The Fernandina Beach Pirates will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Bishop Snyder Cardinals, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Fernandina Beach will be strutting in after a victory while Bishop Snyder will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Fernandina Beach was able to grind out a solid win over First Coast, taking the game 5-2. That's two games straight that Fernandina Beach has won by exactly three runs.
Sam Simonds made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Simonds has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Simonds was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, Fernandina Beach got a great performance from Grady Stevens as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
Back at the plate, Sean Benjamin and Xavier HuttonCorp did most of the damage at the plate: Benjamin scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while HuttonCorp scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bishop Snyder didn't have quite enough to beat West Broward on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Bishop Snyder saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Perry, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Fernandina Beach now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Bishop Snyder, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Fernandina Beach has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bishop Snyder struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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