After a 20-17 finish the last time they played, Mariner and Cape Coral decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. The Mariner Tritons skirted past the Cape Coral Seahawks 2-1. The win was just what Mariner needed coming off of a 12-2 defeat in their prior match.
Caleb Kiraly looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Brady Jock relieved him and did a solid job, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits.
On the hitting side, Mariner saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Guth, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Mariner is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-8 record this season. As for Cape Coral, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-12.
Mariner will head out on the road to face off against Out-of-Door Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Out-of-Door Academy hasn't scored more than two runs for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for Cape Coral, they will be playing at home against Island Coast at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Island Coast is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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