SINGLE A ADVANCED
COCOA FLYERS AT ST. LUCIE METS
08/25/2068
 
SINGLE A ADVANCED
COCOA FLYERS AT ST. LUCIE METS
GAME ID: 15467 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2068 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cocoa Flyers (50-69) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0
St. Lucie Mets (39-80) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 10 0
St. Lucie Beats Cocoa, 3-1
The St. Lucie Mets topped the Cocoa Flyers, 3-1, in East Coast League action at Tradition Field. The standout performance belonged to St. Lucie pitcher and Chesterfield Township, Michigan, native Brady Sheffield. Jonathan de Kroon was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 23 of 28 save opportunities. St. Lucie is now 39-80, while Cocoa is 50-69.

In the top of the ninth, Aiden Freeman stood in the box, looking for a pitch to hammer. The Flyers were trailing 3-1, but had runners on 1st and 2nd. That's when Jonathan de Kroon made a terrific pitch and Freeman popped out. Gone was the dream of a Cocoa comeback.
COCOA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LUCIE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Terek CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292 16 54
M. Bahe 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 7 45
M. Escobedo DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .268 15 50
B. Kushner LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .272 10 40
G. McCoy 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .274 10 49
R. González SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .269 9 51
L. Garzia RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .275 4 29
   a-T. Lacon PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347 0 6
J. Osborne C 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .229 3 28
A. Freeman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295 2 22
Totals 34 1 7 1 1 7 17      
a - T. Lacon pinch hit for L. Garzia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. González (10, 7th Inning off B. Sheffield, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Kushner (10, 9th Inning off J. de Kroon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Kushner 4 , G. McCoy , R. González 3 , L. Garzia 2 , T. Lacon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Osborne 2 , A. Freeman
Hit by Pitch: B. Terek
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Kushner(Valli at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Porter LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .236 0 3
J. Tidwell DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .245 5 29
W. Crandall SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .272 4 22
L. Valli 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .239 16 42
S. Thornton 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .262 12 37
J. Jones C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .271 6 26
M. Swanberg RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 6 19
   a-H. Ashburn RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 7 20
D. John CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .233 8 18
U. Mantilla 2B 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .169 3 20
Totals 33 3 10 3 0 6 11      
a - H. Ashburn substituted for M. Swanberg in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Crandall (10, 1st Inning off J. Burnside, 1 on, 1 out) , U. Mantilla (4, 2nd Inning off J. Burnside, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Valli (17, 8th Inning off J. Burnside, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Porter , W. Crandall 2 , L. Valli 3 , S. Thornton , J. Jones 2 , D. John , U. Mantilla 3
2-out RBI: S. Thornton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Tidwell
Team LOB: 6
COCOA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LUCIE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Burnside L (9-12) 7.1 9 3 3 0 6 0 105 3.96   
D. Heagerty 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Burnside 54
Batters Faced: J. Burnside 31, D. Heagerty 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Burnside 9-7, D. Heagerty 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Burnside 105-69, D. Heagerty 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Heagerty 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Sheffield W (1-0) 7.1 4 0 0 1 5 0 101 0.00   
S. Beam H (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.08   
J. de Kroon SV (23) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 17 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sheffield 74
Batters Faced: B. Sheffield 28, S. Beam 2, J. de Kroon 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sheffield 6-11, S. Beam 1-0, J. de Kroon 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sheffield 101-68, S. Beam 9-5, J. de Kroon 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Beam 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Sheffield
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brady Sheffield
Ballpark: Tradition Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 7294
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