Baseball Recap: Palm Bay Has No Trouble Against Calvary Chapel Academy

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Palm Bay and Calvary Chapel Academy have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Monday. Palm Bay was the clear victor by a 15-8 margin over Calvary Chapel Academy. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Dustin Young

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/17/25 vs Calvary Chapel Academy	9
03/01/24 @ Brevard HEAT	4
04/16/24 @ Calvary Chapel Academy	3
03/26/24 vs Lincoln Park Academy	2
03/21/24 vs Bayside	2

Dustin Young made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Keiran Cummings was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February. Jose Rivera was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Palm Bay always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .650. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Palm Bay's record now sits at 7-5. As for Calvary Chapel Academy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.

Palm Bay didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 9-8 win against Astronaut on the 18th. As for Calvary Chapel Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 9-8 defeat against Brevard HEAT on the 18th.