Dylan Cozens returned to the Threshers’ line up on Wednesday. He was the DH and batted fifth behind Rhys Hoskins. It looked like Jupiter’s game plan was to feed Cozens a steady diet of off-speed pitches. He struck out his first two at bats on pitches that broke low and away. In his third at bat, he jumped on a first pitch fast ball and grounded out sharply to third. Jupiter finally made a mistake and Cozens made them pay with a tape measure shot to right in the eighth inning.
Ethan Stewart was added to the Clearwater roster from Reading. The Threshers had been carrying 24 on their roster anticipating Cozens’ return, however a cooresponding move must have been made prior to the game since they currently have 26 players on their roster 13 pitchers and 13 position players. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 7/22/2015