Baseball Game Preview: St. Joseph Academy Flashes vs. Episcopal School of Jacksonville Eagles

The St. Joseph Academy Flashes will take on the Episcopal School of Jacksonville Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Joseph Academy 2.9, Episcopal School of Jacksonville 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.

St. Joseph Academy's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over Bell County. The Flashes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by six runs or more this season.

Neil Gornto

Batters Struck Out

03/31/25 vs Bell County	11
03/17/25 vs Menendez	5
03/13/25 @ West Nassau	1
03/04/25 @ Matanzas	11

Neil Gornto tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Connor Lewis, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Dayton Taylor, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Episcopal School of Jacksonville was able to grind out a solid win over Newberry on Wednesday, taking the game 4-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.

Jude McDonald spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Bode Moore was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Ottesen, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double.

St. Joseph Academy's victory bumped their record up to 15-3-1. As for Episcopal School of Jacksonville, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.