Baseball Recap: Pace Patriots vs. Fleming Island Golden Eagles
Pace had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Fleming Island Golden Eagles on Tuesday and snuck past 3-2. Winning may never get old, but Pace sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
For Fleming Island's part, they got a good showing from Jonah Friedman, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Friedman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Josh Murray made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Fleming Island was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post three or more doubles.
Pace pushed their record up to 20-6 with that win, which was their 13th straight at home. As for Fleming Island, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-11.
Pace will challenge Buchholz at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Pace: 3.3, Buchholz: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Fleming Island does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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