Baseball Recap: West Florida has no trouble against Milton

By Team Reports Apr 10, 2024, 11:16am

Baseball Recap: West Florida Jaguars vs. Milton Panthers

West Florida entered their tilt with Milton with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Milton Panthers. This was payback for West Florida, who suffered a 10-0 loss the last time these two teams met.

Grayson Phillips was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Phillips has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Phillips was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.

In other batting news, Ashton Bailey was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Jaxson Cramer was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

West Florida's win bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Milton, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.

West Florida has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Escambia at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Florida will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Milton, they will head out on the road to square off against Jay at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jay's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Milton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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