Baseball Preview: North Port Bobcats vs. Fort Myers Green Wave
The North Port Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fort Myers Green Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
North Port's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over Lehigh. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Port.
Joshua Doerrfeld made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Doerrfeld was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Bryce Sawalt looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Zach Mitchell and Chase Sivulich did most of the damage at the plate: Mitchell scored two runs while going 1-for-2, while Sivulich went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Fort Myers can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They put the hurt on Riverdale with a sharp 17-8 victory. With that win, Fort Myers brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Like North Port, Fort Myers also got a great game from a two-way player: Carson Walsh. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Walsh was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Michael Magas was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ethan Monrad, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
North Port's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-12. As for Fort Myers, their win bumped their record up to 8-13.
North Port came out on top in a nail-biter against Fort Myers in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 3-1. Will North Port repeat their success, or does Fort Myers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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