The Daytona Cubs defeated a demoralized Clearwater Threshers team on Sunday (June 12), 7-1.
The Threshers were never in this game on Sunday, still rattled from allowing the Cubs to rally from six runs behind on Saturday.
Any combination of two, Threshers losses or Cubs wins, will eliminate the Threshers and crown the Cubs the North Division champions of the Florida State League split season.
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The top four hitters in the Cubs line-up have out performed the excellent Threshers pitching in this series.
Evan Crawford (.337), Matthew Cerda (.309), Jae-Hoon Ha (.302), and Justin Bour (.318) were responsible for the three runs in the third and the two in the seventh.
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In this must-win series the Threshers have scored just one run in the last 15 innings.
Tyson Gillies, doubled twice and scored the lone run in the first. The twenty-two year old from Vancouver, British Columbia started his third game in a row in centerfield.
Two of the most reliable Threshers pitchers on the year, Trevor May and Joseph Esposito, gave up a combined five runs on eight hits in 6 and 2/3 innings.
The Threshers will try to stave off elimination Monday (June 13) when they complete their three game series in Daytona.
