Baseball Recap: Gainesville Comes Up Short

Gainesville was the 8-0 winner over P.K. Yonge when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. Gainesville lost 8-1 to P.K. Yonge on Tuesday. The Hurricanes just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.

Gainesville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Eckhardt, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base.

Gainesville's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for P.K. Yonge, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-6 record.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gainesville will square off against Santa Fe at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Gainesville's pitchers better be ready for this one: Santa Fe has averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season. As for P.K. Yonge, they will challenge Palatka at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Palatka's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so P.K. Yonge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.