Baseball Recap: St. Petersburg Catholic Victorious

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Northside Christian, St. Petersburg Catholic was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They skirted past the Osceola Warriors 6-5. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Barons as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.

Max Newman looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because St. Petersburg Catholic is 2-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 4-5 otherwise.

Alex Fabelo

Hits (Career)

03/11/25 vs Osceola	3
03/04/25 @ Northside Christian	2
02/17/25 vs Discovery	2
02/14/25 vs Clearwater	2
02/28/25 @ Largo	1

At the plate, Alex Fabelo and Sam Newman did most of the damage at the plate: Fabelo scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Sam scored a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance gave Fabelo a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Aidan Heelan, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

The victory got St. Petersburg Catholic back to even at 6-6. As for Osceola, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-6.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Petersburg Catholic will welcome Tampa Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Petersburg Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Tampa Prep's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Osceola, they will host Clearwater Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Osceola is facing Clearwater Central Catholic at the right time seeing as Clearwater Central Catholic is stuck on a five-game losing streak.