Mariner has gone 8-2 against Port Charlotte recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. Mariner will challenge Port Charlotte at 7:00 p.m. Mariner will be strutting in after a victory while Port Charlotte will be coming in after a loss.
Mariner took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Cypress Lake with a sharp 10-3 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Tritons considering their one-run performance the game before.
Jael Lawton looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
Dominic Bent
| 03/19/25 vs Cypress Lake | 4 |
| 03/06/25 vs Fort Myers | 1 |
| 02/13/25 @ Gulf Coast | 1 |
| 02/11/25 @ Riverdale | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dominic Bent, who scored four runs and stole a base. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Colin Raftery was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Port Charlotte lost 15-3 to Palm Beach Central on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their meetings with the Broncos: they've now lost three in a row.
Brock Budreau made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
Mariner pushed their record up to 11-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Port Charlotte, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Everything went Mariner's way against Port Charlotte in their previous matchup back in February of 2021, as Mariner made off with an 8-0 victory. Will Mariner repeat their success, or does Port Charlotte has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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