Gators
| 04/21/25 vs Wakulla | 5-0 |
| 04/16/25 vs Choctawhatchee | 7-1 |
| 04/15/25 vs Booker T. Washington | 9-2 |
| 04/09/25 vs Tate | 10-0 |
| 04/08/25 vs Pensacola Catholic | 5-2 |
| + 6 more games |
It's playoff time, and Escambia had no trouble coming through when it counted. They came out on top against the Wakulla War Eagles by a score of 5-0 on Monday. The Gators are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 11 straight.
Caleb Bates was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over 6.1 innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double.
Bates wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Christian Stone, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Taivyn Anderson was another, going 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Escambia's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Wakulla, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-12.
Escambia will have a chance to go back-to-back against the War Eagles: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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