Baseball Preview: Mariner Tritons vs. Estero Wildcats
The Mariner Tritons will square off against the Estero Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Mariner will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Mariner fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Ida Baker on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 12-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs.
Brady Jock was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ryan Kotarski made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Guth, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Estero gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against Port Charlotte as Estero made off with a 10-4 win. The victory was nothing new for Estero as they're now sitting on four straight.
Estero got a massive performance out of Case Bowman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Justin Trometer was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Mariner's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-10. As for Estero, their win bumped their record up to 13-3.
Mariner might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Estero when the teams last played back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Estero's Tyler Doyle, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched. Now that Mariner knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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