Fernandina Beach is still undefeated this season after their matchup against Englewood on Tuesday, but Englewood came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Fernandina Beach Pirates skirted past the Englewood Rams 3-1. Three seems to be a good number for the Pirates as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Trace Farmer
| 03/04/25 @ Englewood | 12 |
| 02/18/25 @ Sandalwood | 5 |
| 02/10/25 vs Atlantic Coast | 5 |
| 03/28/24 vs Stanton | 5 |
| 02/25/25 @ Wolfson | 4 |
Trace Farmer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 12 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Levi Hutchinson looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single hit any time he's pitched this season.
Farmer wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Eli Salyer, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Fernandina Beach pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Englewood, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3.
Fernandina Beach has already played their next contest, a 9-2 victory against Yulee on the 7th. As for Englewood, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 4-3 defeat against St. Augustine on the 6th.
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