BRADENTON, Fla. (Interstat) — J.T. Etheridge pitched five shutout innings and Jackson Lovich drove in four runs as the Tampa Tarpons beat the Bradenton Marauders 7-1 on Thursday at LECOM Park.

Tampa scored four runs in the second inning on a two-run single by Luis Escudero and a two-run single by Lovich. The Tarpons added three runs in the seventh on Lovich’s second two-run single and a run-scoring groundout by Luis Puello. Bradenton scored its lone run in the sixth on an RBI single by Eddie King Jr., who was thrown out at second while trying to advance.

Etheridge (6-0) allowed three hits and struck out six over five innings. Kevin Stevens pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief. Levi Sterling (3-3) took the loss, giving up six hits and three earned runs in six innings while striking out seven.

The Tarpons improved to 32-28, while the Marauders fell to 28-31. Attendance was 986, and the game lasted 1 hour, 50 minutes.