Carey’s 12th-inning homer lifts St. Lucie Mets past Hammerheads
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (Interstat) — Dylan Carey hit a three-run homer in the 12th inning as the St. Lucie Mets beat the Jupiter Hammerheads 11-10 on Saturday at Clover Park.
Jupiter took a 10-8 lead in the top of the 12th when Jeremy Almonte hit a two-run homer. Carey then homered to left-center with two on, scoring Kuhio Aloy and Jack Toomey for the walkoff.
St. Lucie improved to 58-73. Jupiter dropped to 61-67. Brett Banks earned the win, and Yenfri Sosa took the loss. Attendance was 406, and the game lasted 3 hours, 58 minutes.
Jupiter outhit St. Lucie 11-7. St. Lucie built a 6-2 lead through four innings, getting first-inning homers from Jake Ogden and Ryan Tayman. Jupiter then scored five runs in the top of the ninth, including Jacob Lombard’s three-run homer, to take a 7-6 lead. St. Lucie tied it in the bottom half on Kuhio Aloy’s RBI single. The teams traded runs in the 10th before Almonte’s homer in the 12th.
Lombard went 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Almonte drove in two, and Carey drove in three.