Baseball Recap: Saint Stephen's Episcopal Triumphs

Saint Stephen's Episcopal's game on Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over The Classical Academy of Sarasota Patriots. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Jackson Riffe

Batters Struck Out (Career)

02/26/26 vs The Classical Academy of Sarasota	13
03/03/25 vs Sarasota Military Academy	11
03/18/25 vs Bayshore	7
03/10/25 vs Bradenton Christian	7
02/25/25 @ Bayshore	6

Jackson Riffe made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off only one hit. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Gabriel Conn was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Luke Ziegler was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

Saint Stephen's Episcopal's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for The Classical Academy of Sarasota, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Saint Stephen's Episcopal will venture away from home to square off against Grace Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for The Classical Academy of Sarasota, they will head out to challenge Gulf Coast HEAT at 7:00 p.m. on March 6.