June 14   Minor Phillies 12   Marlins 6   

The Minor Phillies and Marlins faced off in round two of the MNLL Minor League Playoffs. The Phillies sent Cory Bright to the hill and the Marlins countered with Mike Cunningham. Bright breezed through the first two and the offense scored 6 runs on key hits from Bright, Jared Crowell (multiple hit game)and Sean Prendergrast. The Marlin defense was stellar as Alec Catalini, Tyler Webb, Anthony Sousa and Austin Weiner made plays. The Phillies defense was anchored by Connor Smith, Mike Polcari, Daniel Cunningham, Luke Van Veen, Saoirse Connolly and Billy Muzarol flashing the leather. The Marlin offense was led by Cunningham and Eli Keegan crushing the raw hide. The relief pitching of Ian Libby, Zach Maguire and Dillon Kaliris kept the fish in the game. The Phillies Darwin Anderson and Garrett Fogarty collected late base hits. Crowell pitched well in relief for the Phillies ending the game 12-6.