Baseball Preview: Pinellas Park Patriots vs. Bell Creek Academy Panthers
Pinellas Park has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Bell Creek Academy Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bell Creek Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Pinellas Park, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, Pinellas Park earned an 8-5 win over Owensboro.
Dane Merryweather made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Merryweather was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Seth Anderson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Colby Redding was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bell Creek Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. Their rough 7-1 defeat to Barren County might stick with them for a while.
Pinellas Park has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for Bell Creek Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3.
Pinellas Park couldn't quite finish off Bell Creek Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for Pinellas Park, Jacob Ananias (who scored two runs while going 2-for-3) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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