It's playoff time, and North Fort Myers had no trouble coming through when it counted. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons 7-6. This was a revenge game for the Red Knights: when they faced off against the Fightin' Tarpons last Tuesday, they had to take a 3-2 defeat.
Payton Sturrup looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 12 consecutive appearances.
Jakob Wagner
| 03/25/25 @ Lehigh | 4 |
| 02/19/25 vs Cape Coral | 4 |
| 03/20/25 @ North Port | 3 |
| 02/18/25 vs Riverdale | 3 |
| 04/23/25 @ Charlotte | 2 |
| + 8 more games |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jakob Wagner, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. He has become a key player for North Fort Myers: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 8-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Alejandro Velez Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
North Fort Myers is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Charlotte, they moved to 18-10 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
North Fort Myers will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Fightin' Tarpons: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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