Cord Sandberg pushed home the go-ahead run just after midnight on Sunday morning, helping the Threshers to a 3-2 win over the Fort Myers Miracle in a game which featured nearly four hours of rain delays at Hammond Stadium.

The start of the game was pushed back over an hour, before the Miracle (19-17) brought home a pair with two outs against starter John Richy in the third. Nick Gordon singled home two runs to put Fort Myers ahead early.

Following the completion of the third inning, the skies opened up again and the game was delayed for more than two and a half hours before play resumed just after 10:30 p.m.

Clearwater (23-13) was quick out of the gate when play picked up, as Carlos Tocci singled to center and with one out went to second on a wild pitch. Chace Numata and Jiandido Tromp each drew a walk, before Luke Westphal issued another base on balls to Sandberg to force home a run.

Malquin Canelo followed by lifting a sacrifice fly to right to bring in Numata, knotting the game up at two.

With Richy exiting after the delay, Tom Windle took over and hurled 2.2 innings, holding the Miracle off the board before he was lifted after a two-out error and a single in the sixth. Matt Hockenberry entered and induced a comebacker off the bat of Tanner Witt to end the inning.

The tie held into the eighth, when Numata and Tromp worked two-out walks against Todd Van Steensel (2-2). Sandberg came through on a 2-2 pitch, dropping a single into left to score Numata with what would be the game-winning run.

Hockenberry (2-1) worked a season-long 3.1 innings and permitted only one hit, striking out three on his way to the victory.

Game three of the series will be on Sunday at 4:05 p.m., when Will Morris (6-2) takes the hill opposed by Miles Norgren (0-3).