BRADENTON, Fla. (Interstat) — The Bradenton Marauders defeated the Tampa Tarpons 3-1 on Wednesday at LECOM Park in front of 636 fans. The game lasted 2 hours, 20 minutes.

Bradenton scored first in the bottom of the first inning when Edgleen Perez singled to right, scoring Joey Bart. The Marauders added two runs in the sixth on a triple by Eddie Rynders that drove in Perez and Hyun Seung Lee.

Tampa scored its lone run in the eighth when Engelth Urena singled to left, bringing home Willy Montero.

Adolfo Oviedo earned the win, pitching 3 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out two to improve to 5-0. Thatcher Hurd took the loss, falling to 0-2 after allowing one run over three innings with five strikeouts. Brandon Cain recorded his third save, tossing two innings of relief and allowing one run.

Wyatt Parliament threw five innings for Tampa, surrendering two runs on six hits with five strikeouts. Reinold Navarro added three scoreless innings of relief for Bradenton.

The Marauders improved to 28-30, while the Tarpons dropped to 31-28. The series continues Thursday.