St. Lucie Mets Game Recap: Four Mets Pitchers Combined for 1-Hit Shutout in 2-0 Win vs. Marauders

Frank Elissalt, Photo Courtesy of the St. Lucie Mets 

St. Lucie goes 5-1 in series at Bradenton

Box Score: Trey Snyder: SS 2 for 4; 1 double; Yonatan Henriquez#: RF 0 for 4; 1 K; Trace Willhoite: 1B 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Yohairo Cuevas*: DH 0 for 4; 3 Ks; Kevin Villavicencio: 3B 0 for 3; 1 walk; Vincent Perozo*: C 1 for 3; 1 walk; Nick Roselli*: 2B 1 for 2; 1 run; 1 walk; Simon Juan: CF 1 for 3; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 1 K; 1 HR; Willy Fanas*: LF 0 for 3; 2 Ks; Frank Elissalt:  4 innings; no runs; 1 walk; 4 Ks; Ernesto Mercedes: (W, 1-2) 2.2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 2 walks; 3 Ks; Gregori Louis*: (H, 1) 1.1 innings; no runs; 1 walk; 3 Ks; Alfred Vega: (S, 2) 1 inning; no runs;

By Adam MacDonald, St. Lucie Mets Broadcaster 

BRADENTON, Fla. (July 13, 2025) – The St. Lucie Mets completed a 5-1 week at LECOM Park against the Bradenton Marauders with a 2-0 victory in the series finale on Sunday afternoon. 

Four Mets pitchers combined for a one-hit shutout. Starter Frank Elissalt tossed 4.0 hitless innings with four strikeouts. Only one Marauders reached base against Elissalt on a two-out walk. 

Ernesto Mercedes followed Elissalt with the next 2.2 innings. The only hit Mercedes gave up came on ground ball single up the middle from Richard Ramirez. Mercedes struck out three and was credited with the victory. 

Gregori Louis struck out three batters in 1.1 hitless innings. Alfred Vega pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his second save. 

Mets center fielder Simon Juan provided the only runs of the game on a two-out, two-run homer to right field in the seventh inning off David Matoma. The homer came on a 0-2 count. It was the sixth home run of the season for Juan. 

Trey Snyder went 2 for 4 with a double. 

Sunday was the second time this season Mets pitchers held an opponent to one hit (6/21 vs. Palm Beach). It was the seventh shutout pitched by St. Lucie (fourth on the road). 

The Mets (14-6, 48-37) head into the MLB All Star break on a five-game winning streak. They'll return to the diamond on Friday to start a three-game home series against the Palm Beach Cardinals. First pitch at Clover Park on Friday is scheduled for 6:10 p.m.

Frank Elissalt with another fantastic performance on the mound!

4️⃣ IP 0️⃣ H 0️⃣ R 1️⃣ BB 4️⃣ K pic.twitter.com/QFHgVSdaJY

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SIMON JUAN! He breaks open the scoring with a 2-run bomb! pic.twitter.com/YLnDCqUHbO

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