Hurricanes
| 02/18/25 vs Tarpon Springs | 20 |
| 04/16/25 vs St. Petersburg | 15 |
| 03/07/25 vs East Bay | 15 |
| 03/05/25 vs Largo | 15 |
| 03/04/25 @ Countryside | 12 |
Palm Harbor University waltzed into their game on Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the St. Petersburg Green Devils 17-2. The result was nothing new for the Hurricanes, who have now won 13 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Taylor Barr looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Lana Bathurst was a standout: she scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Olivia Heal, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Palm Harbor University always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .759. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Palm Harbor University pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for St. Petersburg, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-16.
Coming up, Palm Harbor University will take on Calvary Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Hurricanes 2.8, the Warriors 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for St. Petersburg, they will square off against Hollins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Green Devils' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Royals have averaged an impressive 9.2 runs per game this season.
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