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Matanzas Palatka

Pirates

Panthers

The Palatka (FL) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against Matanzas (Palm Coast, FL) by a score of 5-4.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Matanzas	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	5	3	3
Palatka	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	4	8	2

Recap
Box Score
Matchup

Game Stats

Palatka (23-24)

Matanzas

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.136	32	22	5	3	5	1
4	Nick Pandich	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0
5	Alonso Quintana	.333	4	3	1	1	0	0
7	E. DiGuglielmo	.000	3	2	1	0	0	0
9	Dylan Vanderbur	.000	3	1	0	0	1	0
12	Ben Apfelbach	.000	4	2	1	0	0	0
13	Dioz Cruz	.000	3	1	1	0	0	0
17	Joel Gargon	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0
22	Josh Cope	.250	4	4	0	1	3	1
23	Wiley Conner	.333	4	3	1	1	1	0

Palatka

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.357	33	28	4	10	4	2
3	Tanner Ortiz (Sr)	.333	4	3	1	1	0	0
4	Tanner Akers (Fr)	.667	3	3	1	2	1	1
6	Jace Akers (Sr)	.667	4	3	0	2	1	1
7	Jacob Gaskin (So)	.500	4	4	1	2	0	0
9	Caleb Stallings (Jr)	.000	3	2	0	0	0	0
10	Jared Rich (Sr)	.250	4	4	0	1	1	0
18	Mason Malloy (Fr)	.333	4	3	1	1	0	0

Matanzas

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	7	7	3	1	1	6	.406	.181	.588
4	Nick Pandich	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
5	Alonso Quintana	1	1	0	0	0	2	.500	.333	.833
7	E. DiGuglielmo	1	0	0	0	1	2	.333	.000	.333
9	Dylan Vanderbur	2	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.000	.667
12	Ben Apfelbach	2	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.000	.500
13	Dioz Cruz	0	1	2	0	0	2	.667	.000	.667
17	Joel Gargon	0	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
22	Josh Cope	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.500	.750
23	Wiley Conner	0	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.333	.833

Palatka

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	2	3	9	8	.419	.428	.848
3	Tanner Ortiz (Sr)	0	1	0	2	.500	.333	.833
4	Tanner Akers (Fr)	0	0	1	1	.667	1.000	1.667
6	Jace Akers (Sr)	0	1	0	1	.750	1.000	1.750
7	Jacob Gaskin (So)	0	0	0	2	.500	.500	1.000
9	Caleb Stallings (Jr)	1	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000
10	Jared Rich (Sr)	0	0	2	3	.250	.250	.500
18	Mason Malloy (Fr)	0	1	2	3	.500	.333	.833

Matanzas

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	1
7	E. DiGuglielmo	1

Palatka

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	4
3	Tanner Ortiz (Sr)	2
6	Jace Akers (Sr)	1
7	Jacob Gaskin (So)	1

Matanzas

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.897	29	21	5	3
5	Alonso Quintana	1.000	2	2	0	0
7	E. DiGuglielmo	1.000	1	1	0	0
9	Dylan Vanderbur	1.000	1	0	1	0
12	Ben Apfelbach	.857	7	6	0	1
13	Dioz Cruz	1.000	1	1	0	0
18	Liam Smith	1.000	10	8	2	0
22	Josh Cope	1.000	4	2	2	0
23	Wiley Conner	.333	3	1	0	2

Palatka

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E	DP
	Team Totals	.944	36	21	13	2	1
3	Tanner Ortiz (Sr)	1.000	6	1	5	0	1
4	Tanner Akers (Fr)	1.000	5	0	5	0	1
5	Payton Williams (Jr)	1.000	1	0	1	0	0
6	Jace Akers (Sr)	1.000	8	8	0	0	0
10	Jared Rich (Sr)	.909	11	10	0	1	1

Matanzas

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	W%	APP	SV
	Team Totals	2.00	1	1.000	1	1
4	Nick Pandich	0.00	0		1	0
21	Seth Avellar	0.00	0		1	1
22	Josh Cope	2.47	1	1.000	1	0

Palatka

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	4.00	0	0		1				0
5	Payton Williams (Jr)	0.00	0	0		1				0

Matanzas

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	8	4	2	3	9	33	30
4	Nick Pandich	.1	1	0	0	1	0	3	2
21	Seth Avellar	1	0	0	0	1	1	4	3
22	Josh Cope	5.2	7	4	2	1	8	26	25

Palatka

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	3	5	4	7	7			0	32	22
5	Payton Williams (Jr)	1.1	1	0	0	0	0			0	5	5

Matanzas

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.267	.333	3	138	2
4	Nick Pandich	.500	.667	0	14	0
21	Seth Avellar	.000	.250	0	19	0
22	Josh Cope	.280	.308	3	105	2

Palatka

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P	BK	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.136	.406	0	3			116	0	1	1
5	Payton Williams (Jr)	.200	.200	0	0			13	0	0	0

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Game Story

Florida High School Baseball - Matanzas nips Palatka

April 9, 2024: Palatka, FL 32177

Matanzas Pirates (Palm Coast, FL) fans exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they observed their baseball squad hold off the host Palatka Panthers (Palatka, FL), 5-4 in a non-league test.

With the win, Matanzas upgrades its record to 8-9 on the season. The Pirates host Father Lopez (Daytona Beach, FL) to battle the Green Wave in a non-league test on Thursday, April 11. The Green Wave come into the test with a record of 8-12. Father Lopez lost 5-3 in their recent non-league test against Palatka (Palatka, FL)

With the defeat, Palatka falls to 7-12 on the season. The Panthers travel to Tocoi Creek (St. Augustine, FL) to battle the Toros in a non-league test on Tuesday, April 16. The Toros come into the test with a record of 15-4. Tocoi Creek lost 5-0 in their recent non-league test against Creekside (St. Johns, FL)

Rankings & Records

Matanzas (23-24)

FL	Class
421	59

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	RF	RA
10-14	2-2	5-7	5-7	.417	.500	129	151

Palatka (23-24)

FL	Class
444	56

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	RF	RA
9-17	0-3	6-9	3-8	.346	.000	132	134

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Matanzas	.3	.3	.7	1.2	1.0	1.2	1.1	5.4	6.5	1.7
Palatka	.9	1.0	1.3	.5	.8	.4	.4	5.1	5.4	1.5

Head-to-Head

Matanzas won on 2/23/2024

2/23 @ 7p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Palatka 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 - -
Matanzas 0 0 0 4 1 2 - 7 - -

The Palatka (FL) varsity baseball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against Matanzas (Palm Coast, FL) by a score of 7-3.
Box score
Matanzas won last month

4/9 @ 7p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Matanzas 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 5 3 3
Palatka 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 8 2

The Matanzas (Palm Coast, FL) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's away non-conference game against Palatka (FL) by a score of 5-4.
Box score

2/23 @ 7p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Palatka	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	-	-
Matanzas	0	0	0	4	1	2	-	7	-	-

Team Stat Comparison

Matanzas		Palatka
.248	Batting Average	.233
.369	On Base Percentage	.389
.294	Slugging Percentage	.286
.933	Fielding Percentage	.935
.435	Win Loss Percentage	.500

Team Leaders

Matanzas		Palatka	National Avg.
#12 Ben Apfelbach.338	Batting Average	#2 Cody Mullis.333	.239
#9 Dylan Vanderbur.457	On Base Percentage	#14 Ty Gordon1.000	.377
#12 Ben Apfelbach.464	Slugging Percentage	#6 Jace Akers.426	.300
#17 Joel Gargon1.000	Fielding Percentage	#12 Ashton Huerta1.000	.862
#28 Landry Bradford1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#1 Landen Echols1.000	.536

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Matanzas	3-5		Palatka	3-6

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
2/27/24	Matanzas	Menendez	(W) 11-4	3/1/24	Menendez	Palatka	(L) 5-0
3/26/24	Menendez	Matanzas	(L) 1-0	4/4/24	Palatka	Menendez	(L) 5-3
				4/30/24	Palatka	Menendez	(L) 4-2
3/1/24	Matanzas	Father Lopez	(L) 5-3	2/26/24	Father Lopez	Palatka	(L) 4-3
4/11/24	Father Lopez	Matanzas	(L) 11-5	4/8/24	Palatka	Father Lopez	(W) 5-3
3/7/24	St. Augustine	Matanzas	(L) 6-1	2/21/24	St. Augustine	Palatka	(L) 8-3
3/12/24	Matanzas	Interlachen	(W) 14-8	4/5/24	Interlachen	Palatka	(W) 11-4
4/16/24	Interlachen	Matanzas	(W) 5-1	4/23/24	Interlachen	Palatka	(W) 7-0
4/23/24	Matanzas	Tocoi Creek	(L) 12-2	4/16/24	Palatka	Tocoi Creek	(L) 14-3

Record Breakdown

Matanzas (23-24)		Palatka (23-24)
10-14	Overall	9-17
2-2	League	0-3
7-11	Non-League	7-13
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
3-5	Common Opponent	3-6
5-7	Home	6-9
5-7	Away	3-8
0-0	Neutral	0-0
1-1	Playoff	0-1
10-14	In-State	9-17
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0