Baseball team home Tuesday against SCF-Manatee

The Eastern Florida State College baseball team will host the State College of Florida-Manatee Tuesday evening in a non-conference game.

The Titans, who are coming off a doubleheader sweep against Santa Fe, will look to pick up a win against the Manatees, who hold a 3-1 series advantage this season.

SCF-Manatee has also won two in a row and are one of the highest-scoring teams in the state with 392 runs in 49 games this season. The Manatees are hitting .316 this season as a team led by Ryan Kaitz who is hitting .386 in 49 games while Dominic Woodward is hitting .385.

Eastern Florida State College is hitting .294 and has stolen 97 bases this season which is fifth in the state. Ethan Askin has been red hot this week, going 7-for-10 in the series against Santa Fe. Askin is hitting .417 in 22 games this season. Teammate Andrew Prieto is hitting .370 in 39 games and is tied with Bryce Jackson with 34 RBI this season.

Tuesday's non-conference game will start at 5 p.m. at Bruce Bochy Field and fans can watch the game live online at the EFSC Titans YouTube page.