Baseball Recap: Tampa Catholic Beats Jesuit for Their Third Straight Victory

Tampa Catholic entered their tilt with Jesuit on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Tigers. This was a revenge game for the Crusaders: when they faced off against the Tigers on March 7th, they had to take a 1-0 loss.

Talan Miranda tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

Cole Bitman

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/28/25 vs Jesuit	3
03/12/25 vs Bishop McLaughlin Catholic	2
03/04/25 vs Shorecrest Prep	2
02/21/25 @ Indian Rocks Christian	2
03/15/25 vs Sickles	1

At the plate, Cole Bitman was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jose Carrero, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.

Tampa Catholic's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Jesuit, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-6.

Coincidentally, Tampa Catholic and Jesuit will both be playing Badin the next time they take the field. Jesuit will host Badin at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Tampa Catholic will host them at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.