Baseball Preview: Gaither Cowboys vs. Wharton Wildcats
Gaither has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Wharton Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gaither will head into Thursday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by seven) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Plant City 5-3.
Jackson Mirza made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Mirza was even better at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
In other pitching news, Michael Fernandez looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Mirza wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Josh Choe, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Choe has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Wharton had no problem doing just that on Monday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Terriers.
Wharton also got a great performance from Aaron Wonderley as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jake Turer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Justis Meadows, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Gaither has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Wharton, their win bumped their record up to 11-14.
Everything went Gaither's way against Wharton in their previous meeting back in March as Gaither made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gaither since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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