For the second straight game, Seckinger will face off against Gainesville. Seckinger will welcome Gainesville at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Seckinger is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Seckinger fell victim to Gainesville and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Red Elephants by a score of 1-0. Considering the last time the Jaguars couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
For Gainesville's part, the result came thanks to Cohen Miller's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven strikeouts gave Miller a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Gainesville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was CJ Saudarg, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Gainesville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Seckinger and nudges their season record down to 13-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Seckinger has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Gainesville struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.6 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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