Bulldogs
| 03/09/26 vs St. Cloud | 4-0 |
| 03/06/26 vs Lake Brantley | 3-0 |
| 03/04/26 vs Palm Bay | 22-0 |
| 03/02/26 @ Eau Gallie | 6-4 |
| 02/26/26 @ Lake Mary | 13-2 |
| + 2 more games |
Melbourne strolled into their game on Monday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They never let St. Cloud get on the board and left with a 4-0 win. Melbourne's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Brooklynn Steidl got the start for Melbourne and what a start it was: she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Steidl has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits any time she's pitched this season. Addison Balavender came in to relieve Steidl and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in her three innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hailey Cottrill, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That double was her first of the season.
Melbourne's record now sits at 7-0. As for St. Cloud, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-3.
Melbourne and St. Cloud should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. The Bulldogs (ranked eighth) will meet Satellite (ranked 334th) at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, St. Cloud will take on Winter Park at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (65 vs. 202). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bulldogs 2.6, the Wildcats 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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