Baseball Recap: New Smyrna Beach Barracudas vs. Coral Springs Colts
New Smyrna Beach's game last Tuesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over the Coral Springs Colts.
Brody Kelly spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, New Smyrna Beach let Onz Wright and Landyn Abernethy loose on the outfield. Wright scored a run while going 3-for-5, while Abernethy scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Andrew Wells was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
On Coral Springs' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shaquille Sala, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
New Smyrna Beach's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Coral Springs, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.
New Smyrna Beach will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Florida Christian at 11:15 a.m. As for Coral Springs, they will square off against IMG Academy Silver at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The last four games IMG Academy Silver has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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