Baseball Recap: New Smyrna Beach takes down Oviedo in a playoff battle

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 6:37pm

Baseball Recap: New Smyrna Beach Barracudas vs. Oviedo Lions

New Smyrna Beach extended their postseason success on Thursday against Oviedo. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Oviedo Lions an 8-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for New Smyrna Beach who now have four in a row.

Tate Haag made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 6.2 innings pitched. Haag was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with six RBI, two doubles, and a run.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Derek West, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

On Oviedo's side, they got a good showing from Bryce Francher, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Francher has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.

New Smyrna Beach has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season. As for Oviedo, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-11.

As of now, neither New Smyrna Beach nor Oviedo have any future games scheduled.

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