The Manatee Hurricanes will venture away from home to take on the DeSoto County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Manatee will be strutting in after a win while DeSoto County will be coming in after a defeat.
Manatee is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Lakewood Ranch on Friday. Manatee put the hurt on Lakewood Ranch with a sharp 10-2 victory.
Cooper Richardson tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Max Mullett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 5-for-5. Bryan Rodriguez was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, DeSoto County didn't have quite enough to beat Booker on Friday and fell 6-4. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Abel Nedley put in work no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, Logan Adkins was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
DeSoto County now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Manatee, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Manatee took their victory against DeSoto County in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manatee since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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