Baseball Preview: Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons vs. North Port Bobcats
The Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the North Port Bobcats, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Charlotte will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Last Monday, Charlotte was able to grind out a solid win over Lemon Bay, taking the game 6-2.
Dylan Klossner was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Evak, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, North Port was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Bishop Verot by a score of 4-2.
Chase Sivulich made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Charlotte pushed their record up to 11-9 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for North Port, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Charlotte has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like North Port struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Charlotte was able to grind out a solid win over North Port in their previous meeting back in March, winning 7-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was North Port's Bryce Sawalt, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Charlotte still be able to contain Sawalt? There's only one way to find out.
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