Baseball Recap: Pinellas Park Patriots vs. Boca Ciega Pirates
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Calvary Christian, Pinellas Park was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Boca Ciega Pirates with a sharp 12-2 victory. That's more bragging rights for Pinellas Park, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Dane Merryweather made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Merryweather has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Merryweather was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Xinh Nguyen was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Seth Anderson, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
On Boca Ciega's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karter Gainer, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Pinellas Park is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Boca Ciega, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-17.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pinellas Park will challenge Keswick Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keswick Christian is coming into the match with six straight wins at home, so Pinellas Park will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Boca Ciega, they will head out on the road to take on Manatee at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Manatee is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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