An 8th inning run for Fort Myers was the difference as they take a 1-0 lead over Dunedin in the best of three series.
Eric Fowler got the start for the D-Jays. He gave up 10 hits (7 singles, 3 doubles) over 6 innings which resulted in 5 Fort Myers runs (4 earned). Fowler struck out 3 and walked none.
The middle of the Dunedin lineup was going strong last night as 4-5-6 hitters Neilsen, Patton and Cota each had 2 hits. One of Patton's 2 hits was a triple.
Fort Myers leads the best of 3 series over Dunedin, 1-0. Game 2 is in Dunedin tonight.
Auburn 6 at Jamestown 7 (11 innings)
Auburn jumped out to a 5-0 lead after 4 innings, gave up 3 in the 6th and 8th innings, and then scored 1 in the 9th to force extra innings. Jamestown then scored the winning run on a single, sacrifice and an E5.
Chris Emanuele led the way for Auburn going 3-6 with a home run. Shawn Scobee was 2-4 with two doubles and Raul Barron also had 2 hits.
Kyle Ginley started for the Doubledays and pitched 5 shutout innings. Ginley struck out 4, walked 3 and gave up 3 hits.
3 Stars!
3 - Cory Patton
2 - Chris Emanuele
1 - Kyle Ginley
