Baseball Recap: P.K. Yonge Wins Going Away Against Gainesville

Blue Wave

Margin (Wins)

03/11/25 vs Ocala Christian	22
03/06/25 @ Eastside	16
02/25/25 @ Ocala Christian	15
02/28/25 vs Saint Francis Catholic	10
02/20/25 vs Lake Weir	9

P.K. Yonge made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Gainesville, but they still couldn't quite topple them. P.K. Yonge blew past Gainesville 8-1 on Tuesday. The Blue Wave might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.

Sam DePaul looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in February.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Darius Medley, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of P.K. Yonge's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Gratto, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

P.K. Yonge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

The win snapped P.K. Yonge's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-6 record. As for Gainesville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-6.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. P.K. Yonge will head out to take on Palatka at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. P.K. Yonge's pitchers better be ready for this one: Palatka has averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Gainesville, they will challenge Santa Fe at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Gainesville's pitchers better be ready for this one: Santa Fe has averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season.