Baseball Recap: Cardinal Mooney Finds Playoff Glory Versus Out-Of-Door Academy

Cardinal Mooney extended their postseason success on Tuesday against Out-of-Door Academy. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Thunder a 4-0 shutout. The Cougars have beaten the Thunder the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Thunder has come to flipping the script.

Not much got past Colton Hyde, who gave up just two hits to keep Out-of-Door Academy off the board. Hyde has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Cardinal Mooney's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Austin Shields, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.

Cardinal Mooney hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive matches.

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Previous 3 Games (Home)

04/22/25 - Home	4-0 W
04/21/25 - Home	6-4 W
04/17/25 - Home	3-1 W

Cardinal Mooney's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Out-of-Door Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-11.

As of now, neither Cardinal Mooney nor the Thunder have any future games scheduled.