Baseball Recap: Clearwater Tornadoes vs. Pinellas Park Patriots
After losing to Pinellas Park the last time they met, Clearwater decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Clearwater Tornadoes walked away with a 7-3 win over the Pinellas Park Patriots on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Clearwater.
Shawn Blanton was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Thomas, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
On Pinellas Park's side, Jack Inman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 11 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Inman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Destin Kuitunen made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Colby Redding was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Pinellas Park didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Clearwater has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season. As for Pinellas Park, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Clearwater will head out on the road to take on Anclote at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Clearwater is facing Anclote at the right time seeing as Anclote is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Pinellas Park, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Owensboro at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Owensboro's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Pinellas Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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