The Seabreeze Sandcrabs will venture away from home to face off against the Leon Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Leon took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Seabreeze, who comes in off a win.
Seabreeze gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 9-4 win over North Florida Christian.
Rustin Hurley made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hurley was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-3. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February.
In other pitching news, Seabreeze got a great performance from Brody Harris as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits.
Jacob Imhoff
| 03/18/25 @ North Florida Christian | 5 |
| 03/04/25 vs Viera | 1 |
| 02/28/25 vs Flagler Palm Coast | 1 |
| 02/26/25 @ Flagler Palm Coast | 1 |
Back at the plate, Jacob Imhoff was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-4. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high.
Seabreeze was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Leon entered their matchup against St. John Paul II on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Leon came up short against St. John Paul II, falling 7-1. The Lions just can't catch a break and have now endured five losses in a row.
Leon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evans Franco, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI.
Seabreeze pushed their record up to 9-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing nine hits in those games compared to only 5.4 in the others. As for Leon, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Seabreeze has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Leon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
