Maxwell Powers Tarpons Past Threshers in Shutout
CLEARWATER, Fla. (Interstat) — Logan Maxwell launched two home runs and drove in five runs Friday night, powering the Tampa Tarpons to a 9-0 victory over the Clearwater Threshers at Spectrum Field.
Maxwell hit a two-run homer in the third inning and a three-run blast in the ninth. Tampa scored three runs in the second, two in the third, one in the sixth and three in the ninth. Justin West earned the win for Tampa, allowing two hits over 5 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts. Cody Bowker took the loss for Clearwater.
The Tarpons had six hits to the Threshers’ four before a crowd of 3,128. The game took 2 hours, 31 minutes. Both teams are now 3-4.