It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Nature Coast Tech had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Hernando Leopards. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sharks.

JAKE LOEFFLER
| 04/15/26 vs Hernando | 7 |
| 04/07/26 vs Crystal River | 4 |
| 04/03/26 vs Umatilla | 2 |
| 03/27/26 @ Umatilla | 0 |
| 03/19/26 vs Mitchell | 4 |
| 03/13/26 vs Central | 7 |
Nature Coast Tech got a great performance from JAKE LOEFFLER as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts LOEFFLER has posted since back in March.
At the plate, NOAH SANCHEZ was excellent, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one double.
Nature Coast Tech's record now sits at 22-3. As for Hernando, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 20-5 record.
As of now, neither Nature Coast Tech nor the Leopards have any future games scheduled.
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