Softball Recap: Bishop Kenny Comes Up Short

If Bishop Kenny was feeling good fresh off their 9-2 takedown of First Coast last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Crusaders fell just short of the Atlantic Coast Stingrays by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Stingrays this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 back in February.

Sophia Mulkey was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off nine hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Ava Farnham made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double.

Crusaders

Previous 5 Games

04/03/25 vs Atlantic Coast	3-5
04/02/25 vs First Coast	9-2
04/01/25 vs Fernandina Beach	5-1
03/29/25 vs Sickles	11-8
03/29/25 @ George Jenkins	1-10

The defeat snapped Bishop Kenny's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-12 record. As for Atlantic Coast, their record now sits at 16-2.

Looking ahead, Bishop Kenny will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Yulee at 5:30 p.m. The Hornets' pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so the Crusaders' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Atlantic Coast, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Nease at 6:00 p.m. on the 15th.