Baseball Game Preview: Berkeley Prep Buccaneers vs. Community School of Naples Seahawks

The Berkeley Prep Buccaneers will head out to square off against the Community School of Naples Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Berkeley Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Community School of Naples' hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Berkeley Prep heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Tuesday. They fell just short of Carrollwood Day by a score of 5-4. The Buccaneers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Rivers Kurland was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Josh Herrmann made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was JD Haughey, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Community School of Naples). They put the hurt on Oasis with a sharp 16-1 win on Thursday. The Seahawks haven't had any issues with the Sharks recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Nick Renteria and Cam Otterbeck did most of the damage at the plate: Renteria went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Otterbeck went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. That's the most RBI Otterbeck has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Cutter Smith, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and one run.

Community School of Naples always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Community School of Naples' win bumped their record up to 16-10. As for Berkeley Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 19-8.