Bayside and Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy are an even 4-4 against one another since February of 2017, but likely not for long. The Bayside Bears will head out to square off against the Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. Bayside is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Bayside gave up the first runs on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They had just enough and edged out Sebastian River 4-3. That's two games straight that the Bears have won by just one run.
JT Whitlow
| 03/14/25 @ Sebastian River | 7 |
| 03/06/25 vs Melbourne Central Catholic | 4 |
| 02/28/25 vs Westwood | 3 |
| 02/18/25 @ Brevard HEAT | 2 |
| 02/10/25 @ Titusville | 1 |
Bayside got a great performance from JT Whitlow as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Whitlow a new career-high.
At the plate, Bayside's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brody Garrisson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since February 13th. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Brevard HEAT. Eight seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Roman Carlson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Carlson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other pitching news, Kash Janke looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-6 otherwise.
Back at the plate, Brody DelBoccio and Devon Jackameit did most of the damage at the plate: DelBoccio scored two runs and stole Four bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Jackameit scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Noah Thatcher, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in four consecutive games.
The victory made it two in a row for Bayside and bumps their season record up to 10-3. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, their record is now 4-7.
