Baseball Game Preview: Community School of Naples Seahawks vs. Berkeley Prep Buccaneers

The Community School of Naples Seahawks will square off against the Berkeley Prep Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Community School of Naples 3.8, Berkeley Prep 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Community School of Naples is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Oasis as they made off with a 16-1 win. The Seahawks' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Nick Renteria and Cam Otterbeck did most of the damage at the plate: Renteria went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Otterbeck went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. That's the most RBI Otterbeck has posted since back in February. Cutter Smith was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and one run.

Community School of Naples was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .667. They are a perfect 9-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Meanwhile, Berkeley Prep unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Carrollwood Day by a score of 5-4.

Rivers Kurland was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Josh Herrmann was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was JD Haughey, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.

Community School of Naples has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Berkeley Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 19-8.