Manatee and East Bay squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Manatee had to settle for second. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians. The Hurricanes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Manatee got a good showing from Cain Van Ettan, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Van Ettan has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Nick Zunica made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Manatee's loss dropped their record down to 17-11. As for East Bay, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 15-11.
While Manatee had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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