Plant City Scores 9 in the 11th to Beat Durant
April 21, 2022
Plant City, FL - I headed over to Plant City last night to see a matchup between Durant hosting Plant. The game was a pitcher’s duel for most of the game with good arms going for both teams.
For Durant, 2022 University of Tampa commit Torin Byrnes started for Durant. The tall, lanky right hander worked quick with his fastball sitting 87-89 mph and showed ability to spin the slider. He would go 7 innings allowing 1 run on 6 hits with 5 strikeouts.
On the other side, uncommitted 2023 Preston Rogers started for Plant City. He had loose arm action sitting 85-87 mph and topping out at 88. He showed a 4 pitch mix with a slider, curveball, and changeup that all were thrown for strikes. Rogers would go 6 innings allowing 1 run on 9 hits with 5 strikeouts.
Durant got on the board first as Oscar Fernandez singled home a run in the first. Plant City tied things up in the 5th as Jacob VanDerzee brought in a run on an RBI single. The game remained tied after 7 and went to extras.
2023 Tanner Rollyson came in relief for Plant City. Durant started a rally in the bottom of the 9th, but with bases loaded and 2 outs, Rollyson got a big strikeout to keep the game going. Rollyson finished with 5 innings pitched allowing no runs on 5 hits with 4 strikeouts.
In the top of the 11th, everything changed. Jacob VanDerzee led off with a solo homerun breaking the scoreless tie. Chase Mobley followed with a double and Wyatt Fordham drove him in with a single. After a few walks, Anthony Grasso drove in another run with a single, then Colin Shultz launched a grand slam to left, giving Plant City a 9-1 lead. Fordham would come up again in that inning with another RBI single bringing the game to 10-1 where it would finish.
A wild one that stayed 1-1 until the 11th finished at 10-1.
Notable Hitters:
Plant City
Colin Shultz: 4-6, HR, 4 RBI, R
Jacob VanDerzee: 2-6, HR, 2 RBI, R
Chase Mobley: 3-6, 2B, 2 R
Wyatt Fordham: 3-6, 2 RBI, R
Durant
Carlos Morales: 3-5, 2B
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
FL Rising Stars Spring Games | FL | 04/23 | Lake Bonny Park |
FL Rising Stars Summer Games | FL | 05/07 | Clover Park Minor League Complex |
Summer Kickoff - USF | FL | 05/26 | USF Baseball Stadium |
Summer Kickoff - UCF | FL | 05/27 | John Euliano Park at UCF |
2022 Sunshine State Classic (Invite Only) | FL | 06/01 | Ed Smith Stadium |
Team Florida ID Games - FIU | FL | 06/14 | FIU Baseball Stadium |
FL Unsigned Senior Games | FL | 06/28 | John Euliano Park at UCF |
Team Florida ID Games - UCF | FL | 07/03 | John Euliano Park at UCF |
Team Florida ID Games - Northwest Florida | FL | 07/06 | Northwest Florida State College |
Team Florida ID Games - Jacksonville | FL | 07/12 | John Sessions Stadium at Jacksonville U |
PBR Junior Future Games | NATIONAL | 07/26 | LakePoint |