Baseball Recap: Flagler Palm Coast Comes Up Short

Flagler Palm Coast was the 10-2 winner over New Smyrna Beach when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs fell just short of the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas by a score of 4-3 on Thursday.

Flagler Palm Coast got a good showing from Brody Youngman, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

Nole Hemmerle

Hits (Career)

02/13/25 vs New Smyrna Beach	3
02/10/25 vs Trinity Christian Academy	1
04/23/24 vs Fleming Island	1
04/16/24 vs Spruce Creek	1
04/13/24 vs Seabreeze	1

At the plate, Nole Hemmerle was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three). Another player making a difference was Logan Shudy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.

Flagler Palm Coast's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for New Smyrna Beach, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.

Flagler Palm Coast has already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against DeLand on the 18th. As for New Smyrna Beach, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 loss against Windermere on the 18th.