Miracle drop season finale, 7-4
JUPITER – The Fort Myers Miracle wrapped up the Florida State League regular season Sunday morning with a 7-4 loss to the Jupiter Hammerheads at Roger Dean Stadium.
J.L. Ortiz gave the Hammerheads an early 2-0 lead in the second inning when he launched a 1-0 pitch from Miracle starter B.J. Hermsen over the right field wall with a runner on second.
Jupiter added two more runs in the third and fourth innings. Dallas Poulk picked up a RBI single and Ortiz registered a sac-fly in the third. Poulk delivered a two-run hit in the fourth to push the Hammerheads lead to 6-1.
The Miracle attempted a comeback in the late innings, but fell short. Down five runs, Danny Rams crushed a solo homer, his second of the series and eighth of the season, off Hammerhead starter Matt Neil in the fifth inning. Rams finished the series with Jupiter 7-for-14 with a double, triple, two home runs and seven RBI.
The Miracle flexed more muscle in the sixth inning when Oswaldo Arcia sent a big fly deep over the right-center field wall. With Angel Morales at first base after a two-out single, Arcia blasted a fastball from reliever James Nygren to cut the lead to 6-4.
The Hammerheads added an insurance run in the seventh on a RBI hit by Ortiz, who finished the game 2-for-3 with four RBI.
Hermsen (2-1) took his first loss after allowing six runs on eight hits. Neil (1-0) earned his first win of the season for Jupiter, only giving up one run in five innings.
The Miracle finished the season with an overall record of 63-76.


