Baseball Game Preview: Pine Crest Panthers vs. Palmer Trinity Falcons

The Pine Crest Panthers will challenge the Palmer Trinity Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Fans were treated to a battle of the Panthers on Friday. Pine Crest came out on top against Coral Springs Charter by a score of 7-3.

Jonathan Lazar looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.

Paul Baker

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/28/25 vs Coral Springs Charter	3
03/18/25 vs Calvary Christian Academy	2
03/12/25 vs Archbishop McCarthy	1
02/27/25 @ True North Classical Academy	1
02/12/25 @ Somerset Academy - Canyons	1

At the plate, Paul Baker was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Stephen Gladding, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palmer Trinity). They blew past St. Margaret's 23-3 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Falcons sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Pedro Castillo looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero).

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cooper Ruzycki, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Michael Miraglia was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.

Palmer Trinity was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .457. They are a perfect 9-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Palmer Trinity's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Pine Crest, their win bumped their record up to 10-4-1.