Wildcats
| 02/27/25 @ North Fort Myers | 5 |
| 02/26/25 vs Palmetto Ridge | 8 |
| 02/25/25 vs Riverdale | 5 |
| 02/21/25 vs Lehigh | 15 |
| 02/20/25 @ Canterbury | 2 |
| + 3 more games |
The Estero Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Island Coast Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Estero is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Estero beat North Fort Myers 5-2. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly three runs.
Case Bowman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. What's more, he posted three hits, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.
Bowman wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Landon Brown, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Brown hit this season. Marcus Whysong-Garner was another, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Island Coast waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Panthers.
The victory made it two in a row for Estero and bumps their season record up to 6-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Island Coast, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Estero has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Island Coast struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Estero came up short against Island Coast when the teams last played back in March of 2022, falling 6-2. Can Estero avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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