Baseball Recap: South Dade Gets the Win

With a playoff win on the line, South Dade rose to the challenge on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Palmetto Panthers, sneaking past 4-2. The Buccaneers haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Angel Ayala

Earned Runs

03/21/25 vs Columbus	8
04/04/25 vs Southridge	4
02/26/25 @ Florida Christian	4
02/21/25 vs Harmony	4
03/14/25 vs Sunset	2
+ 2 more games

South Dade got a great performance from Angel Ayala as he struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Ayala is becoming a predictor of the Buccaneers' success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 5-1 (and 9-11 when he doesn't).

On the hitting side, Luis Alejandro Mora was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

South Dade's record is now 14-12. As for Palmetto, their loss dropped their record down to 7-17.

Looking ahead, South Dade will square off against Southwest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Palmetto does not have any more games scheduled as of now.