Gainesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell victim to a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of the Buchholz Bobcats. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Gainesville of the 7-6 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Gainesville saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Kemph, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
On Buchholz's side, Aidan Kastensmidt was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Kastensmidt has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Kastensmidt was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Buchholz got a great performance from Austin Cardozo as he struck out 11 batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
Back at the plate, Kai So and JJ Gardner did most of the damage at the plate: So scored two runs and stole two bases, while Gardner went 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Hudson Sapp was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Gainesville's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Buchholz, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
While Gainesville had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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