Santa Fe has gone a perfect 10-0 against Gainesville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. Santa Fe will be playing at home against Gainesville at 7:00 p.m. Santa Fe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Santa Fe will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs two weeks ago, then bounced right back against West Port on Tuesday. Santa Fe was the clear victor by a 22-10 margin over West Port. The win continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Wolf Pack: they've now won three in a row.
Jacob Avonda
Jacob Avonda looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Santa Fe is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 5-7 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Angel Irizarry, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Santa Fe's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 4-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Nate Robertson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Santa Fe always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .585. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, Gainesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 8-1 to P.K. Yonge.
Gainesville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Eckhardt, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base.
Gainesville's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Santa Fe, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Everything went Santa Fe's way against Gainesville when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Santa Fe made off with an 11-1 win. Will Santa Fe repeat their success, or does Gainesville has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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