Baseball Recap: Eagleton College & Career Academy Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

Royals

Previous 3 Games

03/24/25 vs Gatlinburg-Pittman	13-3
03/18/25 vs Austin-East	23-1
03/17/25 @ Austin-East	19-2

Eagleton College & Career Academy lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Gatlinburg-Pittman, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Monday's game. Eagleton College & Career Academy was the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Gatlinburg-Pittman on Monday. Winning may never get old, but the Royals sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Jayce Simon made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Simon was even better at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Caldwell Charlie and Charlie Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Charlie got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two doubles and two RBI, while Johnson scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Lane Cope was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Eagleton College & Career Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Eagleton College & Career Academy pushed their record up to 7-2-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.

Eagleton College & Career Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Gatlinburg-Pittman: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.