramirez, Brevard blast Threshers 'Tees slugger hits two homers in 10-2 rout By Andy Towne / Brevard County Manatees VIERA, Fla. - Behind Nick Ramirez's two home runs, the Brevard County Manatees posted their best offensive showing of the young season in a 10-2 win over the Clearwater Threshers at Space Coast Stadium on Saturday night. Brevard County (5-4) had the leadoff man reach base safely six out of eight times and that started right away in the first inning. Chadwin Stang notched his first of two hits on the night and then scored on a Cameron Garfield double. A five-run second inning saw every Manatee run score with two outs on the board. Brandon Macias scored on a Dionis Hinojosa single to start the rally. Stang then walked and came across on a Greg Hopkins double and Hopkins was brought home by Ramirez's first long ball of the night to make it a 6-0. Clearwater's (5-4) only two runs in the game were scored in the third on a pair of doubles. Jonathan Roof hit one before Kyrell Hudson was hit by a pitch and highly-rated prospect Maikel Franco brought them both in with a two-bagger. Brevard County would get those two runs and one more back in the bottom of the third. Macias was hit by a pitch with one out and advanced to second and third on two separate wild pitches. After the second, which was the fourth ball on Lance Roenicke, a wild throw into left field allowed him to scamper home. Hinojosa followed Roenicke with a four-pitch walk, setting up Stang's two-RBI triple. Ramirez led off the fourth inning and blasted his second home run of the game, which was also his third in two nights. Ramirez became the first Manatee to hit two home runs in a game at home since Brock Kjeldgaard accomplished the feat on June 5, 2011. Brevard County's pitching staff also had a big hand in the victory as starter Jacob Barnes (1-0, 2.57) earned the win in his first start of the season. He allowed two runs in five innings of work and allowed four hits, while striking out five with no walks. Out of the bullpen, Tyler Cravy, Tommy Toledo and Seth Harvey combined for four scoreless innings with just one hit, two walks and three strikeouts to round out the box score. On the other side, Clearwater starting pitcher Colin Kleven (0-2, 18.90) was roughed up as he was charged with nine runs on seven hits and three walks in 2.2 innings. However, six of the eight outs he recorded were on strikes. The Manatees look for their second straight series win on Sunday night in the series finale against the Threshers with first pitch scheduled for 5:05 p.m. Brevard County Box Score Big night for the BC offense, led by Nick Ramirez with his second and third home runs of the season. Chadwin Stang, Greg Hopkins, Cameron Garfield and Yadiel Rivera all had two hits as well. Dionis Hinojosa was on base three more times tonight, with a single and two walks. He's been on base six times in the last two games. Jacob Barnes had a solid start and the bullpen was great once again. Cravy, Toledo and Harvey allowed just one hit over the final four innings combined. Brevard County Play-By-Play Brevard County Bottom of the 2nd Brandon Macias singles on a ground ball to right fielder Aaron Altherr. Yadiel Rivera strikes out swinging. With Lance Roenicke batting, throwing error by Colin Kleven on the pickoff attempt, Brandon Macias to 2nd. Lance Roenicke pops out to shortstop Jonathan Roof. Dionis Hinojosa singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brock Stassi. Brandon Macias scores. Dionis Hinojosa to 2nd on the throw. Chadwin Stang walks. Gregory Hopkins doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Brock Stassi. Dionis Hinojosa scores. Chadwin Stang scores. Nick Ramirez homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Gregory Hopkins scores. Cameron Garfield strikes out swinging.

Manatees win streak snapped at three Clearwater blasts past Brevard, 9-5 in series opener By Andy Towne / Brevard County Manatees http://www.milb.com/assets/images/4/4/8/44628448/cuts/Rivera_4.12_480x270_d2sf5rao_n9bep6xn.jpg Manatees shortstop Yadiel Rivera leaps in the air to avoid the slide of Clearwater's Harold Martinez to finish turning a double play in the second inning of Brevard County's 9-5 loss to the Threshers on Friday night at Space Coast Stadium in Viera. (Dennis Greenblatt/Hawk-Eye Sports Photography) VIERA, Fla. - With two teams fresh off of three-game series sweeps, one team's streak had to end. Unfortunately for the home crowd, it was the Brevard County Manatees that took a 9-5 loss at the hands of the Clearwater Threshers at Space Coast Stadium on Friday night. Offense was aplenty in the first two innings as Brevard County (4-4) led 4-1 going into the third inning on four walks and four base hits. It looked like even more runs were possible, but on a sacrifice fly in the second inning it was ruled that Chadwin Stang left third base early in an attempt to score, resulting in an inning-ending double play that left two other runners on. Clearwater's (5-3) Chris Serritella bounced a home run off of the top of the left-center field wall to cut the deficit in half in the top of the fourth inning and then another long ball by Carlos Alonso gave Clearwater a 5-4 lead that they would not relinquish. In the top of the seventh, Threshers reliever Jose Mojica worked his way around for what would eventually be the winning run. Brevard County kept it interesting though as Nick Ramirez hit his first homer of the season and his fourth extra-base hit in as many days to tighten it back up at 6-5 right after the stretch. Clearwater though would put the game out of reach with two more runs in the eighth and one more in the ninth on a wild pitch. Even though the Manatees set new season highs for offense at home, with eleven hits matching Opening Night for the overall season high and the five runs more than doubling the previous total in Viera, Clearwater's timely hitting and Alonso's shot did the 'Tees in. Manatees starting pitcher David Goforth (0-1) pitched well through the first four innings, but the three runs in the fifth spelled the end of his night. He finished with a line of five runs (four earned) on five hits - including two home runs allowed - two walks and five strikeouts. On the other side, Threshers starting pitcher Ethan Stewart didn't last through the second after issuing four walks and also surrendering four hits for four runs. He only struck out one in 1.1 innings, but did not take the loss as Gabriel Arias came out of the bullpen with 4.2 scoreless frames and had the offense step up behind him. Brevard County will look to get back on track in game two of its three-game set with Clearwater on Saturday night at 6:35 p.m. Jacob Barnes (0-0, 0.00) will make his first start for the Manatees, while Colin Kleven (0-1, 11.25) toes the rubber for Clearwater. The game can be heard live on ManateesBaseball.com, with pregame coverage starting at 6:05 p.m.

Final: Clearwater 9 Brevard Clounty 5 Brevard County saw their three game winning streak come to an end on Friday night, falling to Clearwater 9-5. The Manatees got on the board early with two runs in the first inning. Chadwin Stang led off with a walk, and moved to second on a single by Greg Hopkins. Nick Ramirez then singled to center to knock in Stang. Two batters later, Brandon Macias added a base hit to score Hopkins. Clearwater got one run back in the top of the second, but Brevard County added two more runs in their half of the inning. Three straight walks to Lance Roenicke, Dionis Hinojosa and Stang loaded up the bases and Hopkins followed with a two run single to give the Manatees a 4-1 lead. Brevard had a chance to add to their lead on what looked like a sacrifice fly off the bat of Macias. Stang tagged from third and appeared to score but was called out on appeal when it was rulled he left third base early. The Threshers pulled to within 4-2 in the fourth on a solo home run by Chris Serritella, then took the lead with three runs in the fifth. After a walk and a single put runners on first and second, Carlos Alonso homered to left for a 5-4 Clearwater lead. Clearwater stretched their lead to 6-4 in the seventh inning, but Nick Ramirez got Brevard back to within a run with a long opposite field home run, his first of the season, in the bottom of the seventh. The Threshers however, tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the eighth and one more in the ninth for a 9-5 victory Brevard County Box Score David Goforth started for BC and went five innings, allowing five runs, four earned, on five hits. He struck out five and walked two. Stephen Peterson pitched two innings of relief, giving up one run. Kevin Shackelford gave up two runs in one inning of work. Tyler Cravy made his 2013 debut and allowed one run in the ninth. Nick Ramirez led the BC offense going 2 for 5 with a home run and two RBI. Greg Hopkins continued his hot hitting, going 2-5 with two RBI. Brandon Macias and Rafael Neda each had two hits as well. Dionis Hinojosa was 1-2 with two walks. Lance Roenicke had a double and a walk. Cameron Garfield contributed a ninth inning double in five at bats. Chadwin Stang drew a pair of walks and had a sacrifice bunt. Brevard County Play-By-Play Brevard missed a chance for more runs in the second. Brevard County Bottom of the 2nd Lance Roenicke walks. With Dionis Hinojosa batting, wild pitch by Ethan Stewart, Lance Roenicke to 2nd. Dionis Hinojosa walks. Chadwin Stang walks. Lance Roenicke to 3rd. Dionis Hinojosa to 2nd. Gregory Hopkins singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyrell Hudson. Lance Roenicke scores. Dionis Hinojosa scores. Chadwin Stang to 2nd. Nick Ramirez grounds out, third baseman Maikel Franco to first baseman Chris Serritella. Chadwin Stang to 3rd. Gregory Hopkins to 2nd. Pitching Change: Gabriel Arias replaces Ethan Stewart. Cameron Garfield reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by pitcher Gabriel Arias. Brandon Macias flies into a double play, center fielder Kyrell Hudson to third baseman Maikel Franco. Chadwin Stang doubled off 3rd.

Final: Lakeland 0 Brevard County 2 With the offense sputtering, Brevard needed a solid pitching performance from starter Brooks Hall. He delivered in a big way, going seven strong innings, and shutting out the Lakeland Flying Tigers to earn his first win of the season and improve the Manatees record to 4-3 on the young season. The Manatees pushed across the games first run in the sixth inning, without the benefit of a hit. Dionis Hinojosa walked with one out and then stole second base. The throw sailed in to center field and Hinojosa moved to third. Chadwin Stang followed with a sacrifice fly to right to score Hinojosa. After Greg Hopkins reached on a throwing error, Nick Ramirez ripped a double for the Manatees first, and as it turned out, only hit, scoring Hopkins to make it 2-0. The bullpen held on from there for the victory. Brevard County Box Score A certain Major League quote comes to mind here. One hit? Nick Ramirez sixth inning double was the only hit the Manatees offense recorded tonight. Dionis Hinojosa drew a walk and wreaked some havoc on the basepaths which proved to be the difference in the game. He also recorded an outfield assist. Brooks Hall was outstanding, striking out six and scattering just four hits over seven innings. Mark Williams pitched a scoreless 8th and Seth Harvey shut down Lakeland in the ninth to earn his third save of the season. Brevard County Play-By-Play BC's sixth inning proved to be enough Brevard County Bottom of the 6th John Dishon strikes out swinging. Dionis Hinojosa walks. With Chadwin Stang batting, Dionis Hinojosa steals (1) 2nd base, . Dionis Hinojosa advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by catcher John Murrian. Chadwin Stang out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jeff McVaney. Dionis Hinojosa scores. Gregory Hopkins reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Jason King. Nick Ramirez doubles (2) on a fly ball to center fielder Chad Wright. Gregory Hopkins scores. Cameron Garfield grounds out, third baseman Jason King to first baseman Aaron Westlake.

Not Brewers related, but Cubs prospect Jorge Soler apparently lost his mind tonight in Daytona. Benches cleared following a hard slide by Soler to break up a double play, at which point Soler proceeded to grab a bat and go to town on the Clearwater dugout. That's got to be a nice little suspension coming for Soler. Too bad it didn't happen before they played Brevard County.

Final: Brevard County 7 Lakeland 6 After a slow start to the season by the Brevard County offense, they came to life on Wednesday night to carry the Manatees to a 7-6 victory. Brevard jumped out to an early lead, batting around and picking up five runs in the second inning, highlighted by a Greg Hopkins grand slam. Brandon Macias doubled with one out and Yadiel Rivera was hit by a pitch. After Lance Roenicke struck out, Dionis Hinojosa came through with an RBI single to score Macias and give the 'Tees a 1-0 lead. Chadwin Stang loaded the bases after being hit by a pitch, and Hopkins followed with the bases clearing slam to put Brevard County up 5-0. Lakeland got a run in their half of the second and then got to starter Drew Gagnon for four more in the fifth to tie the game at 5-5. The Manatees took the lead back for good in the seventh. Nick Ramirez doubled with two outs and then Cameron Garfield launched his first home run of the season for a 7-5 lead. Lakeland pulled to within a run in the bottom of the seventh, making the score 7-6, but the Brevard County bullpen, behind Chad Pierce, Kevin Shackelford and Tommy Toledo shut the door to preserve the victory and bring the Manatees back to .500 on the early season at 3-3. Brevard County Box Score Greg Hopkins and Cameron Garfield each hit their first home runs of the season. Hopkins had the grand slam in the second and Garfield's was a two-run shot in the seventh. Nick Ramirez went 2-4 with a double for BC. Cody Hawn also had a pair of hits. Brandon Macias added a double and Dionis Hinojosa recorded his first hit of the season. Hawn got caught stealing on what sounded like a missed hit-and-run. Garfield gunned down the one Lakeland runner who tried to steal on him but did commit his second error of the season. Drew Gagnon started and gave up five runs, all earned, in 4.1 innings. He allowed six hits and walked two while striking out three. Chad Pierce relieved him and did a nice job of stranding the runners he inherited in the fifth. Pierce went two innings and gave up one unearned run on one hit. He struck out five. Kevin Shackelford tossed 1.2 scoreless innings and Tommy Toledo set down Lakeland in order in the ninth to earn the save. Brevard County Play-By-Play The Manatees hit around in the second inning Brevard County Top of the 2nd Cody Hawn flies out to left fielder Jason Krizan. Brandon Macias doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Jason Krizan. Yadiel Rivera hit by pitch. Lance Roenicke strikes out swinging. Dionis Hinojosa singles on a fly ball to left fielder Jason Krizan. Brandon Macias scores. Yadiel Rivera to 3rd. Chadwin Stang hit by pitch. Dionis Hinojosa to 2nd. Gregory Hopkins hits a grand slam (1) to left field. Yadiel Rivera scores. Dionis Hinojosa scores. Chadwin Stang scores. Nick Ramirez singles on a fly ball to left fielder Jason Krizan. Cameron Garfield grounds into a force out, shortstop Eugenio Suarez to second baseman Brandon Loy. Nick Ramirez out at 2nd.