Baseball Recap: Mitchell Sets Scoring Season-High Against Fivay

Mustangs

Team Score (Highest)

03/05/25 vs Fivay	26
02/20/25 vs Gulf	10
02/18/25 @ Hudson	10
02/14/25 vs Zephyrhills	10
02/28/25 @ East Lake	2

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mitchell). They never let the Fivay Falcons get on the board and left with a 26-0 win on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their two-run performance the match before.

JACOB APONTE made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. APONTE was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-5.

In other pitching news, CADE VERMILLION looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Back at the plate, Mitchell got a massive performance out of CARTER KOENIG, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those hits were KOENIG's first of the season. JOHNATHON RODRIGUEZ was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.

Mitchell always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .744. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Mitchell's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Fivay, they are on a 26-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.

Mitchell and Fivay could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Mitchell (ranked 307th) will meet Springstead (ranked 140th) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Fivay will square off against Nature Coast Tech at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday down 403 places (554 vs. 151).