The Palm Beach Cardinals defeated the Daytona Tortugas 11-0 on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. Palm Beach recorded its seventh shutout of the season and hit a season-high five home runs in the Florida State League game.
Gabe Camacho started the scoring in the third inning with a one-out double. Jayden Lobliner followed with his second home run of the year, a two-run blast, and Trevor Condon hit the first home run of his career two batters later. Ryan Mitchell added an RBI single to give Palm Beach a 4-0 lead.
Palm Beach pitching keeps Daytona scoreless
Branneli Franco pitched four shutout innings for the Palm Beach Cardinals. He struck out five Daytona Tortugas batters and did not issue a walk. Dallis Moran earned the win after taking over in the fifth inning, pitching three perfect innings and recording four strikeouts.
Dee Kennedy hit the first home run of his career in the fourth inning, extending Palm Beach’s lead to 5-0. The Cardinals added four runs in the fifth inning after Miguel Hernandez doubled and Palm Beach loaded the bases following a walk and an error. Owen Henne then hit an opposite-field grand slam to put Palm Beach ahead 9-0.
Cardinals add two runs in the eighth
Miguel Hernandez led off the eighth inning with a home run to left field. He finished 3-for-5 with three hits and three runs scored, and his home run was Palm Beach’s fifth of the game.
Alexander Frias followed Hernandez’s home run with a triple, and Ryan Mitchell drove him in with a sacrifice fly. Justin Militello pitched the eighth and ninth innings to finish the shutout.
Palm Beach entered the game with a 30-31 second-half record and a 63-64 overall record. Daytona entered with a 36-24 second-half record and a 57-69 overall record.
Next game
The Palm Beach Cardinals will face the Daytona Tortugas at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.
Source: Original report