Tampa Prep had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Berkeley Prep Buccaneers by a score of 6-3. This was a revenge game for the Terrapins: when they faced off against the Buccaneers back in March, they had to take a 6-1 defeat.
Tampa Prep got a great performance from Erik Skiendziel as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 6.2 innings pitched. Skiendziel has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
Will Futch
| 04/01/25 vs Berkeley Prep | 5 |
| 02/10/25 vs Cambridge Christian | 3 |
| 04/08/24 vs Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate | 3 |
| 03/20/25 @ Deltona | 2 |
| 02/18/25 @ Clearwater | 2 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Will Futch, who got on base in three of his seven plate appearances with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Della Rocca, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Tampa Prep pushed their record up to 11-10 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Berkeley Prep, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 16-5 record.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Tampa Prep will square off against Sports Leadership & Management at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Berkeley Prep, they will face off against Lemont at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Buccaneers 2.4, the Lemont HS 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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