The Coral Springs Colts will take on the Bonita Springs Bullsharks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Coral Springs is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Coral Springs fell victim to Nova and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Titans by a score of 1-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Colts were not able to get on the board.
Angelo Painter
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Angelo Painter was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Coral Springs saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Guthrie, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Bonita Springs never got on the board in their matchup last Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against McArthur last Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over the Mustangs. Considering the Bullsharks have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Derek Hernandez Jr was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing Two bases. while going 4-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Daniel Hood, who scored four runs.
Bonita Springs always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .524. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McArthur only posted an OBP of .371.
Bonita Springs is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 8.89 hits in those games compared to only 5.6 in the others. Coral Springs now has a losing record of 6-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Coral Springs has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bonita Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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