Baseball Preview: IMG Academy Gold Ascenders vs. Baker County Wildcats
The IMG Academy Gold Ascenders will head out on the road to challenge the Baker County Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. IMG Academy Gold is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
IMG Academy Gold is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Imagine School at North Port (and have done all season long). Everything went IMG Academy Gold's way against Imagine School at North Port on Monday as IMG Academy Gold made off with an 11-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for IMG Academy Gold considering their two-run performance the game before.
IMG Academy Gold got a great performance from Christopher Gist as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Angelo Nunes was a standout: he scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nate Lynn, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Baker County had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against University Christian on Thursday.
Baker County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daylon Adams, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Baker County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as University Christian only tossed four.
IMG Academy Gold is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Baker County, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. IMG Academy Gold has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Baker County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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