Baseball Game Preview: Sunshine State Elite Academy vs. IMG Academy Silver Ascenders

By Team Reports Apr 6, 2024, 12:10pm

Baseball Preview: Sunshine State Elite Academy vs. IMG Academy Silver Ascenders

Sunshine State Elite Academy will head out on the road to square off against the IMG Academy Silver Ascenders at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Sunshine State Elite Academy fell victim to IMG Academy Gold and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. Their rough 6-0 loss to the Ascenders might stick with them for a while. The matchup marked that first time this season in which Sunshine State Elite Academy was not able to get on the board.

Meanwhile, IMG Academy Silver owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They put the hurt on Owensboro with a sharp 6-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for IMG Academy Silver.

IMG Academy Silver got a great performance from Romolo DeCenzo as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 5.2 innings pitched.

At the plate, Frank Thomas was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Griffin Boesen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

This is the second loss in a row for Sunshine State Elite Academy and nudges their season record down to 1-4-1. As for IMG Academy Silver, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-8.

Sunshine State Elite Academy was able to grind out a solid win over IMG Academy Silver in their previous matchup back in March of 2021, winning 6-2. Will Sunshine State Elite Academy repeat their success, or does IMG Academy Silver have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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