Feliz’ walk-off home run sinks Tortugas

FORT MYERS, Fla. (July 25, 2021) – Jesus Feliz delivered a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth Sunday, helping the Mighty Mussels defeat the Daytona Tortugas 6-5 and earn a split of the six-game set at Hammond Stadium.

Feliz’ dinger left the bat at 105.5 mph to give the Mighty Mussels (39-33) their third walk-off win of the season.

Fort Myers starter Zarion Sharpe was outstanding, spinning five scoreless innings while allowing just two hits and two walks.

The Mighty Mussels jumped in front early with a two-out rally in the first. After a pair of walks, Feliz pulled a double down the left field line to put Fort Myers on top 1-0. A wild pitch then brought home a second run.

With the Mussels still leading 2-0 in the bottom of the third, Charles Mack cranked a solo home run over the stands in right to extend the lead to 3-0.

Daytona battled back to score a pair of runs in the sixth on a sacrifice fly from Allan Cerda to cut the deficit to 3-2.

The Mussels’ offense walked twice to start the home sixth before Yunior Severino lined a single to left to make it 4-2. The next batter was Keoni Cavaco, who pulled a base hit into left to plate a second run and cap the inning at 5-2 Fort Myers.

The Tortugas rallied for three runs in the eighth to tie the game before Feliz walked it off in the ninth.

After 12 straight home games, the Mussels hit the road for a six-game set with the Clearwater Threshers beginning on Tuesday. All six games will be broadcast on the Mighty Mussels Baseball Network, with Tuesday’s pre-game show beginning at 6:45 p.m.