Baseball Preview: St. Edward's Pirates vs. Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers
After four games on the road, St. Edward is heading back home. They will take on the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Thursday, St. Edward's suffered a tough 13-3 loss at the hands of Berean Christian.
Trey Dunlap III made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Melbourne Central Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Commodores 2-1.
Caden Simcox spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits.
On the hitting side, Tanner Garza was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI. Christian Maynard was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
St. Edward's defeat was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
St. Edward's suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to Melbourne Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can St. Edward's avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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