Baseball Preview: Island Coast Gators vs. Fort Myers Green Wave
Island Coast and Fort Myers are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Island Coast Gators will take on the Fort Myers Green Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Island Coast comes in on five and Fort Myers on six.
Island Coast is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Mariner as Island Coast made off with an 8-1 win. The result was nothing new for Island Coast, who have now won nine contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Ryan Mueller tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jordi Guerrero and Mason Blackburn did most of the damage at the plate: Guerrero went 2-for-3 with a home run and three runs, while Blackburn scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Austin Schoolcraft, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Fort Myers won against North Fort Myers on Monday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Fort Myers had just enough and edged Port Charlotte out 7-6. That's two games straight that Fort Myers has won by just one run.
Fort Myers' victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Ware, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Island Coast's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-9. As for Fort Myers, the victory got them back to even at 13-13.
Island Coast came out on top in a nail-biter against Fort Myers in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 5-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Fort Myers' Carson Walsh, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Island Coast still be able to contain Walsh? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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