Baseball Recap: Episcopal School of Jacksonville Has No Trouble Against Nease

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

02/25/25 vs Stanton	14
03/13/25 @ Hilliard	13
03/06/25 vs Mandarin	12
04/08/25 vs Nease	10
02/27/25 vs Fletcher	10

Episcopal School of Jacksonville not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 13th. Everything went their way against the Nease Panthers as they made off with a 13-3 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.

Jude McDonald looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, William Beard was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jack Ottesen, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.

Episcopal School of Jacksonville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.

Episcopal School of Jacksonville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Nease, they dropped their record down to 8-16 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Episcopal School of Jacksonville will welcome Menendez at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Nease, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bishop Kenny at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.