Baseball Recap: St. Thomas Aquinas Falls Short Against Ranked Stoneman Douglas

St. Thomas Aquinas faced Stoneman Douglas in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Raiders took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The Raiders were red-hot at the plate heading into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the seven matchups prior), but the Eagles' pitchers proved too tough.

Julian Diaz

Batters Struck Out

04/01/25 vs Stoneman Douglas	5
03/26/25 vs Spanish River	7
03/18/25 vs West Broward	5
03/13/25 vs Archbishop McCarthy	5
03/07/25 @ Gaither	8

Julian Diaz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Brady Buxbaum was cooking despite his team's loss, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-3.

St. Thomas Aquinas' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-5-1. As for Stoneman Douglas, their record now sits at 18-2.

Coming up, St. Thomas Aquinas will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Nova at 7:00 p.m. As for Stoneman Douglas, they will take on Fort Lauderdale at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Flying L's have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season.