Baseball Preview: Windermere Wolverines vs. Freedom Patriots
The Windermere Wolverines will square off against the Freedom Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Windermere is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 14 games.
Windermere is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Hagerty, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Windermere was ranked ninth). Windermere's pitchers stepped up to hand Hagerty a 2-0 shutout on Thursday.
Cannon Feazell looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Freedom had no problem doing just that on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Bears 6-4. The victory was some much needed relief for Freedom as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Gabriel Capote looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Francisco Pilier, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Anthony Unruh was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Windermere is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. As for Freedom, their win bumped their record up to 13-11.
Freedom's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Windermere hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. It's a different story for Freedom, though, as they've only averaged .227. Will they be able to contain Windermere's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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