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Matanzas Palatka

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The Palatka (FL) varsity baseball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Matanzas (Palm Coast, FL) by a score of 6-3.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Matanzas	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	5	5
Palatka	1	0	1	2	0	2	-	6	11	1

Final score provided by S. McManus.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Palatka (25-26)

Matanzas

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.200	30	25	3	5	2	2
2	Dylan Vanderbur (Jr)	.000	3	2	0	0	0	0
3	Z. Seiftert (So)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0
7	Gianni Cerbone (So)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0
8	Roberto Reyes (Sr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0
9	Julian Garcia (So)	.000	4	3	1	0	0	0
11	Nolan Schmidt (Sr)	.000	2	1	0	0	0	0
21	Paul Trettner (Jr)	.333	4	3	1	1	0	1
23	Wiley Conner (Jr)	.333	3	3	0	1	2	1
24	Damian Paulsen (Sr)	.333	3	3	0	1	0	0
34	Tate Conner (Sr)	.667	4	3	1	2	0	0

Palatka

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.393	31	28	6	11	5	2
2	Jacob Gaskin (Sr)	.500	3	2	1	1	0	0
3	Paxton Sweat (Sr)	.500	4	4	1	2	2	0
4	Tanner Akers (Jr)	.250	4	4	0	1	2	0
5	Ashton Huerta (Jr)	.500	3	2	2	1	0	0
7	Cason Thomas (Sr)	.250	4	4	1	1	0	1
8	R. Blackwelder (Sr)	.667	3	3	1	2	0	0
13	Ryan Surrency (Sr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0
18	Mason Malloy (Jr)	.333	4	3	0	1	0	1
27	Morgan Wiggs (Sr)	.667	3	3	0	2	1	0

Matanzas

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	4	10	1	6	.310	.280	.590
2	Dylan Vanderbur (Jr)	0	1	2	0	0	.333	.000	.333
3	Z. Seiftert (So)	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
7	Gianni Cerbone (So)	0	0	1	0	2	.000	.000	.000
9	Julian Garcia (So)	0	1	2	1	2	.250	.000	.250
11	Nolan Schmidt (Sr)	0	1	1	0	0	.500	.000	.500
21	Paul Trettner (Jr)	0	1	0	0	1	.500	.667	1.167
23	Wiley Conner (Jr)	0	0	2	0	1	.333	.667	1.000
24	Damian Paulsen (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.666
34	Tate Conner (Sr)	1	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.334

Palatka

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	2	5	1	15	.433	.464	.897
2	Jacob Gaskin (Sr)	1	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
3	Paxton Sweat (Sr)	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000
4	Tanner Akers (Jr)	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.500
5	Ashton Huerta (Jr)	0	1	0	1	1	.667	.500	1.167
7	Cason Thomas (Sr)	0	0	2	0	2	.250	.500	.750
8	R. Blackwelder (Sr)	0	0	0	0	1	.667	.667	1.334
13	Ryan Surrency (Sr)	0	0	1	0	4	.000	.000	.000
18	Mason Malloy (Jr)	0	1	1	0	2	.500	.667	1.167
27	Morgan Wiggs (Sr)	0	0	0	0	1	.667	.667	1.334

Matanzas

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	5
2	Dylan Vanderbur (Jr)	1
9	Julian Garcia (So)	1
21	Paul Trettner (Jr)	2
23	Wiley Conner (Jr)	1

Palatka

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	2
3	Paxton Sweat (Sr)	1
5	Ashton Huerta (Jr)	1

Matanzas

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.862	29	18	7	4
2	Dylan Vanderbur (Jr)	.750	4	0	3	1
3	Z. Seiftert (So)	1.000	2	1	1	0
6	Nigel Sejda (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
7	Gianni Cerbone (So)	1.000	1	1	0	0
9	Julian Garcia (So)	.667	3	1	1	1
11	Nolan Schmidt (Sr)	.750	4	2	1	1
21	Paul Trettner (Jr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
23	Wiley Conner (Jr)	.857	7	5	1	1
34	Tate Conner (Sr)	1.000	6	6	0	0

Palatka

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.967	30	21	8	1
4	Tanner Akers (Jr)	1.000	4	0	4	0
5	Ashton Huerta (Jr)	1.000	4	1	3	0
7	Cason Thomas (Sr)	.000	1	0	0	1
8	R. Blackwelder (Sr)	1.000	1	0	1	0
13	Ryan Surrency (Sr)	1.000	8	8	0	0
18	Mason Malloy (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0	0
27	Morgan Wiggs (Sr)	1.000	10	10	0	0

Matanzas

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	L	W%	APP
	Team Totals	4.67	1	.000	2
7	Gianni Cerbone (So)	4.94	1	.000	1
12	Daniel Reyes (Jr)	0.00	0		1

Palatka

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	W	W%	APP	SV
	Team Totals	1	1.000	2	1
8	R. Blackwelder (Sr)	1	1.000	1	0
11	Luke Oberman (Sr)	0		1	1

Matanzas

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	6	11	6	4	2	5	31	29
7	Gianni Cerbone (So)	5.2	10	6	4	2	5	29	27
12	Daniel Reyes (Jr)	.1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2

Palatka

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	4	3	4	10	30	26
8	R. Blackwelder (Sr)	4.2	3	3	4	7	22	18
11	Luke Oberman (Sr)	2.1	1	0	0	3	8	8

Matanzas

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.379	.419	104	2
7	Gianni Cerbone (So)	.370	.414	99	1
12	Daniel Reyes (Jr)	.500	.500	5	1

Palatka

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.154	.267	107	5
8	R. Blackwelder (Sr)	.167	.318	86	5
11	Luke Oberman (Sr)	.125	.125	21	0

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Game Story

Florida High School Baseball - Matanzas loses to Palatka

February 20, 2026: Palatka, FL 32177

The Palatka Panthers the visiting Matanzas Pirates baseball squad by a score of 6-3 in Friday's non-league outing.

Next up, the Panthers play the Orange Park Raiders (Orange Park, FL) in a non-league test, on Tuesday, February 24. Palatka will attempt to improve on its 3-3 season record. The Raiders go into the test with a 2-4 record after their 4-2 league loss to Ponte Vedra (Ponte Vedra, FL).

With the defeat, Matanzas drops to 1-5 on the year. The Pirates travel to Mainland (Daytona Beach, FL) to battle the Buccaneers in a 5A District 5 outing on Thursday, February 26. The Buccaneers come into the outing with a record of 1-5.

Matanzas @ Palatka Baseball Game Info

Fri., Feb. 20, 2026 @ 7p

The Palatka (FL) varsity baseball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Matanzas (Palm Coast, FL) by a score of 6-3.

Rankings & Records

Matanzas (25-26)

FL	Class
484	62

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	RF	RA
3-15	1-2	3-5	0-10	.167	.333	76	156

Palatka (25-26)

FL	Class
200	26

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	RF	RA
21-7	1-1	12-5	7-2	2-0	.750	.500	216	110

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Matanzas	.4	.6	.4	1.0	.7	.6	1.1	1.0	4.2	5.8	2.6
Palatka	1.9	1.6	.8	1.4	1.2	.7	.8	1.0	7.7	8.4	2.0

Head-to-Head

Palatka won on 2/20/2026

2/20 @ 7p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Matanzas 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 5
Palatka 1 0 1 2 0 2 - 6 11 1

The Matanzas (Palm Coast, FL) varsity baseball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against Palatka (FL) by a score of 6-3.
Box score
Palatka won on 4/10/2026

4/10 @ 6p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Palatka 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 7 5 2
Matanzas 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 4

The Palatka (FL) varsity baseball team won Friday's away non-conference game against Matanzas (Palm Coast, FL) by a score of 7-2.
Box score

4/10 @ 6p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Palatka	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	7	5	2
Matanzas	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	4

Team Stat Comparison

Matanzas		Palatka
.237	Batting Average	.330
.378	On Base Percentage	.430
.313	Slugging Percentage	.434
.895	Fielding Percentage	.937
.167	Win Loss Percentage	.778

Team Leaders

Matanzas		Palatka	National Avg.
#21 Paul Trettner.452	Batting Average	#18 Mason Malloy.432	.243
#13 Cole Weber1.000	On Base Percentage	#18 Mason Malloy.519	.385
#21 Paul Trettner.857	Slugging Percentage	#18 Mason Malloy.682	.312
#13 Cole Weber1.000	Fielding Percentage	#9 Lucas Bowen1.000	.859
#11 Nolan Schmidt1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#1 Justin Sadler1.000	.531

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Matanzas	1-4		Palatka	3-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
2/11/26	Taylor	Matanzas	(W) 4-2	4/8/26	Taylor	Palatka	(W) 5-4
2/18/26	Matanzas	Taylor	(L) 11-8
2/17/26	St. Joseph Academy	Matanzas	(L) 8-3	3/24/26	St. Joseph Academy	Palatka	(L) 12-6
3/9/26	Matanzas	St. Joseph Academy	(L) 13-3
3/25/26	Matanzas	Father Lopez	(L) 12-2	3/30/26	Palatka	Father Lopez	(W) 14-4
				4/1/26	Father Lopez	Palatka	(W) 10-3

Record Breakdown

Matanzas (25-26)		Palatka (25-26)
3-15	Overall	21-7
1-2	League	1-1
1-12	Non-League	18-5
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
1-4	Common Opponent	3-1
3-5	Home	12-5
0-10	Away	7-2
0-0	Neutral	2-0
1-1	Playoff	2-1
3-15	In-State	21-7
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0