Baseball Preview: Buchholz Bobcats vs. New Smyrna Beach Barracudas
The Buchholz Bobcats will be playing at home against the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Buchholz sitting on six straight wins and New Smyrna Beach on four.
Buchholz is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Fleming Island a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Buchholz, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Wyatt Clarke looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kai So, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBI.
Oviedo typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday New Smyrna Beach proved too difficult a challenge. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over the Lions.
Tate Haag made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 6.2 innings pitched. Haag was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with six RBI, two doubles, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Derek West, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Buchholz pushed their record up to 20-8 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for New Smyrna Beach, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season.
Everything went Buchholz's way against New Smyrna Beach in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 as Buchholz made off with a 7-1 win. Will Buchholz repeat their success, or does New Smyrna Beach have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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