Baseball Game Preview: Timber Creek Wolves vs. Winter Park Wildcats

By Team Reports Apr 15, 2025, 4:58am

Baseball Preview: Timber Creek Wolves vs. Winter Park Wildcats

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The Timber Creek Wolves will take on the Winter Park Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Timber Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Colonial a 10-0 shutout. The Wolves haven't had any issues with the Grenadiers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.

Hunter Wieckowski looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Jenuel Velazquez

Runs (Career)

04/14/25 vs Colonial4
03/13/25 @ East River2
03/20/25 vs IMG Academy Silver1
03/19/25 vs Flagler Palm Coast1
03/12/25 vs Oviedo1

At the plate, Timber Creek got a massive performance out of Jenuel Velazquez, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Those four runs gave Velazquez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Hurtado, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and one double.

Timber Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .621. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Winter Park came tearing into Friday's contest with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.9 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 11-4 victory.

Skyler Jersey was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

In other pitching news, Winter Park got a great performance from Chase Carney as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Carney has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Hayden Montanez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Isiah Rivera-Sanchez also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Winter Park's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Timber Creek, their record now sits at 17-8.

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