Baseball Recap: Pembroke Pines Charter Comes Up Short

Pembroke Pines Charter fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Coral Springs on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Coral Springs Colts by a score of 6-5. The Jaguars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Colts apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.

Dean Jaworski

Batters Struck Out

03/12/25 vs Coral Springs	9
03/04/25 vs South Broward	7
02/28/25 vs Nova	0
02/26/25 @ South Broward	4
02/24/25 vs Monarch	6
+ 4 more games

Dean Jaworski was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024.

At the plate, Justin Probst and Eric Molina stepped up to the plate in a big way. Probst went 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Molina got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one RBI. Those three hits gave Probst a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Mongera, who scored three runs while going 1-for-4.

Even though they lost, Pembroke Pines Charter kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in three consecutive contests.

Pembroke Pines Charter's record is now 6-5-1. As for Coral Springs, they now have a winning record of 6-5.

Pembroke Pines Charter wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 5-4 defeat against Mater Academy Charter on the 14th. As for Coral Springs, they have also already played their next match, a 9-6 loss against Cardinal Gibbons on the 13th.