Baseball Recap: Barron Collier wins going away against Community School of Naples

By Team Reports Apr 18, 2024, 2:39pm

Baseball Recap: Barron Collier Cougars vs. Community School of Naples Seahawks

In what's become a running theme this season, Barron Collier gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Community School of Naples Seahawks as the Barron Collier Cougars made off with a 9-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Barron Collier.

Alan Overmyer was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Overmyer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Overmyer was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Casey Johnson, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Jonathan Hernandez-Carr was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.

On Community School of Naples' side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden DeJesus, who went 1-for-3 with a double.

Barron Collier is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Community School of Naples, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season.

Barron Collier is on the road again on Thursday to play Canterbury at 7:00 p.m. Barron Collier is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Community School of Naples, they will head out on the road to face off against Jupiter Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.

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