After three games on the road, West Florida is heading back home. They will take on the Pine Forest Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Florida is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, West Florida didn't have quite enough to beat Walton and fell 3-2.
Jordan Hosman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, West Florida saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adam Geiger, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Pine Forest came into Monday's game having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over Lighthouse Private Christian Academy on Monday.
Colton Swiers made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 13 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Swiers was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Dakota Knapp was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bryant Mason, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
West Florida's loss dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Pine Forest, their win bumped their record up to 6-17.
West Florida came up short against Pine Forest when the teams last played back in April of 2021, falling 6-3. Thankfully for West Florida, BEAU SANDERS (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 6.2 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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