Gulf Coast suffered their closest loss since April 30, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of the Barron Collier Cougars by a score of 4-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 on March 6th.
Colton Schlief
| 03/17/25 vs Venice | 6 |
| 03/03/25 vs IMG Academy Black | 6 |
| 02/11/25 vs Estero | 4 |
| 03/11/25 @ Nova | 3 |
| 03/21/25 @ Barron Collier | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Gulf Coast got a good showing from Colton Schlief, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The Sharks are 3-1 when Schlief allows one or fewer hits, but 5-7 otherwise.
Gulf Coast's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-8. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 2.5 runs. As for Barron Collier, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-3.
Gulf Coast has already played their next contest, an 8-2 victory against Island Coast on the 25th. As for Barron Collier, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, an 11-3 win against North Port on the 24th.
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