P.K. Yonge meets as a team after beating Ocala Christian 22-0 on Tuesday at Bobby Hawkins Field. [Lily Perkins]

P.K. Yonge Dominates Ocala Christian In 21/2 Innings, 22-0

Alexa Leipold March 14, 2025 Baseball, Gainesville, Gainesville High School, High School Sports, PK Yonge High School 51 Views

The P.K. Blue Wave looked mighty against Ocala Christian on Tuesday at Bobby Hawkins Field, scoring 22 runs in only two innings.

Great start for PK, pop fly to end the top of the first inning. (0-0) pic.twitter.com/gazgREVUVp

— Meg (@megantreutlein) March 11, 2025

Freshman Nico Wheeler made his first start as a varsity player for P.K. Yonge (7-3). In the two innings he pitched, he had zero walks, four strikeouts and only gave up one hit. In the top of the second, Wheeler struck out three back-to-back batters, a strong debut on the mound. Freshman Jackson Pruitt also made his first varsity pitching stint, facing five batters, walking two of them and striking out one with no damage. The pitchers combined to record zero wild pitches and struck out five — showing promise for the future of P.K. Yonge baseball

Unstable On Mound

Ocala Christian (0-9) struggled on the mound, giving up nine hits, 18 RBI, eight stolen bases and hitting eight batters.

#14 Connor Geiger hits a ground ball with bases loaded making it 22-0 PK Yonge. pic.twitter.com/JdEHkcPi9n

— Meg (@megantreutlein) March 11, 2025

Notable performances from P.K. Yonge’s offense include sophomore Tyler Belleville, who had two runs, one RBI and freshman Noah Grogan, with one run and a RBI triple.

Freshmen Spotlight

The P.K. Yonge freshmen stood out, maintaining a high level of play no matter the opposition. Veteran P.K. Yonge coach Rob Brunson explained how he enjoyed sending out his youngest players, watching them get reps in and gaining experience so early in their careers.

Postgame interview with P.K. Yonge baseball coach Rob Brunson. Check out the game highlights here: @megantreutlein pic.twitter.com/w4lWS5yeW9

— Quinn Hitchcock (@quinn_hitchcock) March 12, 2025

Up Next

The Blue Wave dropped to 7-4 after a 10-3 home loss to Ocala Vanguard (9-3) on Wednesday.

P.K. Yonge’s next game will be on its spring break trip to Key West, playing Tavernier Coral Shores on Thursday and Friday (March 21) at 6 p.m. each day.