Jamaal Hawkins ignited an unorthodox walk-off victory in the bottom of the seventh inning to lead the Fort Myers Miracle to a 6-5 victory Thursday night over the Bradenton Marauders at Hammond Stadium.

Hawkins led off the final inning with a double down the right field line off Bradenton reliever Zachary Foster. He was sacrificed to third by Jhonathan Goncalves.

Marauders manager Carlos Garcia went to his bullpen for closer Duke Welker. James Beresford hit a tapper back to the mound and Hawkins was hung up on the basepath. Welker’s throw to third was dropped and Hawkins slid safely around Ramon Cabrera’s tag at the plate to seal the victory.

Miracle reliever Ricky Bowen (1-2) earned the win with 2 1/3 shutout innings, allowing just one hit and two strikeouts. Bowen relieved B.J. Hermsen in the fifth inning. Hermsen, making his first start in the Florida State League, gave up five runs, four earned, on seven hits and fanning four.

The Miracle took a 5-1 lead in the third inning with a three-hit, three-run inning including an RBI double by Josmil Pinto and a two-run, two-out single by Dan Rohlfing.

Foster (1-1) took the loss after pitching 3 1/3 innings in relief of Jhonathan Ramos.

Game two of the scheduled doubleheader was canceled with two outs in the top of the fourth inning due to a large storm system moving through the area.

The Miracle (53-63, 18-27) begin a three-game series at 7:05 p.m. Friday against the Palm Beach Cardinals at Hammond Stadium.