- November 27, 2024
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The wait is officially over. Seabreeze head coach Anthony Campanella won his 400th baseball game against crosstown rivals, The Mainland Buccaneers, 6-5, in comeback fashion Tuesday, March 17, at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex.
“We were stuck on 399 with a three-game skid and the team confidence wasn’t really high, and we almost got no-hit against Deltona, so this was a great win and a good time to get our bats going again,” catcher Jeremiah Wilson said. “We manned up at the end, and got a big win for Coach.”
After getting his 399th victory against Matanzas on March 3, Campanella was denied his next win against Taylor and twice against Deltona.
“The guys felt the pressure,” he said. “I never mentioned it, but they knew what was going on. Now, that the pressure is gone, we can get back to playing some baseball.”
The Bucs didn’t make his monumental easy at all. There were six lead changes in seven innings of play, the last being the deciding score by Sam Marlatt, who sprinter home from third base after Mainland’s catcher couldn’t retrieve a pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning.
“More importantly for me, our guys were resilient the whole game,” Campanella said. “It’s been struggle these last couple of weeks trying to stay focus, but this was a big district win for us.”
Austin Nipper, Chad Bertalli and Jeremiah Wilson each had three hits for the Sandcrabs. Nipper also had two runs and an RBI, and Bertalli had two RBIs. Pitcher Sam Marlatt got the win.
For the Bucs, Logan Brownell and Jacob Franklin each had two hits, and Josh Pittell had a hit and a score.
The two teams will rest a day and meet again Thursday, March 19, at Daytona State College.
