Baseball Game Preview: Park Vista Cobras vs. Wellington Wolverines

Park Vista has gone 8-2 against Wellington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Park Vista Cobras will welcome the Wellington Wolverines at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Park Vista has three straight wins, Wellington has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

The home team had come away the winner the last five times Park Vista and Suncoast had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. Park Vista put the hurt on Suncoast with a sharp 13-3 victory on Thursday. Considering the Cobras have won seven matches by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Owen Dever

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/20/25 @ Suncoast	3
03/18/25 @ Leonard	2
03/11/25 vs Grace Christian Academy	2
02/28/25 vs Palm Beach Central	2
03/14/25 vs Boca Raton	1

Park Vista let Caleb Smith and Owen Dever run wild. Smith scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Dever went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Dever a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Will Bavaro, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Park Vista always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .531 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Wellington came up short against Spanish River on Wednesday, falling 15-8. Even though they lost, the Wolverines' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.2 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

Trevor King was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Dante Fernandez was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base.

Park Vista pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Wellington, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.

Park Vista couldn't quite get it done against Wellington in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 4-1. Can Park Vista avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.