Baseball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Escambia

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Escambia). Everything went their way against the Booker T. Washington Wildcats on Thursday as the Escambia Gators made off with a 15-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Gators, who have now won four matchups in a row.

Parker Zareck looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

On the hitting side, Tucker Nix was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Taivyn Anderson, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.

Gators

Batting Average

02/27/25 vs Booker T. Washington	56.5%
02/26/25 vs Davidson	37.9%
02/21/25 @ Northview	35.7%
02/18/25 vs Fort Walton Beach	46.7%
02/14/25 @ West Florida	19.2%
+ 27 more games

Escambia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .565. The last time their batting average was this high was back in February of 2024.

Escambia pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs over those games. As for Booker T. Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.

Looking ahead, Escambia will challenge Foley at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Foley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Escambia's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Booker T. Washington, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Wildcats challenge the Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Booker T. Washington has given up an average of 11.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.