Baseball Recap: Christ's Church Academy Finds Playoff Glory Versus First Coast Christian

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

03/10/25 vs Cedar Creek Christian	23
04/14/25 vs First Coast Christian	15
03/04/25 @ Crescent City	15
02/20/25 vs Hilliard	15
02/11/25 vs Cedar Creek Christian	14

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Christ's Church Academy walked away with it. They blew past the First Coast Christian Knights 15-0 on Monday. Considering the Eagles have won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Jack Rose and Jacob Ligmanowski dominated on the mound. Rose tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits, while Ligmanowski tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rose has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Brady Watson and Parker Swartz did most of the damage at the plate: Watson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Swartz went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI Swartz has posted since back in March. Christian Murray also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.

Christ's Church Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .688. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Christ's Church Academy's record now sits at 14-10. As for First Coast Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5-1.

Coming up, Christ's Church Academy will challenge St. Johns Country Day at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Spartans have averaged an impressive 6.1 runs per game this season. First Coast Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.