Softball Game Preview: Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy Tigers vs. St. Mary's Dominican

The Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy Tigers will head out on the road to square off against St. Mary's Dominican at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy has four straight victories, St. Mary's Dominican has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy with a sharp 26-6 win on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won 11 contests by eight runs or more so far this season.

Hayden Williamson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 1 stolen bases per game.

Alyvia Palmisano

Runs (Career)

04/09/25 vs New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy	4
03/27/25 @ Thomas Jefferson	3
04/05/25 vs Berwick	2
03/21/25 vs Bourgeois	2
03/14/25 vs East Jefferson	2

In other batting news, Alyvia Palmisano was a standout: she scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Juliana Bodden also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.

Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .794. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, St. Mary's Dominican didn't have quite enough to beat Lutcher on Tuesday and fell 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat St. Mary's Dominican has suffered against Lutcher since April 1, 2017.

Autum Green and Aubrey Daigrepont did some serious damage despite the final result: Green scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Daigrepont scored a run while going 3-for-3. Sarah Steeg was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.

St. Mary's Dominican now has a losing record of 10-11. As for Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy, their record now sits at 16-9.