Softball Game Preview: Pinellas Park Patriots vs. Countryside Cougars

By Team Reports Mar 29, 2025, 5:51am

Softball Preview: Pinellas Park Patriots vs. Countryside Cougars

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03/27/25 vs St. Petersburg9
03/25/25 vs Northeast5
03/24/25 @ Countryside6
03/13/25 @ Dunedin1
03/12/25 vs Seminole5
+ 6 more games

The Pinellas Park Patriots will challenge the Countryside Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pinellas Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.

Pinellas Park will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating St. Petersburg, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Pinellas Park walked away with a 9-4 victory over St. Petersburg on Thursday.

Madison Wagner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Ayanah Wilson was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sophie Sokolowski, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Countryside got themselves on the board against Tarpon Springs on Tuesday, but Tarpon Springs never followed suit. They blew past the Spongers 9-0. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Spongers: they've now won four in a row.

Like Pinellas Park, Countryside also got a great game from a two-way player: Kaitlyn Crouch. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over seven innings pitched. That one hit allowed gave Crouch a new career-low. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three).

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Elizabeth Frizzle, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March of 2024. Lily Mandilk was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-5.

Countryside kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Pinellas Park's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Countryside, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-9.

Pinellas Park came out on top in a nail-biter against Countryside when the teams last played on Monday, sneaking past 6-5. Does Pinellas Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Countryside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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