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Nature Coast Tech Hernando

Sharks

Leopards

The Hernando (Brooksville, FL) varsity baseball team won Saturday's home conference game against Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville, FL) by a score of 4-2.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Nature Coast Tech	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	0
Hernando	0	0	1	0	3	0	-	4	9	1

Final score provided by J. Johnson.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Nature Coast Tech (25-26)

Nature Coast Tech has not entered stats for this game.

Hernando (25-26)

Hernando

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.333	31	27	4	9	4	1
2	Austin Knierim (Sr)		4	3	1
3	Brody Hedick (So)		3	2
4	W. Williamson (Jr)		4	4
5	Billy Ward (Jr)	.667	3	3		2	1	1
8	Kaine Ellis (Sr)	1.000	4	3		3	1
9	Sammy Novick (Jr)	.667	3	3	1	2
12	Rhett Williams (Jr)	.500	3	2		1	1
14	M. Saltsman (Sr)		3	3
15	Jayden Allen (So)	.250	4	4	1	1	1
21	Kaleb Russell (Sr)				1

Hernando

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	FC	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	3	6	1	2	.419	.370	.789
2	Austin Knierim (Sr)	1				.250	.000	.250
3	Brody Hedick (So)		2	1		.333	.000	.333
4	W. Williamson (Jr)		2			.000	.000	.000
5	Billy Ward (Jr)					.667	1.000	1.667
8	Kaine Ellis (Sr)	1				1.000	1.000	2.000
9	Sammy Novick (Jr)					.667	.667	1.334
12	Rhett Williams (Jr)	1			1	.667	.500	1.167
14	M. Saltsman (Sr)		2		1	.000	.000	.000
15	Jayden Allen (So)					.250	.250	.500

Hernando

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	1	1
21	Kaleb Russell (Sr)	1	1

Hernando

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E	SBA	SB
	Team Totals	.957	23	21	1	1	1	1
3	Brody Hedick (So)	1.000	2	2
4	W. Williamson (Jr)	1.000	3	2	1
5	Billy Ward (Jr)	1.000	1	1
8	Kaine Ellis (Sr)	.929	14	13		1	1	1
9	Sammy Novick (Jr)	1.000	1	1
14	M. Saltsman (Sr)	1.000	1	1
15	Jayden Allen (So)	1.000	1	1

Hernando

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	W%	APP	GS
	Team Totals	2.00	1	1.000	2	1
2	Austin Knierim (Sr)	1.75			1	1
11	Reagan Wilkes (Sr)	2.33	1	1.000	1

Hernando

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	3	2	2	3	13	1	1	31	24
2	Austin Knierim (Sr)	4	2	1	1	2	6	1	1	18	14
11	Reagan Wilkes (Sr)	3	1	1	1	1	7			13	10

Hernando

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.125	.323	1	4	142	1
2	Austin Knierim (Sr)	.143	.333		2	73	1
11	Reagan Wilkes (Sr)	.100	.308	1	2	69

Game Story

Florida High School Baseball - Hernando edges Nature Coast Tech

February 28, 2026: Brooksville, FL 34601

In Saturday's league game, the host Hernando Leopards baseball team scored a close 4-2 win over the Nature Coast Tech Sharks.

The Leopards (6-1) will now prepare for their game against East Lake (Tarpon Springs, FL). The Eagles go into the non-league game with a 8-1 record. In their last game, East Lake nudged Northside Christian (St. Petersburg, FL), 10-3, in a non-league game.

Next, the Sharks battle the Weeki Wachee Hornets (Weeki Wachee, FL) in a non-league match, on Tuesday, March 3. Nature Coast Tech will attempt to advance on its 7-1 season record. The Hornets come into the match with a 5-1 record after their 6-0 league win over Central (Brooksville, FL).

NCTHS @ Hernando Baseball Game Info

Sat., Feb. 28, 2026 @ 2p

The Hernando (Brooksville, FL) varsity baseball team won Saturday's home conference game against Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville, FL) by a score of 4-2.

Rankings & Records

Nature Coast Tech (25-26)

FL	Class
85	10

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	RF	RA
22-4	3-1	12-2	8-2	2-0	.846	.750	164	66

Hernando (25-26)

FL	Class
92	12

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	RF	RA
23-8	4-1	12-3	8-1	3-4	.742	.800	240	87

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Nature Coast Tech	1.2	.9	1.5	.6	.8	1.2	.4	2.0	6.3	7.8	.7
Hernando	2.1	.7	1.5	1.4	1.3	.8	.8	0	7.7	7.9	.8

Head-to-Head

Nature Coast Tech won on 2/24/2026

2/24 @ 7p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Hernando 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
NCTHS 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 3 6 0

The Hernando (Brooksville, FL) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville, FL) by a score of 3-1.
Box score
Hernando won on 2/28/2026

2/28 @ 2p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

NCTHS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0
Hernando 0 0 1 0 3 0 - 4 9 1

The Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville, FL) varsity baseball team lost Saturday's away conference game against Hernando (Brooksville, FL) by a score of 4-2.
Box score
Nature Coast Tech won on 4/15/2026

4/15 @ 7p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E

Hernando 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 1
NCTHS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 1

The Hernando (Brooksville, FL) varsity baseball team lost Wednesday's neutral playoff game against Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville, FL) in extra innings by a score of 5-3.
Box score

2/24 @ 7p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Hernando	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
NCTHS	0	1	2	0	0	0	-	3	6	0

2/28 @ 2p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
NCTHS	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	0
Hernando	0	0	1	0	3	0	-	4	9	1

4/15 @ 7p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Hernando	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	6	1
NCTHS	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	7	1

Team Stat Comparison

Nature Coast Tech		Hernando
.318	Batting Average	.332
.438	On Base Percentage	.455
.440	Slugging Percentage	.475
.977	Fielding Percentage	.957
.882	Win Loss Percentage	.742

Team Leaders

Nature Coast Tech		Hernando	National Avg.
#21 GARRICK WAGGONER.429	Batting Average	#11 Reagan Wilkes1.000	.243
#26 GAVIN ORTA1.000	On Base Percentage	#11 Reagan Wilkes1.000	.385
#21 GARRICK WAGGONER.671	Slugging Percentage	#11 Reagan Wilkes3.000	.312
#13 PAUL KYMER1.000	Fielding Percentage	#13 Edmund Johnson1.000	.859
#17 JADEN TOTH1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#9 Sammy Novick1.000	.530

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Nature Coast Tech	13-2		Hernando	17-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
2/10/26	Nature Coast Tech	Lecanto	(W) 11-3	2/26/26	Hernando	Lecanto	(W) 11-0
				3/24/26	Lecanto	Hernando	(W) 14-2
2/13/26	Nature Coast Tech	Crystal River	(W) 5-4	3/6/26	Hernando	Crystal River	(W) 10-2
4/7/26	Crystal River	Nature Coast Tech	(W) 12-2	4/14/26	Crystal River	Hernando	(W) 5-3
2/17/26	Nature Coast Tech	Springstead	(W) 6-2	3/10/26	Springstead	Hernando	(W) 17-0
2/20/26	Springstead	Nature Coast Tech	(W) 2-0	3/13/26	Hernando	Springstead	(W) 13-0
3/10/26	Nature Coast Tech	Central	(W) 10-0	2/10/26	Central	Hernando	(W) 14-1
3/13/26	Central	Nature Coast Tech	(W) 11-0	2/13/26	Hernando	Central	(W) 16-0
3/17/26	Bishop McLaughlin Catholic	Nature Coast Tech	(L) 7-1	3/12/26	Hernando	Bishop McLaughlin Catholic	(W) 5-2
				4/2/26	Bishop McLaughlin Catholic	Hernando	(L) 9-6
3/19/26	Mitchell	Nature Coast Tech	(W) 11-4	4/7/26	Mitchell	Hernando	(W) 8-7
				4/8/26	Hernando	Mitchell	(W) 3-1
3/19/26	South Sumter	Nature Coast Tech	(W) 5-4	2/19/26	Hernando	South Sumter	(W) 14-0
4/14/26	South Sumter	Nature Coast Tech	(W) 3-2	4/9/26	South Sumter	Hernando	(W) 7-6
				5/8/26	Hernando	South Sumter	(L) 8-0
				5/9/26	Hernando	South Sumter	(L) 8-3
3/27/26	Nature Coast Tech	Umatilla	(W) 9-5	4/25/26	Umatilla	Hernando	(W) 6-1
4/3/26	Umatilla	Nature Coast Tech	(W) 4-3
4/9/26	Land O' Lakes	Nature Coast Tech	(W) 1-0	3/19/26	Land O' Lakes	Hernando	(L) 7-6
				3/27/26	Land O' Lakes	Hernando	(W) 6-4
4/25/26	The Villages Charter	Nature Coast Tech	(L) 8-2	5/1/26	Hernando	The Villages Charter	(W) 5-1
				5/2/26	Hernando	The Villages Charter	(L) 3-2
				5/3/26	Hernando	The Villages Charter	(W) 10-1

Record Breakdown

Nature Coast Tech (25-26)		Hernando (25-26)
22-4	Overall	23-8
3-1	League	4-1
15-1	Non-League	13-2
2-1	Head to Head	1-2
13-2	Common Opponent	17-5
12-2	Home	12-3
8-2	Away	8-1
2-0	Neutral	3-4
2-1	Playoff	4-4
22-4	In-State	23-8
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0