Baseball Preview: Community School of Naples Seahawks vs. Barron Collier Cougars
The Community School of Naples Seahawks will head out on the road to square off against the Barron Collier Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Barron Collier is hoping to do on Wednesday what Palmetto Ridge couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Community School of Naples' winning streak, which now stands at three games. Community School of Naples put the hurt on Palmetto Ridge with a sharp 12-1 win.
Caden DeJesus was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. DeJesus has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. DeJesus was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ryder Brown was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nick Renteria, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Barron Collier stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand First Baptist Academy an 11-0 shutout. 11 seems to be a good number for Barron Collier as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Nate Kantor looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dylan Wiggins, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Guitard, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Community School of Naples' record now sits at 11-12. As for Barron Collier, they pushed their record up to 18-6 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Community School of Naples suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Barron Collier in their previous matchup on Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barron Collier's Alan Overmyer, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Now that Community School of Naples knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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