Baseball Game Preview: Springstead Eagles vs. New Smyrna Beach Barracudas

For the second straight game, Springstead will face off against New Smyrna Beach. The Eagles will host the Barracudas at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Springstead is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.

Springstead is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against New Smyrna Beach as they made off with a 13-3 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their two-run performance the contest before.

Taryn Henrickson spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on five hits.

Andrew Ward

Doubles (Career)

04/23/25 vs New Smyrna Beach	2
04/17/25 vs Wesley Chapel	1
03/13/25 @ Wesley Chapel	1
03/07/25 vs Citrus	1
03/06/25 @ Mitchell	1

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Andrew Ward, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nathaniel Sabino, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs.

Springstead always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Smyrna Beach only posted an OBP of .280.

Springstead's victory bumped their record up to 16-10. As for New Smyrna Beach, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-10.