Baseball Recap: Vanguard Extends Winning Streak to Five

Knights

Margin (Wins)

03/10/25 vs Crystal River	15
02/21/25 @ West Port	13
03/18/25 @ Gainesville	10
03/04/25 vs West Port	10
02/14/25 vs Interlachen	10

Vanguard made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Gainesville, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Vanguard Knights put the hurt on the Gainesville Hurricanes with a sharp 14-4 win on Tuesday. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by six runs or more this season.

Spencer Payne made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in February. He was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Vanguard got a massive performance out of Clayton ?CT? Antonucci, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gavin Aiton, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

The victory (which was Vanguard's fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Gainesville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Vanguard will take on Williston at 6:30 p.m. on March 27th. As for Gainesville, they will square off against P.K. Yonge at 7:00 p.m. on March 25th.