Palm Beach late offensive surge not enough vs. Jupiter in home finale
Palm Beach had no runs and just one on base with two outs in the ninth before stringing together three hits that made the deficit just one run. The Cardinals tying run was then thrown out at second trying to stretch his single, ending the game with a 3-2 score
Palm Beach had no runs and just one on base with two outs in the ninth before stringing together three hits that made the deficit just one run. The Cardinals tying run was then thrown out at second trying to stretch his single, ending the game with a 3-2 score in favor of Jupiter.
In that ninth inning,
Jupiter scored one run in each of the third, fourth and eighth innings.
Palm Beach starter
At the plate, Irving Lopez had a game high three hits which rose his season batting average to .333 through 99 at bats.
Palm Beach and Jupiter official split the season series with 11 wins each as the Cardinals close out their home regular season schedule.
The Cardinals will travel to Dunedin and Lakeland to finish out the regular season.
Game one of the Florida State League Playoffs will be on the road vs. the second-half South Division winner while games two (on Wednesday, September 5th at 6:30 PM) and three (on Thursday, September 6th at 6:30 PM) will be back at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.
To get tickets to the 2018 Florida State League Playoffs, head over to Rogerdeanchevroletstadium.com/tickets-events