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Brotherly battle never gets old for Rays’ Josh Lowe, Rangers’ Nathaniel
ARLINGTON, Texas — Friday’s series opener marked Round 4 of the Lowe vs. Lowe brotherly battle, and both — Rays outfielder Josh and Rangers first baseman Nathaniel — said it continues to be quite a thrill. “It’s pretty cool,” Josh said Friday afternoon. “I think we...
Mighty Mussels crush three homers in 7-3 win over Marauders
FORT MYERS – The Mighty Mussels matched a season high with three home runs to slug their way past the Bradenton Marauders 7-3 on Friday night at Hammond Stadium. Trailing 2-0 in the second, leadoff batter Carlos Aguiar crushed an 0-2 pitch from Bradenton (35-45, 6-8) starter Mike Burrows 111.2 MPH off the bat and out of the stadium in straight away right field to make it a 2-1 game. Wilfri Castro, playing in his first home game since May 12, followed with a walk. Three batters later, Walker Jenkins beat out an infield single which allowed Castro to score as the ball got away from Eddy Rodriguez, tying the game 2-2.
Ten-Men Detroit City FC Settles for 1-1 Draw Against Tampa Bay Rowdies at Keyworth Stadium
DETROIT — Detroit City FC settled for a 1-1 draw against Tampa Bay Rowdies on Saturday evening. After going down to 10 men in the 59th minute, Detroit City rallied back as an Elvis Amoh header in the 71st minute gave DCFC a 1-0 lead, but a 94th-minute equalizer saw the two sides share the points.
Bengard pitches Mussels past Marauders 2-1 on Independence Day
FORT MYERS – Spencer Bengard tossed six shutout innings to lead the Mighty Mussels past the Bradenton Marauders 2-1 in front of 5,390 fans Thursday night at Hammond Stadium. Bengard (6-1) didn’t walk a batter, striking out five while scattering six hits. He threw 54 of his 79 pitches for strikes and lowered his ERA to 1.32. He has now thrown five innings or more in four straight appearances, allowing just two runs over his last 22 innings of work. Bengard also lowered his home ERA to 0.82 with 21 strikeouts to just one walk across 22 innings.
IMG Academy 4-Star safety Zech Fort ‘constantly growing’ relationship with Alabama
Zech Fort put Alabama football among his early top contenders Friday, and his relationship with the Crimson Tide is constantly growing. Fort is a 2026 four-star safety, who attends IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Several recruiting sites have him rated among the top five safety prospects in his respective class. He currently holds more than 30 college football offers.
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