Baseball Recap: Wednesday's Victory Is Choctawhatchee's Third in Last Four Outings

Indians

Margin (Wins)

02/28/25 @ Pine Forest	21
03/21/25 @ Fort Walton Beach	13
03/14/25 vs Pine Forest	12
03/26/25 @ West Florida	11
03/03/25 vs Rocky Bayou Christian	10

Choctawhatchee barely beat Somerset the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Indians never let the Briar Jumpers get on the board and left with a 9-0 win on Wednesday. Considering the Indians have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Jack Marracco was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.

In other batting news, Gant Folendore was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Choctawhatchee: the team is 8-3 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ryan Saffo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Choctawhatchee has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Somerset, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Choctawhatchee will challenge Sayre at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Somerset, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Glasgow at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Scotties' pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so the Briar Jumpers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.