The Fernandina Beach Pirates will square off against the Yulee Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fernandina Beach is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
On Tuesday, Fernandina Beach needed a bit of extra time to put away Englewood. They skirted past the Rams 3-1. Three seems to be a good number for the Pirates as the squad scooped up a win 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 was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Levi Hutchinson looked comfortable as he tossed 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.
Meanwhile, Yulee fell victim to Mandarin and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, the Hornets' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Jackson Jones was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
Fernandina Beach's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Yulee, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Fernandina Beach couldn't quite finish off Yulee in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 and fell 4-2. Will Fernandina Beach have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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