Baseball Recap: Tampa Catholic Has No Trouble Against Brooks Debartolo Collegiate

Crusaders

Margin (Wins)

02/20/25 @ Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate	17
03/12/25 vs Bishop McLaughlin Catholic	11
03/25/25 vs Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate	10
02/28/25 vs St. Petersburg	10
02/18/25 vs Sports Leadership & Management	6

Tampa Catholic had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate on Tuesday. Tampa Catholic put the hurt on Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate with a sharp 15-5 victory. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.

Jack Giovenco looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dominic Woodward, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jose Carrero, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.

Tampa Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate only posted a batting average of .333.

Tampa Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That somehow still isn't as good as their 15-4 record this season. Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate dropped their record down to 1-15 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Tampa Catholic and Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Tampa Catholic (ranked 84th) will meet Jesuit (ranked sixth) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate will square off against Calvary Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday down 543 places (565 vs. 22).