Baseball Game Preview: Palm Beach Gardens Gators vs. Treasure Coast Titans

The Palm Beach Gardens Gators will head out on the road to take on the Treasure Coast Titans at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Palm Beach Gardens is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.

Palm Beach Gardens will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Friday, then bounced right back against Atlantic on Tuesday. Palm Beach Gardens put the hurt on Atlantic with a sharp 19-4 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Gators as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.

Ian Vertucci

Runs (Career)

03/04/25 vs Atlantic	4
02/21/25 @ Jensen Beach	2
02/14/25 vs Glades Day	2
02/10/25 @ Atlantic	2
02/19/24 @ Royal Palm Beach	2

Ian Vertucci was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Tony Bieber, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one double.

Palm Beach Gardens was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Meanwhile, Treasure Coast was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 10-0 to Martin County. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

Treasure Coast's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Palm Beach Gardens, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.

Treasure Coast's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Palm Beach Gardens has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .457. It's a different story for Treasure Coast, though, as they've only averaged .319. Will they be able to contain Palm Beach Gardens' hitters?

Palm Beach Gardens might still be hurting after the 14-1 loss they got from Treasure Coast in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Palm Beach Gardens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.