Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Berkeley Prep). They blew past the Lakeland Dreadnaughts 15-6 on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Buccaneers with their most commanding win of the season.
Brendon Steele looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. What's more, he gave up only two walks, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024.
Josh Herrmann
| 02/25/25 @ Lakeland | 4 |
| 04/30/24 vs Tampa Prep | 1 |
| 04/25/24 vs Trinity Catholic | 1 |
| 04/16/24 vs Out-of-Door Academy | 1 |
| 02/29/24 @ McKeel Academy | 1 |
On the hitting side, Berkeley Prep got a massive performance out of Josh Herrmann, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one double. The dominant performance gave Herrmann a new career-high in RBI. George Cook also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Berkeley Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .436. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Berkeley Prep and bumps their season record up to 4-2. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 12 hits in those games compared to only 5.25 in the others. As for Lakeland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Berkeley Prep will welcome Cambridge Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Berkeley Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Cambridge Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lakeland, they will challenge Lake Wales at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
