Melbourne Central Catholic saw some tournament action on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Bishop Kenny Crusaders as the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers made off with a 9-3 victory. Considering the Hustlers have won four contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Lilly Rollinger was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Rollinger was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Rylie Lovett was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Madelyn Oesterle was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Hustlers
| 03/15/25 @ Bishop Kenny | 44.1% |
| 03/15/25 @ Bishop Moore | 37.5% |
| 03/13/25 @ Sebastian River | 34.4% |
| 03/10/25 @ Melbourne | 18.5% |
| 03/07/25 @ Rockledge | 25% |
| + 12 more games |
Melbourne Central Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
The win made it two in a row for Melbourne Central Catholic and bumps their season record up to 7-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Bishop Kenny, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-6.
Melbourne Central Catholic will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Clearwater Central Catholic at 4:00 p.m. Clearwater Central Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season. As for Bishop Kenny, they will face off against Bishop Moore at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bishop Moore has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.58 runs per game on average), something Bishop Kenny will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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