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Singleton's Bat Explodes in Thresher Loss
The Tampa Yankees won their fifth in a row Tuesday, defeating the Threshers, 11-9.
The Clearwater Threshers' fifteen hits were not enough as the Tampa Yankees held on for an 11-9 win Tuesday (June 21).
Jonathan Singleton almost single handedly brought the Threshers back from an 8-2 disadvantage. The 19 year old from Lakewood, Calif., was a triple short of hitting for the cycle. His three-run homer (4) in the fifth and two-run single in the sixth brought the Threshers to within one at 9-8 after six innings.
Singleton's name appears near the top of all the prospect lists. His numbers have not been impressive in the first half of the Florida State League. A night like this, 3-4 with a walk and six RBI's, is something for him to build on.
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Jiwan James, 22, and D'Arby Myers each contributed three hits on the night.
Clearwater has now lost four in a row and seven of the last eight games. Manager Dusty Wathan's pitching staff has seen its team ERA jump almost 50 points in less than 10 days.
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On deck: The Threshers (39-30) and Yankees (37-32) travel to Tampa to complete the first half of the FSL season Wednesday (June 22). Clearwater returns home Thursday (June 23) to start a three game series against the league leading Daytona Cubs.
Need to Know: Joe Savery one of three Clearwater regulars promoted to AA recently is 2 for 8 in 4 games with a double. The GC Phillies made it two in a row, to open the season, with an 8-2 win over the GC Tigers. Center-fielder Peter Lavin, went 3-5 with four RBI's.
