FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
CLEARWATER THRESHERS AT FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS
05/25/2023
 
CLEARWATER THRESHERS AT FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS
GAME ID: 8493 - THURSDAY, MAY 25TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Clearwater Threshers (26-20) 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 11 1
Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (22-24) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 14 1
Mighty Mussels Edge Past Threshers, 7-6
With center fielder Eric Rodriguez leading the charge, the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels defeated the Clearwater Threshers, 7-6, at Hammond Stadium. Rodriguez, who is tied for 7th in the FLO with a .390 on-base percentage, went 4 for 5 with 2 doubles, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Fort Myers reliever James Elwell picked up the win, upping his record to 2-1. Zack Showalter took the loss. The winning streak has now reached 4 games for Fort Myers.

The game came to a dramatic end. In the bottom of the 12th, with Fort Myers trailing 6-5, Tyler Black hit a fastball from Zack Showalter for a 2-run home run, giving the Mighty Mussels the walk-off win.

In postgame comments to the Fort Myers Chronicle, Rodriguez said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

CLEARWATER BATTING LINESCORES FORT MYERS BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gutiérrez CF 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 .326 0 11
E. Griffin RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .238 2 20
   a-M. White SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .129 0 3
L. Holland DH 6 1 1 1 0 0 5 .232 2 19
N. Miller 1B 6 0 2 0 0 1 1 .365 1 8
J. Blomgren 2B 6 1 3 0 0 0 2 .271 1 18
M. Leal 3B 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 .267 3 26
   b-K. Bolton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 2 14
   c-A. Barrett 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .169 2 9
S. Pakpahan SS, LF 5 1 0 0 1 1 6 .223 1 14
J. Durán LF, RF 6 1 2 5 0 1 3 .192 1 13
T. Segura C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .170 0 2
   d-P. Bates PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128 0 2
   e-K. Brodrick C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 2
Totals 48 6 11 6 5 8 23      
a - M. White substituted for E. Griffin in the 7th
b - K. Bolton pinch hit for M. Leal in the 10th
c - A. Barrett substituted for K. Bolton in the 10th
d - P. Bates pinch hit for T. Segura in the 11th
e - K. Brodrick substituted for P. Bates in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Durán (2, 2nd Inning off D. O'Keefe, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Blomgren (6, 6th Inning off D. O'Keefe, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Miller (5, 12th Inning off J. Elwell, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Durán (1, 6th Inning off D. Ross, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Holland (2, 12th Inning off J. Elwell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Gutiérrez , E. Griffin , L. Holland 4 , N. Miller 3 , J. Blomgren 4 , J. Durán 6 , T. Segura
2-out RBI: , J. Durán 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Holland 2 , J. Blomgren , J. Durán , T. Segura
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: J. McCarthy (1)
OF assists: 1 (Durán(Rodriguez at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramírez 2B 6 0 1 0 0 3 4 .241 2 10
C. Conley SS, LF 6 2 2 0 0 2 1 .301 4 13
K. Beach DH 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 .262 0 19
E. Rodriguez CF 5 2 4 3 1 0 0 .321 0 13
T. Black 1B 5 1 1 2 1 2 2 .295 5 21
C. Hansen RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .269 5 23
N. Northcut 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .217 1 15
C. Barstad C 4 0 1 0 1 3 2 .280 3 16
J. Martínez LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .194 1 8
   a-B. Elliott PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .368 1 3
   b-M. Bustamente LF, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 1 13
Totals 47 7 14 7 3 18 16      
a - B. Elliott pinch hit for J. Martínez in the 9th
b - M. Bustamente substituted for B. Elliott in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Rodriguez 2 (10, 1st Inning off J. McCarthy, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off L. Bennett, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Elliott (1, 9th Inning off E. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Black (5, 12th Inning off Z. Showalter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramírez , C. Conley 2 , K. Beach , E. Rodriguez 6 , T. Black 4 , C. Hansen , N. Northcut , C. Barstad , J. Martínez , B. Elliott 4
2-out RBI: E. Rodriguez , T. Black
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramírez , T. Black , J. Martínez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Rodriguez (7)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Northcut (4)
CLEARWATER PITCHING LINESCORES FORT MYERS PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. McCarthy 4.2 7 3 3 1 6 0 83 53 4.17
A. Jones 2.0 3 1 1 1 4 0 42 24 5.52
L. Bennett H (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 25 16 0.41
E. Hall BS (1) 2.2 1 1 1 1 2 1 45 26 0.70
Z. Showalter L (1-2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 20 14 8.10
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McCarthy 43
Batters Faced: J. McCarthy 21, A. Jones 9, L. Bennett 5, E. Hall 10, Z. Showalter 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McCarthy 4-3, A. Jones 0-1, L. Bennett 0-0, E. Hall 0-6, Z. Showalter 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. McCarthy 83-53, A. Jones 42-24, L. Bennett 25-16, E. Hall 45-26, Z. Showalter 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Bennett 1-1 , Z. Showalter 1-0
WP: Z. Showalter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. O'Keefe 5.1 5 3 3 2 3 0 89 51 4.74
D. Ross BS (3) 3.0 2 2 2 2 2 1 44 26 2.41
W. Cruz 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 3.72
D. Keller 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 35 21 1.00
J. Elwell W (2-1) 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 24 16 2.84
PITCHING
Game Score: D. O'Keefe 47
Batters Faced: D. O'Keefe 23, D. Ross 14, W. Cruz 2, D. Keller 7, J. Elwell 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. O'Keefe 5-8, D. Ross 6-1, W. Cruz 1-0, D. Keller 2-3, J. Elwell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. O'Keefe 89-51, D. Ross 44-26, W. Cruz 10-7, D. Keller 35-21, J. Elwell 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Ross 1-1 , W. Cruz 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Rodriguez
Ballpark: Hammond Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (91 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:50
Attendance: 5897
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