Reeder Socks First Marauders Base Hit in 6-0 Shutout Loss to Cardinals
Sterling fans season-high five batters, Bradenton swept in six-game series
Canon Reeder earned a base knock during his Single-A debut, but the Bradenton Marauders (2-7) were shutout 6-0 by the Palm Beach Cardinals (7-2) on Sunday from LECOM Park. Levi Sterling fanned a season-high five batters and the Marauders dropped their sixth straight game.
After the Cardinals plated three runs in the top of the second off Sterling, Plam Beach hit a power surge in the middle innings. Jack Gurevitch and Chase Heath each notched a solo homer in the third and fourth innings to give the Cardinals a 5-0 lead.
In the top of the sixth, Brayden Smith scored Yordalin Pena on a sacrifice fly against Bradenton reliever Noah Takacs to make it a 6-0 ballgame
The Bradenton bats went quiet the rest of the way to fall by a final score of 6-0.
Jacob Odle (1-0) collected the win, allowing a hit and striking out six over 4.0 shutout frames. Sterling (0-1) took the loss, letting up five runs on five hits, two walks, and five strikeouts over 4.0 innings.
Bradenton takes an off-day Monday before traveling to George M. Steinbrenner Field for a six-game series against the Tampa Tarpons, Single-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. First pitch is set for Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. EST.
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