Decatur and Beamer are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Golden Gators will face off against the Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Decatur has four straight victories, Beamer has 16 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Decatur didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Jefferson a 10-0 shutout two weeks ago. The result was nothing new for the Golden Gators, who have now won four matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Hunter Buol tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
Nate Gilmore
| 03/31/25 vs Jefferson | 4 |
| 03/25/25 vs White River | 2 |
| 04/17/24 vs Federal Way | 2 |
| 05/01/24 vs Tahoma | 1 |
| 04/19/24 vs Kentridge | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nate Gilmore, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Havili, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Decatur was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .348 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Beamer came up short against Cleveland on Friday, falling 7-1.
Decatur's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Beamer, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Decatur's way against Beamer when the teams last played back in April of 2022, as Decatur made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Gators since the squad 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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