Baseball Game Preview: Eau Gallie Commodores vs. Melbourne Bulldogs

Eau Gallie is 8-2 against Melbourne since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. Eau Gallie will head out to challenge Melbourne at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.

Eau Gallie had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 13-run drubbing they dealt Palm Bay on Thursday. Eau Gallie put the hurt on Palm Bay with a sharp 14-1 victory. Considering the Commodores have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Alex Jacobs

Home Runs (Career)

03/27/25 @ Palm Bay	2
03/25/25 vs Satellite	1
03/12/25 vs Heritage	1
03/10/25 @ Bayside	1
04/24/24 vs Merritt Island	1

Alex Jacobs was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-2. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. Xavier Lherisse also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Eau Gallie always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palm Bay only posted an OBP of .167.

Meanwhile, Melbourne posted their closest win since February 27th on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Cocoa Beach 3-2.

Landon Barney tossed a big game, tossing 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Bryce Conner and Bryson Ayala did most of the damage at the plate: Conner went 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Ayala scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Ayala is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tony Burrows, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Melbourne pushed their record up to 11-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Eau Gallie, their record now sits at 13-5.