Baseball Recap: Mulberry Extends Winning Streak to Four

Panthers

Previous 4 Games

02/20/25 vs Lakeland	7-6
02/20/25 vs IMG Academy Silver	12-2
02/18/25 @ Bartow	6-4
02/14/25 vs Haines City	13-0

Mulberry hadn't done well against Lakeland recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Mulberry Panthers had just enough and edged out the Lakeland Dreadnaughts 7-6. The victory was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on four straight.

Griffin Cline tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Mulberry let AJ Medina and Dominick Gotauco run wild. Medina scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Gotauco scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Gotauco also put up a double, which washis first of the season. Another player making a difference was Cole Bedenbaugh, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Mulberry always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lakeland only posted an OBP of .267.

Mulberry's record is now 4-1. As for Lakeland, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-3.

Mulberry and Lakeland's offenses will be put to the test in their next games. Mulberry and Winter Haven (who has only given up 3.83 runs per game) will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mulberry is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. Meanwhile, Lakeland will challenge Berkeley Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, a team that's only allowed two runs per game.