The Boca Raton Lightning (3-6) jumped out to an early lead on the Florida Barons (2-6) and captured an 11-3 victory on Monday at Tamiami Park.
With eight runs in the first three innings, the Boca Raton Lightning left no doubt about the eventual outcome.
An error and a passed ball during the first inning and an RBI single by Kadeem Octave, an RBI single by Octave, a sacrifice fly by Blake Bonnin, an RBI double by Tyler Schwanz, and a passed ball in the second inning helped the Boca Raton Lightning put some runs on the board early.Bonnin racked up four RBIs on two hits for the Boca Raton Lightning.
The Boca Raton Lightning got the win thanks in large part to Charles Davis's dominant, six-strikeout performance. The Boca Raton Lightning's pitcher gave up just three hits over five shutout innings.
A bright spot for the Florida Barons in the defeat was Daniel Garmendia, who allowed only zero runs while striking out seven.
Christian Lesteiro was charged with his fourth loss of the year. He allowed six runs in 1 2/3 innings, walked four and struck out two.