Baseball Game Preview: Niceville Eagles vs. Milton Panthers

For the second straight game, Niceville will face off against Milton. The Eagles will welcome the Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Niceville's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while Milton has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.

Niceville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Milton get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Brady Martin

Batters Struck Out

04/16/25 vs Milton	6
04/08/25 @ South Walton	8
04/01/25 @ Pace	8
03/26/25 vs Lincoln	7
03/18/25 vs South Lake	10
+ 4 more games

Brady Martin looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, CJ Bolden and Yahir Burgos did most of the damage at the plate: Bolden went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI, while Burgos got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs Burgos has posted since back in February. Landon Hawkins was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Niceville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .690. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Niceville is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Milton, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.

Milton's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Niceville hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .326. It's a different story for Milton, though, as they've only averaged .238. Will they be able to contain Niceville's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.