JUPITER, FL – The Jupiter Hammerheads (26-18) were shut out by the Daytona Tortugas (15-29) by a final score of 3-0 on Saturday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. It was just the fourth shutout loss of the year for Jupiter despite outhitting the Tortugas in the contest.
On the first pitch of the game, Jacob Friend, who played in his first game since Tuesday, hit an opposite-field home run off of Jupiter starting pitcher Walin Castillo (L, 1-2) to give Daytona an early 1-0 lead.
After the top of the first inning, Castillo and Daytona starting pitcher Sheng-En Lin (W, 3-3) were locked in a pitchers’ duel. Castillo retired 12 of 13 batters after the Friend home run. Lin escaped multiple jams early in the contest.
Castillo went back out for the top of the fifth inning and, despite allowing a single, set Daytona down. Castillo tried to complete six innings for the first time in his career but was pulled after a walk and single. Hayden Cuthbertson entered the game for Jupiter on the mound and induced an inning-ending popout. Castillo finished with 5 2/3 innings pitched and allowed just the one run and tied a career-high six strikeouts.
In the top of the seventh inning, Drew Davies hit a one-out single and Cuthbertson issued three straight walks to give Daytona another run. A second run scored on a wild pitch which put Daytona up 3-0. Luis De La Cruz finished the inning without allowing another run. De La Cruz stayed in for the eighth and ninth innings where he did not issue a run in 2 2/3 innings pitched.
The Jupiter offense finished with more hits than the Daytona offense, but the Hammerheads could score a run and suffered the 3-0 loss to Daytona on Saturday night.
Emilio Barreras finished with two hits in the contest to extend his hit streak to 10 games. Josh Hogue went 3-for-3 with a double in the game as well.
The Hammerheads can still go for the series victory over Tortugas with the series finale on Sunday, May 24th with first pitch scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Click here to purchase your Jupiter Hammerheads tickets
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Opening in 1998, the 110-acre complex/stadium is specially designed to house two Major League and two Minor League Baseball Teams. The stadium is home to the Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals for Spring Training. The Florida State League’s Jupiter Hammerheads (Class A Affiliate of the Miami Marlins) and Palm Beach Cardinals (Class A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals) make their home at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium from April through September. Branded as “America’s Busiest Ballpark,” this year-round facility can accommodate everything from birthday parties to corporate outings to tournaments, while never forgetting that every fan is our most important priority.