Baseball Recap: Mulberry Panthers vs. Tarpon Springs Spongers
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mulberry had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They never let the Tarpon Springs Spongers onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Mulberry might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 12 games by six runs or more this season.
Noah Campbell made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Campbell was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
In other batting news, Hayden Wyatt was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, five RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Nic Partridge, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Tarpon Springs' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kole Hopkins, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Mulberry is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Tarpon Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-11.
Mulberry will head out on the road to take on McKeel Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (McKeel Academy: 2, Mulberry: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Tarpon Springs does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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