
Panthers
03/12/25 vs Fleming Island | 13 |
02/12/25 vs Matanzas | 9 |
02/13/25 vs Beachside | 8 |
03/08/25 @ Fernandina Beach | 7 |
02/21/25 @ St. Augustine | 7 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nease). Everything went their way against the Fleming Island Golden Eagles on Wednesday as Nease made off with a 13-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their two-run performance the match before.
Kellen Ruppert looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Alex Davis, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Fletcher Reston, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Nease always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win snapped Nease's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-8 record. As for Fleming Island, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.
Nease wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 9-0 loss against Creekside on the 13th. As for Fleming Island, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-1 defeat against Clay on the 14th.
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