Baseball Game Preview: Sarasota Sailors vs. George Jenkins Eagles

Sailors

Runs

04/23/25 @ George Jenkins	5
04/17/25 vs Venice	2
04/15/25 vs Riverview Sarasota	8
04/10/25 @ Port Charlotte	2
04/08/25 vs Lakewood Ranch	3
+ 23 more games

For the second straight game, Sarasota will face off against George Jenkins. The Sailors will head out on the road to challenge the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sarasota is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

Sarasota is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against George Jenkins by a score of 5-1.

Cesar Garmendia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Sarasota's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Svenson, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Sarasota has been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 19 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-6-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.2 runs over those games. As for George Jenkins, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-9.