After taking game one from the Mantees at their own home park, the Threshers looked to take another win on Sunday night and return to Clearwater on Monday needing just one more win for the FSL Championship. The Manatees on the other hand looked to stay alive in their final home game of the year.
It would be the Manatees who struck first picking up three runs in the third inning to take the early 3-0 lead.
The game would remain 3-0 into the sixth when the Threshers plated their first run as Brad Harman scored on an RBI single from Jeremy Slayden to cut the deficit to 3-1 after five-and-a-half innings. In the bottom of the sixth the Manatees picked up a fourth run on a solo home run to take a 4-1 lead going into the seventh inning.
In the seventh inning Jake Blalock led off the inning with a walk, then Clay Harris picked up his third hit of the night good for an RBI double to score Blalock and cut the deficit to 4-2. Matt Thayer then walked to give the Threshers runners at first and second with no outs. PJ Antoniato stepped up to the plate and swatted a ball to first base reaching on an error to grab a base and scored Harris from second on the error, but Matt Thayer was called out trying to reach home as the game was in reach at 4-3 for the Threshers with PJ standing on first.
Brian Burgamy struck out for the second out and Brad Harman then stepped up knocking a chopper through the infield to score PJ Antoniato from first and tie the game at 4-4 leaving Harman in scoring position at second base. Jason Donald was then hit by a pitch to put runners at first and second with Jeremy Slayden stepping into the batters box. The Manatees called for a pitching change so Jeremy would have to wait for his turn at bat. The Manatees finally managed to get out of the inning after fanning Slayden, but it was suddenly a whole new ballgame tied at fours at the seventh inning stretch.
After Andrew Cruse struck out the side for the Manatees in the bottom of the seventh to reach 10 Ks on the night, the game went to the eighth still tied up at four runs each.
The Manatees escaped the top half of the eighth with just one hit by the Threshers and went to their half of the inning still tied looking to grab some momentum.
Will Savage came on in relief in the eighth and walked his first batter but picked him off at first base to erase the base runner, then got two quick outs to take the game into the ninth inning.
The Threshers went down in order in the top of the ninth, so the Manatees would have one last chance to end the game in regulation if they could mount a ninth inning rally.
In the bottom of the ninth with the tension mounting Will Savage took the first batter to a full count, then caught him looking for the first out of the inning. The second batter would go down on strikes as well leaving the Manatees just one batter to get the job done without extra innings. That batter would go down on strikes at well at the hands of Will Savage, so it would be extra innings for this game.
The Threshers could get nothing across in the tenth despite a lead-off hit from Jason Donald and a walk from Lou Marson, so it would go to the Manatees half of the inning still knotted up at four runs on each side of the scoreboard. The Manatees would go down in order in their side of the frame, and this game would see the eleventh inning underway.
The Threshers decided enough was enough in the eleventh and sent the Manatees packing. Matt Thayer singled on a line drive to left and moved to second on a sac bunt from PJ Antoniato. Brain Burgamy walked, then Brad Harman doubled
scoring Thayer and leaving Burgamy at third. Jason Donald singled and the Manatees got Burgamy in a rundown between home and third with Harman cught up between second and third as well. Some sloppy defense by the Manatees allowed Burgamy to score with Harman going to third and Donnald advancing to second.
Jeremy Slayden was intentionally walked to load the bases before pop outs from Lou Marson and Jake Blalock ended the Manatees misery and possibly their hope of a win.  Will Savage put the final stake into the Manatees’ heart sending the down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the eleventh as the Threshers won again 6-4 and will return home needing just one win with three tries at their home stadium.