Pirates
| 03/05/25 vs Nature Coast Tech | 11 |
| 02/05/25 vs Lake Weir | 10 |
| 02/28/25 @ Hernando | 8 |
| 03/03/25 vs Newberry | 7 |
| 02/18/25 @ Citrus | 7 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Crystal River). They came out on top against the Nature Coast Tech Sharks by a score of 11-6 on Wednesday. This was a revenge game for the Pirates: when they faced off against the Sharks last Tuesday, they had to take a 11-1 defeat.
McKown Kaden tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Crystal River is 3-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 1-8 otherwise.
At the plate, Crystal River got a massive performance out of Grayson Stack, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-5. What's more, Stack posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Eli Langston, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Crystal River always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Crystal River's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-9. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing seven strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.78 in the others. As for Nature Coast Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Looking ahead, Crystal River is taking a road trip to take on Vanguard at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Nature Coast Tech, they will take on Fivay at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Nature Coast Tech's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Fivay has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
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