There's no place like home for Mariner, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the LaBelle Cowboys/Cowgirls a 6-0 shutout on Monday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Mariner also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Mariner got a great performance from Max Gonzalez as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Gonzalez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mariner saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Kotarski, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On LaBelle's side, they got a good showing from Kaleb McLymont, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
Mariner's win bumped their record up to 9-12. As for LaBelle, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-8.
Mariner will head out on the road to square off against Gateway at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Gateway has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.13 runs per game on average), something Mariner will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for LaBelle, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Immokalee at 7:00 p.m. Immokalee is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
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