Baseball Recap: Glades Day Gators vs. Sports Leadership & Management Cobras
In what's become a running theme this season, Glades Day gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Sports Leadership & Management Cobras a 19-0 shutout. While fans of Glades Day might be used to big wins, the 19-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Adrian Baeza was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Baeza was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Marquis Clarke, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. Taranza McKelvin Jr was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
The victory (which was Glades Day's fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-4. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.2 runs per game. As for Sports Leadership & Management, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
Glades Day will be playing in front of their home fans against Jupiter Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Glades Day's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Jupiter Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Sports Leadership & Management, they will head out on the road to take on Olympic Heights at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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