Baseball Recap: Escambia Wins Going Away Against Pine Forest

Gators

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 @ Pensacola	15
02/27/25 vs Booker T. Washington	14
02/28/25 @ Foley	13
03/07/25 @ Pine Forest	11
04/04/25 vs Pine Forest	10

Escambia had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Pine Forest on Friday. The Gators blew past the Eagles 11-1. The result was nothing new for the Gators, who have now won ten matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Carter Mills and Ja'Kel Hopkins dominated on the mound. Mills pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Hopkins tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. The dominant performance also gave Hopkins a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

At the plate, Escambia let Christian Stone and Tucker Nix run wild. Stone scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Nix scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Smudde, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.

Escambia's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Pine Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-20-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Escambia will host Pensacola Catholic at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pine Forest, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Harrison County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.