Baseball Recap: Mariner Gets the Win

Mariner barely beat Cape Coral the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Mariner Tritons' pitcher stepped up to hand the Cape Coral Seahawks a 15-0 shutout on Thursday. The Tritons haven't had any issues with the Seahawks recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.

Not much got past Caleb Kiraly, who gave up just three hits to keep Cape Coral off the board. What's more, Kiraly posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.

Princeton (PJ) Marino

Stolen Base (Career)

02/27/25 vs Cape Coral	2
02/17/25 @ Charlotte	1
04/30/24 @ Island Coast	1
04/09/24 vs Palmetto Ridge	1
03/15/24 vs South Fort Myers	1

On the hitting side, Mariner got a massive performance out of Princeton (PJ) Marino, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. The dominant performance gave Marino a new career-high in stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Colin Raftery, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Mariner was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cape Coral only posted a batting average of .200.

Mariner's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Cape Coral, they now have a losing record of 3-4.

Coming up, Mariner will be playing in front of their home fans against North Fort Myers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. North Fort Myers will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Mariner surely won't give up without a fight. As for Cape Coral, they will head out on the road to face off against DeSoto County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Cape Coral and three for DeSoto County.