West Nassau is 2-8 against Fernandina Beach since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Warriors will square off against the Pirates at 7:00 p.m. West Nassau is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
West Nassau is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Ribault a 14-0 shutout. That looming 14-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Warriors yet this season.
Mason Kayser looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
Colin Marchant
| 04/15/25 vs Ribault | 3 |
| 02/29/24 @ Stanton | 2 |
| 04/10/25 vs Charlton County | 1 |
| 04/09/25 @ Columbia | 1 |
| 02/22/24 @ Union County | 1 |
On the hitting side, Sean Middleton and Colin Marchant did most of the damage at the plate: Middleton went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs, while Marchant went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Marchant a new career-high. Wade DiGiorgi was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
West Nassau always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fernandina Beach). Everything went their way against Raines on Tuesday as they made off with a 22-0 victory. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Lincoln Pertkiewicz looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tanner Jones, who went 2-for-3 with five stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of John Addington, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and five RBI.
West Nassau's record now sits at 17-8. As for Fernandina Beach, their record is now 17-6.
West Nassau was able to grind out a solid win over Fernandina Beach in their previous matchup back in March, winning 5-0. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
