The Suncoast Chargers will face off against the Dr. Joaquin Garcia Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Suncoast has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Suncoast took a seven-run loss the last time they faced off against Benjamin, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Suncoast narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Benjamin 2-1.
Hayden Neihoff
| 03/18/25 vs Benjamin | 6 |
| 03/11/25 @ Centennial | 4 |
| 03/04/25 @ Spanish River | 5 |
| 02/27/25 vs Port St. Lucie | 5 |
| 02/18/25 @ Park Vista | 1 |
| 02/11/25 vs Forest Hill | 7 |
Hayden Neihoff tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February.
At the plate, Suncoast's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brady Benevides, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dr. Joaquin Garcia). They walked away with a 14-11 win over Wellington on Tuesday.
Dr. Joaquin Garcia also got a great performance from Brett Terry as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Terry has become a key player for Dr. Joaquin Garcia: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-7 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Eric Flores was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one home run and five RBI. Chase Webster was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Dr. Joaquin Garcia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Suncoast has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.67 hits in those games compared to only 5.63 in the others. The victory got Dr. Joaquin Garcia back to even at 8-8.
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