Clay Ardeeser came off the bench and never even had to swing his bat as Ardeeser reached on a in the one to lead the DeLand Suns (20-13) to a 19-2 win over the Orlando Freedom (6-25) on Thursday at Conrad Park at Stetson Universi.
With the DeLand Suns leading by one in the first inning,.
The DeLand Suns' bats came to life in the fifth inning. The DeLand Suns' bats caught fire leading to 11 runs.
Corey Keller racked up four RBIs on four hits for the DeLand Suns. He homered in the first inning, singled in the second and fifth innings, and tripled in the fifth inning.
Jake Meiers recorded his third win of the year for the DeLand Suns. He allowed two runs over five innings. He struck out five, walked none and surrendered six hits.
Ryan Otero was charged with his fifth loss of the year. He allowed seven runs in one inning, walked one and struck out one.
The DeLand Suns easily handled the Orlando Freedom pitching as six hitters combined for 14 hits, 13 RBIs and 14 runs scored.