Baseball Preview: Tampa Prep Terrapins vs. Berkeley Prep Buccaneers
Tampa Prep is 1-9 against Berkeley Prep since March of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Tampa Prep Terrapins will face off against the Berkeley Prep Buccaneers at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Tampa Prep took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over Clearwater.
Emilio Miranda spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ignacio Gonzalez and Will Jennewein did most of the damage at the plate: Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Jennewein scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Akins, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Berkeley Prep sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Trinity Catholic on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Berkeley Prep.
Ben O'Brien tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, Berkeley Prep saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Metcalf, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Tampa Prep is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-12 record this season. As for Berkeley Prep, they pushed their record up to 13-10 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Tampa Prep couldn't quite finish off Berkeley Prep in their previous matchup on April 11th and fell 8-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Berkeley Prep's Parker Mitzel, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-3. Now that Tampa Prep knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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