It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Treasure Coast had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They blew past the Central Cobras 8-2. Considering Treasure Coast has won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Raymond Missett made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Missett has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Missett was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other pitching news, Treasure Coast got a great performance from Colin Jackson as he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off nine hits. Jackson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Bobby Johnson was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Jacob Suazo was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Central's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dominick Grimaldi, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Treasure Coast's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. As for Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-13.
Treasure Coast will square off against Vero Beach at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Vero Beach is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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