Pasco has gone a perfect 5-0 against Gulf recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. Pasco will venture away from home to challenge Gulf at 7:00 p.m. Pasco's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Gulf's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Pasco made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Central, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Pasco blew past Central 10-0 on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won six games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Jayce Rollins, who gave up just two hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Central off the board. Rollins has been consistent : he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
Carson Wheatley
| 03/26/25 vs Central | 2 |
| 03/12/25 vs Lake Gibson | 1 |
| 02/28/25 vs Zephyrhills | 1 |
| 02/13/25 vs Hudson | 1 |
On the hitting side, Pasco let Carson Wheatley and Boomer Newton run wild. Wheatley went 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Newton scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Those two runs gave Wheatley a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Yanuel 'Yanni' Mercado, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gulf fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Anclote on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Sharks by a score of 7-6. The Buccaneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gulf saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reid Wilson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Gulf now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Pasco, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
Pasco took their victory against Gulf when the teams last played on March 6th by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pasco since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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