Baseball Recap: Freeport Picks Up Seventh Straight Win at Home

Freeport entered their tilt with Destin on Friday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Destin Sharks a 3-0 shutout. For the Bulldogs, this counts as revenge for the 8-6 win the Sharks walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.

Caleb Hoogewerf

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/07/25 vs Destin	7
02/20/25 vs Fort Walton Beach	5
02/13/25 vs Lighthouse Private Christian Academy	5
02/25/25 @ Lighthouse Private Christian Academy	4

Not much got past Caleb Hoogewerf, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Destin off the board. The dominant performance gave Hoogewerf a new career-high in strikeouts.

Freeport's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.1 runs over those games. As for Destin, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Freeport will host North Bay Haven Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Freeport is facing North Bay Haven Academy at the right time seeing as North Bay Haven Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Destin, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Blountstown at 6:00 p.m.