Threshers Top Dunedin to Start the Season.

After a two hour rain delay the Clearwater Threshers finally got the 2007 season underway besting the Dunedin Bluejays 9-3 in the season opener.

Phillies pitcher Freddy Garcia got the start in a rehab appearance and pitched 3.2 shutout innings with 7 strikeouts and just one walk to help the team in route to victory. Chris Coste teamed up with Garcia to start the game and pitched in with an RBI and a run in two at bats to help the Threshers get going.

Even without the help from a couple of major leaguers the Threshers came out to play and rocked the Jays easily. Greg Golson and Brad Harman both started the season well proving that the holdover from 2006 had not hindered their progress through the minors.

Golson went 3-4 at the plate with a single, double, and a triple, scoring 3 runs and driving in one while Brad Harman scored twice and drove in two with a home run and a single. Both Harman and Golson were the only two Threshers with multiple hits, but it was a solid team effort that carried the team to victory to start out this 2007 season.

Pat Overholt was credited with the win and Mike Zagurski pitched a perfect ninth giving up no hits and no runs with one K to close things out.

The team will travel across the county to face these same Bluejays on Friday and look to continue their winning ways.