BRADENTON, Fla. (August 8, 2026) - The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels defeated the Bradenton Marauders 6-1 on Saturday night at LECOM Park.
With the bases loaded and two outs in the third, Yovanny Duran opened the scoring with a two-run double to left. Quentin Young followed with a two-run double of his own, off the wall in right-center, to make it 4-0 and chase Marauders’ (48-59, 15-25) starter Reinold Navarro (4-2) from the game.
The four runs allowed were the most this season for the Pirates No. 12 prospect. Navarro has been the best pitcher in the FSL, leading the league with 111 strikeouts across 20 appearances. The Fort Myers’ (57-48, 20-20) offense brought his ERA up from 2.34 to 2.80.
Mussels’ starter Ramiro Villanueva went 2.2 innings before exiting with the bases loaded in the third. Eric Hammond (1-4) induced a comebacker on a check swing to escape the jam.
In the fifth, Carson Tinney led off with a single to center off of Triple-A rehabber Sean Sullivan. Ramiro Dominguez followed with his third walk in as many plate appearances. Then Aidan Teel connected on a double to the right field corner to make it 5-0. Two batters later, Young delivered a sacrifice fly to deep right to make it 6-0 and bring in his third RBI of the game. Young now has driven in at least three runs six different times this season.
Hammond worked 3.1 innings of one-run ball. He struck out four and exited with the Mussels leading 6-1 through six innings.
Nick McAuliffe held the lead across the seventh and eighth innings, striking out four and facing one above the minimum. Michael Hilker Jr. needed just eight pitches to retire the side in the ninth and secure the win.
McAuliffe and Hilker faced just two above the minimum and combined to strike out five batters across the final three frames.
UP NEXT: The series concludes on Sunday, August 9. Callan Fang (4.55) starts for the Mussels. First pitch is set for 12 p.m. There will not be audio coverage on the Mighty Mussels Baseball Network.