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Central Merritt Island

Cobras

Mustangs

The Merritt Island (FL) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Central (Fort Pierce, FL) by a score of 5-3.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Central	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	2	5
Merritt Island	4	0	1	0	0	0	-	5	3	0

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Merritt Island (24-25)

Central

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	HR
	Team Totals	.091	27	22	3	2	3	1	1
4	Nathaniel Morel (Sr)	.000	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
5	D. Grimaldi (Jr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
6	S. Giancontieri (Jr)		1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Evan Schultz (Sr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
8	Tyleb Phinizee (Jr)	.500	3	2	0	1	1	1	0
9	Owen Ruel (So)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
17	Chad DeVries (So)	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
20	Keegan Scott (Sr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
22	Timothy Stevens (So)	.000	3	2	1	0	0	0	0
23	C. Singletary (Jr)	.333	3	3	1	1	2	0	1

Merritt Island

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI
	Team Totals	.136	30	22	5	3	3
1	Jayce Brandes (Sr)	.000	3	3	1	0	0
3	Connor Hurd (Sr)		0	0	1	0	0
5	Liam Miller (So)	.000	4	3	0	0	0
6	Brayden Uzee (Sr)	.000	2	2	0	0	0
7	Ty Brandes (Fr)	.000	4	3	0	0	0
8	Nate Bailey (Sr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0
14	Braeden Rouleau (Sr)	.500	3	2	1	1	1
16	Chase Burns (Sr)	.500	3	2	1	1	1
21	Grant Arnold (Fr)	.333	4	3	1	1	0
22	Asher Anderson (Sr)	.000	3	2	0	0	1
32	Shane Patrick (Sr)	.000	3	1	0	0	0

Central

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	5	8	3	.259	.273	.532
4	Nathaniel Morel (Sr)	2	0	0	.667	.000	.667
5	D. Grimaldi (Jr)	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
6	S. Giancontieri (Jr)	1	0	0	1.000		1.000
7	Evan Schultz (Sr)	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
8	Tyleb Phinizee (Jr)	1	0	0	.667	1.000	1.667
9	Owen Ruel (So)	0	3	1	.000	.000	.000
17	Chad DeVries (So)	0	2	1	.000	.000	.000
20	Keegan Scott (Sr)	0	1	2	.000	.000	.000
22	Timothy Stevens (So)	1	1	1	.333	.000	.333
23	C. Singletary (Jr)	0	1	1	.333	1.333	1.666

Merritt Island

#	Athlete Name	SF	SH/B	BB	K	HBP	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	1	4	5	2	4	11	.310	.136	.446
1	Jayce Brandes (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.000	.000
5	Liam Miller (So)	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.250	.000	.250
6	Brayden Uzee (Sr)	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
7	Ty Brandes (Fr)	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	.250	.000	.250
8	Nate Bailey (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
14	Braeden Rouleau (Sr)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
16	Chase Burns (Sr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.667	.500	1.167
21	Grant Arnold (Fr)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.500	.333	.833
22	Asher Anderson (Sr)	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
32	Shane Patrick (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.667	.000	.667

Central

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	1
8	Tyleb Phinizee (Jr)	1

Merritt Island

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	3
8	Nate Bailey (Sr)	1
16	Chase Burns (Sr)	1
21	Grant Arnold (Fr)	1

Central

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	E	DP
	Team Totals	.783	23	18	5	1
4	Nathaniel Morel (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
5	D. Grimaldi (Jr)	1.000	6	6	0	1
6	S. Giancontieri (Jr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
8	Tyleb Phinizee (Jr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
9	Owen Ruel (So)	.833	6	5	1	0
13	Jarret Myers (So)	1.000	1	1	0	0
17	Chad DeVries (So)	.000	1	0	1	0
20	Keegan Scott (Sr)	.400	5	2	3	0
23	C. Singletary (Jr)	1.000	1	1	0	0

Merritt Island

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A
	Team Totals	1.000	28	21	7
1	Jayce Brandes (Sr)	1.000	2	0	2
4	Wesley Lawrence (Fr)	1.000	1	0	1
5	Liam Miller (So)	1.000	8	8	0
6	Brayden Uzee (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0
7	Ty Brandes (Fr)	1.000	3	1	2
9	Joel Terry (Fr)	1.000	1	1	0
14	Braeden Rouleau (Sr)	1.000	1	0	1
21	Grant Arnold (Fr)	1.000	1	0	1
22	Asher Anderson (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0
32	Shane Patrick (Sr)	1.000	9	9	0

Central

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	APP
	Team Totals	3.50	1
7	Evan Schultz (Sr)	31.50	1
13	Jarret Myers (So)	0.00	1

Merritt Island

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	SV
	Team Totals	3.00	1	0	1.000	2	1
7	Ty Brandes (Fr)	6.30	1	0	1.000	1	0
21	Grant Arnold (Fr)	0.00				1	1

Central

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	6	3	5	3	4	5	30	24
7	Evan Schultz (Sr)	.2	3	4	3	2	0	7	5
13	Jarret Myers (So)	5.1	0	1	0	2	5	23	19

Merritt Island

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	2	3	3	5	8	1	27	22
7	Ty Brandes (Fr)	3.1	2	3	3	4	3	1	15	11
21	Grant Arnold (Fr)	3.2	0	0	0	1	5	0	12	11

Central

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	#P	BK	SB
	Team Totals	.125	.300	2	2	100	1	1
7	Evan Schultz (Sr)	.600	.714	2	0	27	0	1
13	Jarret Myers (So)	.000	.174	0	2	73	1	0

Merritt Island

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	#P	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.091	.259	110	1	2
7	Ty Brandes (Fr)	.182	.400	60	1	1
21	Grant Arnold (Fr)	.000	.083	50	0	1

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Game Story

Florida High School Baseball - Merritt Island edges Central

February 25, 2025: Merritt Island, FL 32953

The crowd at Tuesday's non-league battle between the Merritt Island Mustangs (Merritt Island, FL) and the visiting Central Cobras (Fort Pierce, FL), saw Merritt Island's baseball team gain a win over Central by a tally of 5-3.

The Mustangs (5-1) will now prepare for their battle against Astronaut (Titusville, FL). The War Eagles enter the 4A District 8 battle with a 1-5 record. In their last battle, Astronaut by Satellite (Satellite Beach, FL), 11-2, in a non-league battle.

Next, the Cobras face the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers (Melbourne, FL) in a non-league battle, on Thursday, February 27. Central will attempt to upgrade on its 5-4 season record.

Players of the Game

Central (24-25)

Central has not selected any Players of the Game.

Merritt Island (24-25)

Congratulations to #21 Grant Arnold for being selected the Merritt Island Baseball Player of the Game.

Central @ MIHS Baseball Game Info

Tue., Feb. 25, 2025 @ 6p

The Merritt Island (FL) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Central (Fort Pierce, FL) by a score of 5-3.

Rankings & Records

Central (24-25)

FL	Class
313	53

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	RF	RA
11-10-1	2-1	6-1-1	4-9	1-0	.523	.667	135	108

Merritt Island (24-25)

FL	Class
75	9

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	RF	RA
24-8	2-3	13-3	7-4	4-1	.750	.400	233	89

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Central	.9	.9	.9	.9	.8	1.4	.6	0	0	0	3.0	6.1	7.0	2.0
Merritt Island	1.2	.8	1.4	1.5	.9	.8	.9	.3	0	.5	2.0	7.3	7.3	1.1

Team Stat Comparison

Central		Merritt Island
.267	Batting Average	.298
.363	On Base Percentage	.423
.357	Slugging Percentage	.376
.905	Fielding Percentage	.953
.571	Win Loss Percentage	.750

Team Leaders

Central		Merritt Island	National Avg.
#8 Tyleb Phinizee.389	Batting Average	#5 Liam Miller.398	.239
#19 Cody Ray1.000	On Base Percentage	#19 Bryson Dietrich.714	.379
#23 Charles Singletary.527	Slugging Percentage	#13 Jacob Acker1.000	.302
#1 Bodhi Wigglesworth1.000	Fielding Percentage	#11 Tytus Moore1.000	.860
#1 Bodhi Wigglesworth1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#21 Grant Arnold1.000	.532

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Central	2-5		Merritt Island	6-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
2/11/25	Central	Sebastian River	(W) 14-5	2/18/25	Merritt Island	Sebastian River	(W) 10-2
4/8/25	Sebastian River	Central	(L) 4-2
2/17/25	Central	Melbourne	(L) 7-3	2/21/25	Merritt Island	Melbourne	(W) 3-0
				3/7/25	Melbourne	Merritt Island	(L) 6-2
2/21/25	Central	Vero Beach	(L) 12-0	2/20/25	Merritt Island	Vero Beach	(L) 2-0
2/27/25	Melbourne Central Catholic	Central	(W) 9-5	3/26/25	Merritt Island	Melbourne Central Catholic	(W) 9-5
2/28/25	Central	Suncoast	(L) 3-2	4/21/25	Suncoast	Merritt Island	(W) 9-3
				4/22/25	Suncoast	Merritt Island	(W) 8-2
3/11/25	Central	Satellite	(L) 6-0	4/1/25	Merritt Island	Satellite	(L) 5-4
				4/15/25	Satellite	Merritt Island	(W) 3-2

Record Breakdown

Central (24-25)		Merritt Island (24-25)
11-10-1	Overall	24-8
2-1	League	2-3
9-8-1	Non-League	14-2
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
2-5	Common Opponent	6-3
6-1-1	Home	13-3
4-9	Away	7-4
1-0	Neutral	4-1
0-1	Playoff	5-2
11-10-1	In-State	23-8
0-0	Out-of-State	1-0