Mosley Cruises Past Escambia with Impressive Opening Round Victory
May 7, 2021
Jaden Rudd led the way for Mosley on the mound and the offense scored in four out of five innings, pounding out 10 hits in a 10-0 victory over Escambia High in the first round of the FHSAA playoff.
Jojo Blackmon (UAB commit) led off the game with a single to right for Escambia. An error followed by a passed ball quickly had runners in scoring position with 1 out but Rudd struck out back to back hitters and it was all Mosley from there. Rudd worked into the 5th inning going: 4.2 IP 3 H 0 R 3 BB 9 K.
2021 Jaden Rudd @MHSDolphins2021@NDBaseball commit
— CJ Butts (@cjbutts11) May 7, 2021
Rudd is confident and shows athletic actions on the mound with a loose arm over the top. Natural arm side run from a high 3/4 slot.
4.2 IP 3 H 3 BB 0 R 9 K
FB: 84-86 T 88
CB: 73-76@PBRFlorida @ShooterHunt pic.twitter.com/VMWYy0KJsq
The Dolphin offense plated 3 runs in their opening frame. Tyler Wave got things going with an RBI double to right center scoring Rudd. After a walk, Cole Horton lined a 2-run single into right to take a quick 3-0 lead.
2022 Cole Horton @MHSDolphins2021 @PBR_Uncommitted
— CJ Butts (@cjbutts11) May 7, 2021
Have liked the approach from Horton all day as he stays through the ball well. Laces this one to the opposite gap and scores 2.@PBRFlorida pic.twitter.com/PjPzjQmZA6
Mosley added on in the 3rd as Ethan Campbell (Jacksonville commit) and Rock Holland delivered consecutive bloop doubles down the right field line making it 4-0. Trent Nelson drove in Holland with a perfectly executed safety squeeze to push the lead to 5-0.
A sac fly from Campbell tacked on another run in the 4th and Cole Horton (3-4, 4 RBI) lined a gapper to bring in 2 more in the 5th. Mosley would add 2 more runs in the inning via HBP and a passed ball to put the run rule in effect and win 10-0 in 5 innings. They will host Milton next week in the 5A Region 1 Semifinal.
Notables:
Escambia:
Jojo Blackmon: 2-3
Robert Konrad: 1-2
Mosley:
Jaden Rudd: 1-3, BB, R
Rock Holland: 2-3, 2 RBI, R
Coleman Rowan: 1-1, 3 BB
Tyler Wave, Jacob Payne, and Ethan Campbell each went 1-2 with 2 runs scored.
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