It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Manatee had no problem doing just that on Friday. They never let the East Bay Indians get on the board and left with a 3-0 win. This was a revenge game for the Hurricanes: when they faced off against the Indians on Wednesday, they had to take a 9-4 loss.
Nick Zunica was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Manatee's victory bumped their record up to 18-11. As for East Bay, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-12.
Manatee will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Indians: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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