Threshers Rally to Defeat Manatees

The Clearwater Threshers rallied from three runs down to defeat the Brevard County Manatees, 5-4, on Thursday (June 30). 

Third basemen Jeremy Barnes supplied the big blow of the night with a bases loaded double in the sixth. It was Barnes second hit of the night and improved his batting average to .290. 

The University of Notre Dame graduate did not start the season with the Threshers, but was called up after 22 games in Lakewood (Low A) to replace the injured Travis Mattiar. It was obvious after a couple of weeks that Barnes was not going to give up his new position. The 11th round choice in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft is currently batting .290. 

Brody Colvin, 22, picked up his first win of the season. Colvin worked 6 1/3 innings giving up four runs on nine hits. Baseball America has Colvin ranked as the third best Phillies prospect in the organization. 

On deck: The Threshers (3-5) and Manatees (4-2) will play the rubber match of their three game series on Friday (July 1). First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.  

Need to Know: The GC Phillies lost the second half of their home and home series with GC Blue Jays, 6-5. Second basemen Carlos Valenzuela carried the big bat for the Phillies on Thursday. His two hits including a double knocked in a pair of runs. The twenty year old has five multi-hit games in just seven starts. His batting average improved to .400.