Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for North Florida Christian

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only North Florida Christian walked away with it. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the St. John Paul II Panthers on Thursday. This was a revenge game for the Eagles: when they faced off against the Panthers back in March, they had to take a 12-2 loss.

Braydon Grice

Earned Runs

03/28/26 vs University Christian	2
03/16/26 @ McMinn County	2
02/26/26 vs Covenant School of Jacksonville	2
03/06/26 vs Maclay	1

Braydon Grice was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because North Florida Christian is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-12 otherwise. Grice was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI.

In other pitching news, Bryson Bond looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.

Back at the plate, North Florida Christian let Kyle Estimond and Jack McFarland run wild. Estimond went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double, while McFarland went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one triple. That's the most hits Estimond has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Brent Tolley, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.

North Florida Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They are 3-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

The victory was the third in a row for North Florida Christian, bringing their record up to 11-14. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for St. John Paul II, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-8.

As of now, neither North Florida Christian nor the Panthers have any future games scheduled.