The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders will square off against the Sebastian River Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Thomas Aquinas knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Sebastian River likes a good challenge.
St. Thomas Aquinas is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They didn't even let McArthur on the board, marking the Raiders' second-straight 15-0 shutout. Give the Raiders' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Olivia Alvarez
| 05/07/26 vs McArthur | 3 |
| 04/17/26 vs Barron Collier | 1 |
| 04/15/26 @ Jupiter | 1 |
| 03/30/26 vs West Boca Raton | 1 |
| 02/24/26 vs Cypress Bay | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Olivia Alvarez, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Olivia Johnson was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
St. Thomas Aquinas always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .708. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Sebastian River was able to grind out a solid victory over Bayside on Thursday, taking the game 5-1.
Gabrielle Espich spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits.
At the plate, Kendra Powers was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Alexa Pittman, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Sebastian River has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
