Baseball team hosts Hillsborough Saturday in conference doubleheader

The Eastern Florida State College baseball team is back home on Saturday afternoon for a Citrus Conference doubleheader against Hillsborough Community College.

The Titans are 5-5 in the Citrus Conference and won the first game of the series on Thursday 20-4. The Titans hit five home runs in the game as Shane Thomas finished with four hits in the win.

Hillsborough Community College will look to rebound on Saturday as the Hawks are now 4-6 in the conference standings. The Hawks are hitting .310 this season and are led by Nick Palmi who is hitting .439 in 23 games this season with 32 RBI.

Eastern Florida State College's Andrew Prieto is coming off a big day on Thursday with a grand slam and five RBI and is hitting .382 this season.

Parker Trowbridge is scheduled to get the ball on Saturday and is second in the FCSAA in earned run average with a 2.95 ERA over six starts.

The doubleheader will begin at 1 p.m. at Bruce Bochy Field and admission is free. Fans can also watch the doubleheader live online at the EFSC Titans YouTube page.