Eastern Florida State Baseball Off to tProgram’s Best Start in Over a Decade

Titans will play Chipola College next

BREVARD COUNTY • FLORIDA — The Eastern Florida State College baseball team opened the Visit Panama City Beach College Baseball Classic with a shutout on Friday afternoon.

The Titans, who improved to 5-0 on the season, scored six times in the top of the first inning and went on to defeat Coastal Alabama Community College North 9-0 at Publix Sports Park.

The first three batters reached base and then Kevin Smith scored on Bryce Jackson’s walk, then Bo Tabola scored when Jason Mack was hit by a pitch. Nick Paszt stepped up and ripped a double, scoring three more runs and would then score the sixth run of the inning on Jeff Davis’ single.

Owen Simmons took the mound for the Titans and threw six shutout innings, allowing just two hits, striking out six. Simmons got into a bit of trouble in the fifth inning but induced the groundball for a double play to get out of the bases-loaded jam without allowing a run. It was the second double play the Titans turned Friday.

Michael Benedict pitched the seventh inning. Jeff Davis went 2-for-4 with two RBI and Jackson also had two RBI in the win.

The Eastern Florida State College baseball team is off to the program’s best start in over a decade, also defeating Wallace Community College-Dothan at the Visit Panama City Beach College Baseball Classic on Saturday.

It is the first of two games for the Titans who will play Chipola College this evening. The Titans won 9-0 for the second straight day and are now 6-0 on the season.

Eastern Florida State College’s Kevin Smith led the game off with a single, then stole both second and third, scoring on a fielder’s choice. Bo Tabola would walk in the third inning and Ryan Cerrone crushed a 1-0 fastball for his first home run of the season to give the Titans a 3-0 lead.

That was more than enough for starting pitcher Nathan Hook who tossed four shutout innings, allowing just one hit and struck out six. Jacob Goldman would take over and have two scoreless innings before Landon Moore pitched the seventh.

Already leading 3-0, the Titans opened the game up in the top of the seventh inning with six runs highlighted by a two-run single by Ethan Askin. Smith and Askin each had two hits in the game. The Titans stole nine bases in the game as Smith had four and Bo Tabola had three.

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