Baseball Recap: Tuesday's Win Is IMG Academy Silver's Seventh in Last Eight Outings

It may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but IMG Academy Silver ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Central Pointe Christian Academy CPCA 5-4. Five seems to be a good number for the Ascenders as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Chanwoo Park looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, IMG Academy Silver let Jonathan Marzullo and Will Zyblock run wild. Marzullo went 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI, while Zyblock scored a run while going 2-for-4. Those two hits gave Zyblock a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Antonio Chavez, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.

Ascenders

Previous 4 Games

04/01/25 vs Central Pointe Christian Academy	5-4
03/28/25 @ St. Petersburg	5-1
03/26/25 @ St. Petersburg Catholic	9-5
03/21/25 vs University	9-0

IMG Academy Silver kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in three consecutive matchups.

IMG Academy Silver is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Central Pointe Christian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11-1.

Coming up, IMG Academy Silver will be playing in front of their home fans against Sports Leadership & Management at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Spartans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.71 runs per game on average), something the Ascenders will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Central Pointe Christian Academy, they are taking a road trip to take on IMG Academy Blue at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday.